Movie Secrets Hollywood Doesn't Want You Knowing

[@EazymoneyBicch]

3:25 Fun Fact: The cat was a stray in the backlot of Universal. Marlon took a liking to it and used it during 1 of the rehersal scenes. It looked so natural they decided to keep it in the film. THE MORE YOU KNOW!!!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@jeremydyck2601]

And, apparently, it's purring was so loud when on Brando's lap, it ruined a few takes. I don't know if it's true, but it's a funny story.

[@BeAmazed]

he gave the kitty some scritches it couldn't refuse

[@EazymoneyBicch]

@@jeremydyck2601 that was also true. All these facts was in the bluray directors cut version of the movie.

[@EazymoneyBicch]

@@BeAmazed Yes, yes he did!!! And i do believe he actually kept the cat after filming.

[@hiimapro-kw9iv]

58 likes and 5 replies? lemme fix that

[@Jesse-zk9ge]

Oh, well that adds more depth to that joke off of Shrek 2 when Pinocchio was wearing a thong while he is doing a little bit of a Tom Cruise Mission Impossible moment.😂

[@bluegold1026]

LMAO Now that you mentioned it, I'll never look at that scene in Shrek 2 the same way again.

[@TheAntiDisneyGod]

Omgg you’re right now that joke is 100 times better

[@sophroniel]

omg yes!!!! It has to be why they did it!

[@Yukinoomoni]

Maybe that's where it came from lol

[@benlewis1800]

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[@just_kos99]

When "Life of Brian" by Monty Python was being filmed in Tunisia, the lead star, Graham Chapman, was the staff physician when not on camera. He mainly treated dysentery and scorpion stings, so I can dig how Harrison Ford must've felt. Don't forget, too, that Tom Cruise often stood on boxes while filming 'cause he's so short. At least Michael J Fox owned his shortness!

[@Angyal_Angyal]

And ya know if he has such a hang-up about his height, why does he always date and/or marry women who are taller than him? 🤷‍♀️

[@marigeobrien]

Michael J. Fox owned it, true. But he is a rare breed of human.

[@justhuy7960]

@@Angyal_Angyal I don't think there are a lot of famous woman in western who are shorter than 170cm

[@duudsuufd]

@@Angyal_Angyal I don't think he worries about his height in real-life. These are decisions of the movie directors.

[@asherandai1000]

@@duudsuufd He is the director half the time

[@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14]

I played a cop on TV for two seasons, and most of our lines were easy enough to remember, that we'd shoot and move on, but we were also allowed artistic merit to make the character more realistic. For long sides, we would glance down at them. David Caruso was notorious for reading his sides in CSI Miami. That's why he was always looking down.

[@fman4234]

That's interesting. Caruso does look down a lot. NYPD Blue, loved him in that! And if I were a director, I'd let the actors be free to act like they're not acting. Some of us plebeians don't know what a "long side" is, BTW.

[@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14]

@@fman4234 Oh sorry, lol. Sides are what you would call lines. So long sides are lengthy dialogues. That's why he's reading. Notice how long his dialogue is. Here in the South, we have a bit more leeway, but the stuff that comes out of NY or CA is to the letter. When I was on Atlanta Homicide, we sometimes had to rework scenes because a character was missing. We'd ad lib the whole scene to make it work, and usually get it one take because it was "real." It was a lot of fun.

[@fman4234]

@@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14 Good info, Urban. Curious, as I remember, Caruso made his name on NYPD Blue and then decided to go "movies." That really didn't pan out for him so he went back to TV. He's also rumored to have been difficult on set. Do you have any incite to corroborate?

[@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14]

@@fman4234 First thing I ever saw hm in was "First Blood." Some people find their niche early, others have to try a lot and even make names on both TV and silver screens. I was typecast as a cop because I was, so I played the part very well. I was lucky; I landed Series Regular (opening credits) with my second speaking role, but most actors don't find it that quickly, so they try various venues. I literally went for an audition for a scene, and they created a role for me. I got to name him and everything, LOL. As for his being difficult to work with, IDK. Stallone, Bruce Willis and Mandy Patinkin are all rumored to be dicks on set, but the few big names I worked with, like Michael Rooker and Rick Schroeder were nice. Mel Gibson is as well. A long time ago, when I got my first book contract, someone advised me to never forget who I was or where I came from. I carried this over to acting. Without fans, you're nothing. "You want your pic taken with me? Of course I have some time." And it wasn't fake either. I was always flattered when someone wanted to talk. But some people let it go to their heads. Hope this helps. If I missed something, let me know.

[@lindaportuguesinha6065]

Yeah, it is important to underline more people do this. I don't blame any. Altough nowdays they use a ear peace and are "feeded" with the lines, as a TV host is with cues and info. NEW WAY TO ACT ON FILM? I think so... And by one, I have to say that I am OK with it. I want a good performance. Memorizing lines and lines of text will become something from the past... and performances can have that FIRST TIME FEELING from it, that is almost always the best take.

