The Wildest Myths Viewers Have Been Led to Believe by Movies & Media

Myth #33 – Iron Maidens Were Real Torture Devices

Iron Maidens were never actually used to torture people in the Middle Ages. They were only created to be sensations for circuses.

John Travolta would have played Maverick in Top Gun if his asking price wasn't too high.
Each frame of the CGI scenes in James Cameron’s, Avatar (1/24 of a second) took an average of 47 hours to render.
While filming Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren punched Sylvester Stallone's chest so hard, his heart slammed against his breastbone, causing it to swell and his systolic blood pressure shot to over 200. Filming was halted as Stallone was flown to a nearby hospital and spent eight days in intensive care.
"E.T." and "Poltergeist" started from the same script.