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

  • Samuel L. Jackson has a clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf during film shoots whenever he wants.
  • The filming of 'The Godfather' was disrupted by an actual Mafia member, Joe Colombo. Producer Al Ruddy met with him and reviewed the script, striking the word "Mafia" completely from the movie. Colombo and his pals also managed to elbow their way into casting and ended up as extras in the film.
  • Brad Pitt injured his Achilles heel while playing Achilles.
  • During the filming of Snow Buddies (an ‘Air Bud’ spinoff), five puppies died.
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