Reel to Real
Bubba opens his own shrimp emporium in the movie, but the fictional restaurant became a reality and now exists in countries like USA, Japan, China, Mexico, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and the UK.
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These Forrest Gump Facts Are Better Than a Box of Chocolates
The More You Know
- Often derided as a mega-flop, Waterworld actually took home nearly $90m more in worldwide box office than its estimated budget.
- Rowan Atkinson – also known as Mr. Bean – is the voice of Zazu in The Lion King.
- Enya was James Cameron’s first choice to compose the music for Titanic.
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first American film to have a soundtrack.