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

Police Squad!

The original Police Squad! series was canceled after just six episodes. However, the show, led by Leslie Nielsen, paved th way for the popular Naked Gun movies that hit big screens in the 80s and 90s. People love a good buddy cop comedy.

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The More You Know

  • In the movie 'The Hangover', no effects or prosthetics were created for Stu's missing tooth. Actor Ed Helms never had an adult incisor grow, and his fake incisor was taken out for the parts of filming where Stu's tooth is missing.
  • Pixar’s, UP was the first ever animated film and 3D film to open the Cannes Film Festival.
  • During the filming of Star Trek (2009), Zachary Quinto could not manage to properly do the Vulcan salute. Eventually, J.J. Abrams had to glue his fingers together in order for Quinto to do it correctly.
  • The mask used in Halloween is a modified Star Trek William Shatner mask.
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