You’ll Never Believe What Went on Behind the Scenes of These Award-Winning Films

2001: A Space Odyssey

After the completion of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick destroyed nearly all his props and sets from the film because he didn’t want them being used in “lesser” sci-fi projects.

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The More You Know

  • Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.
  • Despite pulling in over $240m My Big Fat Greek Wedding never once topped the US box office chart.
  • The Hulk made his debut in 1962.
  • Paul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver in five days. It is rumoured he had a loaded gun by his desk for “inspiration and motivation”.
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