[@kato223]

I have worked with at least one of the Hollywood guys that had worked on some of the Star Wars, but more on Iron Man. He worked on building a set for a movie, and would actually go to a local thrift store looking for as much junk as he could find. A calculator that had a printer in it when glued to a barber shop chair that has been flipped upside down is now a pilot's control module. Cheap plastic paint trays spray painted with a metallic like paint then glued to particle board is now the ships blast armor (looked better when the paint tray had grooves in it to help the paint off your brush). The back half of a kid's golf caddy painted with a more metallic type paint, glued to a wall is now an air tank. It was pretty amazing to walk through this set and realizing that the stuff that was used was really cheap garbage made to look expensive. It was AWESOME!! I miss that job so much!

[@KeithMilner]

I've worked on a few big films including The Force Awakens. The full-sized Millennium Falcon model (actually, only the front half was built) that was in the scenes on the planet D'Qar was decorated in white plastic plumbing parts. I spent a few hours standing next to that model, occasionally leaning up against it whilst waiting for set changes. The prop guys were actually pretty inventive with some of the stuff they were creating.

[@uncled39]

Daniel Craig, not Creg.

[@steevrawjers]

love it on star wars you see all the stuff in the background, it's so cool

[@stuartwelch6432]

AKA: Movie Magic.

[@MrMZaccone]

John Wayne also smoked like a chimney, drank like a fish, and ate large amounts of particularly health-questionable foods. He'd already had a lung removed from cancer, so who knows what should be blamed for his eventual demise.

[@GaylJDodds]

I read that John Rhys-Davies (Gimli in LOTR) was allergic to the prosthetics they made him wear which is why it sometimes appears as though one of his eyes is squinting, but he stuck it out anyway. Didnt they film the three movies over the course of 2 years? Thats a long time to put up with allergies like that! Props to JRD!!

[@j.lindback]

That is covered thoroughly in the Behind The Scenes material for the movies. They would often use stand-ins so that he could get some rest.

[@rosemaryh.4105]

Poor guy! He did really well, definitely!!

[@susanlisson7066]

Wow. There are some people out there that have latex allergies.

[@usmh]

He was almost killed in Ivanhoe. A chain mail he was wearing started to contract, suffocating him like a snake.

[@doriangraves7909]

Another thing that happened in candy man was that to get the entranced reaction from Virginia Madison, the director hired an actual hypnotist to hypnotize her. The director would then use a key word to bring her back into a trance like state for shoots. This continued until one day Virginia forgot an entire day of shooting and the no longer consented to being hypnotized. 14:19

[@Aivottaja]

I call male bovine manure on that story. Hypnotism can't erase memories.

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

@@Aivottaja Existing memories maybe not. But who knows what happenes if you're in hypnotized state for way too long for that specific day. I mean, who knows if in that state the short term memories would ever go into the long term memory at all.

[@jettlethedragonpeeltheoran8915]

Speaking as someone whose brother is a hypnotherapist, this doesn't sound at all true.

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

@@jettlethedragonpeeltheoran8915 But is your brother uses it on a single person multiple times in a very short time period tho?

[@jettlethedragonpeeltheoran8915]

@@tovarishchfeixiao you're missing the point. It sounds untrue because as well as the alleged outcome, I don't believe any hypnotherapist would agree to this dubious procedure in a professional capacity. Or the actress, for that matter.

[@sophroniel]

The Wizard of Oz is such an incredible movie... but that's mainly just the fact it was even made, because it had so many issues, problems, deaths and injuries. It's a horrible story, so the fact that something so good came out of it is pretty remarkable.

[@zarudegaming4427]

Someone said u could see someone hanging in one of the songs

[@MissDemeanor83]

@@zarudegaming4427it’s a bird

[@yellowcatmonkey]

did it tho? i have always wanted to watch a film based on this story but knowing when and how this one was filmed made me shiver back then when i found out (and it still does) and i haven't watched it ever as a result🤷i wonder now if there's an alternative version because i loved reading this story and listening to mom's reading it to me when i was a child

[@sharont1]

horror came after the fact, so is it good? Or are we just mere entertain and don't care at what price.

[@jwdundon]

​@@zarudegaming4427year, when Tin man sings, at the end, you can see somebody jump to their death being hanged... (I think they jumped off the roof of the cabin- but it's been a long time since I saw it).

[@laurahooper7609]

The early days of the cinema were filled with things that today we would never do. It's amazing what a little bit of knowledge and time can do to perspective.

[@Corrie-Lee]

It's so sad what actors went through just to make a good movie. Thank goodness we're more aware of these dangers now

[@usmh]

When making Noah's Ark, a 1928 movie, the director had the crew actually flood a set. Three people were killed.

[@Corrie-Lee]

@@usmh that's crazy. Thanks for the info

[@stocksconfidential8862]

More aware of hiding them.....

[@Corrie-Lee]

@@stocksconfidential8862 actually for certain things, you are definitely right about that unfortunately

[@fman4234]

Ya but you can say that about any industry. Safety evolves and will continue to do so.

[@iamalphalim]

1:50 I’ll never watch a Tom Cruise movie the same way again 😂

[@1972hermanoben]

Keep your eyes wide shut, you won’t see a thing 😅

[@goltzhar]

Then you should search for scientology and Tom... then you will NEVER watch a TC movie EVER.....But It's up to you.

