You Won't Believe How Much These Famous Movie Props Sold For

That Much for a Bird?

There were two falcon statues that were made for the movie, but only one landed on screen. The only reason that the auctioneers knew that this falcon was the one that was on camera was the fact that the falcon's tail was scuffed, because Bogart's secretary dropped the falcon on his foot, smashing the tail and breaking two of his toes. This piece went for $4.1 million, for some wild reason. 

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The More You Know

  • In every scene of Fight Club, there is a Starbucks coffee cup.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won all 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for.
  • John Travolta would have played Maverick in Top Gun if his asking price wasn't too high.
  • The first public movie screening was held in 1895 in Paris.
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