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

Myth #3 – The MGM Lion Actually Killed a Lot of People

So the story goes, Alfred Hitchcock was filming a lion for the MGM Logo when two burglars broke onto the movie set. The animal looked at the camera, roared with rage, and jumped out of frame to devour the criminals. The truth: Hitchcock actually had nothing to do with it. A total of seven tamed lions have been used for over the years, and none of them have ever harmed anyone.

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The More You Know

  • Hugh Jackman went without water for 36 hours before filming the opening scene of 'Les Miserables.'
  • A "Harry Potter" stunt double was paralyzed on the job.
  • Pierce Brosnan was contractually forbidden from wearing a full tuxedo in any non-James Bond movie from 1995-2002.
  • Sean Connery wore a wig in every single one of his Bond performances.
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