These Are The Greatest Action Stars of All Time

Pam Grier

The types of characters that Pam Grier played were rare in Hollywood. She always played strong, independent women who didn't let men take advantage of her. The '70s, '80s, and '90s were filled with women fitting "cookie-cutter" roles of sweet damsels, but Pam Grier broke that mold. 

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The More You Know

  • The original raw footage of Apocalypse Now consisted of 1,250,000 feet of film which is over 230 hours’ worth.
  • Often derided as a mega-flop, Waterworld actually took home nearly $90m more in worldwide box office than its estimated budget.
  • Toto was paid $125 per week while filming The Wizard of Oz.
  • George Lucas wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie but could not obtain the rights so instead, he created Star Wars.
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