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

Myth #47 – Hackers Are Soley Out To Commit Crimes

If you’ve seen movies like “Die Hard” then you’d assume that anyone who breaks into a security system is an evil genius. The truth is actually completely the opposite. Hackers are usually appointed by a company to search through their computer firewalls for any possible breaches and then help them fix it and make their systems safer.

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The More You Know

  • Disney turned down the chance to make Back to the Future claiming the mother/son relationship was too risqué.
  • In the movie 'The Hangover', no effects or prosthetics were created for Stu's missing tooth. Actor Ed Helms never had an adult incisor grow, and his fake incisor was taken out for the parts of filming where Stu's tooth is missing.
  • There’s a Starbucks cup in every "Fight Club" scene.
  • The many parts turned down by Sean Connery include roles in The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park, Indy IV and Blade Runner.
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