These TV Shows Did So Well That They Got Box Office Spin-Offs

Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible

Ethan Hunt is one of Tom Cruise's most memorable roles. He works as a spy on the Impossible Missions Force and he leads an ensemble team through a mission to diffuse an impending global disaster. As with any typical Cruise movie, there's just as much romance as there is action.

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The More You Know

  • Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who played the character of ‘Fogell/McLovin’ in the coming-of-age indie flick ‘Superbad,’ was only 17 when filming took place. Being a minor at the time, his mother was required to be on the set during the filming of his sex scene.
  • Toto was paid more than the Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz".
  • Some of the velociraptor noises in "Jurassic Park" are actually tortoises mating.
  • The Candyman, played by Tony Todd, had to put real bees into his mouth to film the movie’s climax.
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