Soul-Crushing Movie Deaths That Gave You Trust Issues

Radio Raheem, Do the Right Thing

The death of Radio Raheem is the prediction of a full-on race war in Spike Lee's 1989 comedy-drama. Named after the radio he carries, Radio Raheem is wrongfully killed by the police after a fight breaks out in a local pizza place that was owned by a racist man. This topical film captures the plight of the young black man in urban communities perfectly. 

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The More You Know

  • That slightly scandalous charcoal drawing of a topless Kate Winslet in Titanic was drawn by none other than the director himself, James Cameron.
  • "E.T." and "Poltergeist" started from the same script.
  • Orson Welles directed much of Citizen Kane from a wheelchair, after injuring himself on set.
  • The Candyman, played by Tony Todd, had to put real bees into his mouth to film the movie’s climax.
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