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

Myth #2 – A Japanese Woman Died Looking for the “Fargo” Money

“Fargo” isn’t a true story despite the fact that the opening credits say “This is a true story.” So when Takako Knoishi lost her job in Tokyo, booked a holiday to Minnesota, downed two bottles of champagne, and decided to take her own life in a snowdrift, the press thought that her death was just too Coen-esque not to be related to the film.

Advertisement

Next Page →

The More You Know

  • Iron Man owns area 51.
  • Pixar’s, UP was the first ever animated film and 3D film to open the Cannes Film Festival.
  • Wayne's World was filmed in two weeks.
  • 101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan are the only two Disney movies where both parents are present and at least one doesn't die.
Next Page →