[@Femaiden]

if we are to believe his reasoning, then why doesn't cruise just go commando?

[@goltzhar]

@@Femaiden you obviously live beneath power lines. Not going to answer …..

[@UncleKennysPlace]

I don't watch because he touts an evil cult.

[@Herowebcomics]

MAN! The Wizard of Oz had so many production problems! The first guy who played the Tin woodsman had to quit because his makeup made it so he couldn't breathe,the lady who played the Wicked witch of the west got her face burned becaue of her makeup and a badly timed explosion! And now I find out that the snow was made of ASBESTOS?! What the heck?!😰

[@violetnorwen8491]

My ballet teachers Grandma made the poppies!!!! Its so cool to hear her talk about it!

[@cocoaorange1]

What were they made of?

[@violetnorwen8491]

@@cocoaorange1 I believe it was watercolored fabric or crepe paper

[@Femaiden]

not to mention the abuse that judy garland had to put up with. everyone being mean to her. calling her fat and not letting her eat and giving her cigarettes to curb her hunger. . .

[@stocksconfidential8862]

Yes and after Dorothy regained consciousness, at the end, she realized it was all a dream and never got paid.

[@fakebobbyhill296]

What I want to know is, why did they use real locks on the tank for Isla’s stunt? They could have attached the chains on her wrists to Nothing(!), and the locks on the lid didn’t have to actually lock. If something went wrong, which it did, she could have instantly bailed. And they could have used a safeword signal to get her out.

[@tazimusmaximus]

i think part of it is that its an authentic magic trick. but that doesnt excuse doing it for the views.

[@stephaniechenard530]

In “The Exorcist”, Linda Blair was strapped to a bed that would shake frequently to make the iconic demonic movements. But the rapid force fractured her spine, which means the screams of terror where *real.*

[@rosemaryh.4105]

Ouch! Poor girl 😮

[@randallking775]

I believe that she still has back problems to this day.

[@AHoundOnAHonda]

were* real.

[@john.f.remedy.237]

I always look for recognizable items in sci-fi movies that they try to pass off as future tech. It actually happens quite a bit…

[@michaelwilson4010]

Speaking of Star Wars props, it's pretty well known that the communicator Quigonn used in Episode 1 was a handle from a ladies shaving razor.

[@SuperSailorOutlawGeorgeIshaq]

I've always heard that life as a Hollywood Star is a dangerous one

[@duudsuufd]

Wasn't there a recent case with a firearm with real rounds instead of blanks? One killed? Has been on the news, but I forgot about the details.

[@lopa-u9f]

Heather O'Rourke

[@LokiBJH]

For "The Conqueror," there is a video that did a deep dive into whether or not radiation was to blame for the deaths. It found that the ages and cancers that people died were of a normal percentage for the time. Especially for people like John Wayne who smoked cigars and drank alcohol much more than was considered normal for even that time. I can find a link to the video and post it here, if anyone is interested in the breakdown.

[@sirridesalot6652]

IIRC it's one of the DEBUNKED videos.

[@MangeTak-t6n]

I enjoy this video very much then

[@ThrillSeeker3524]

People once thought one of the Munchkins hung himself on the set of The Wizard of Oz, and you could see him as the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and Dorothy exit the scene. Thankfully, it was a hoax.

[@Catenfur]

Yeah it’s a large bird and obviously so. People just want it to be a real person for some reason

[@cherryblossoms85]

They also treated Judy Garland pretty bad too. She only ate chicken soup and smoked cigs supposedly.

[@angelacooper8973]

It wasn’t a hoax. There really is a body or something hanging

[@Catenfur]

@@angelacooper8973 It’s a large bird. Some sort of crane. The swinging motion is its wing. There are a few other scenes where you can see the big birds in closer view

[@cindydott452]

@@angelacooper8973 Yes it was a hoax. It was a large bird.

[@scooter59wyo61]

The cat in The Godfather wandered onto the set while they were about to shoot. Brando picked it up and started petting it while the scene was being shot.

[@loboblanco4426]

Little archeologist's room! Spectacular!

[@dull3rn75tg3min1]

Fun fact: The movie [•REC] from 2007 never had a full script. Most of the acting was actually on the actor’s genuine reactions. Another thing was they were trying to have the actors as real as possible. Manuela Velasco which played Ángela Vidal which is shown in the screen as the woman in the white tank top, is also a TV reporter.

[@corntrooper8881]

Fun fact, The Blair Witch Project was shot in real life, the actors were given a basic script of the movie and camped in the woods with nothing but an Hi8 camcorder and camping gear. Also all the lines in the movie were improvised as no lines were given except for the beginning interview

[@kelleyk28]

I also read that the producers would do things to mess with the actors, like rustle the tents, or put up scary things to make their reactions more believable.

[@Aye-McHunt]

The first, so called, found footage film was Cannibal Holocaust. It was banned in the UK for being too graphic.

[@drsunilreddyk]

Although it was edited to get an “18” after a few cuts amounting to 3-4 minutes at first,later it was only 49 seconds.

[@venusknowme1743]

One of the first notable "found-footage" movies ever made, if not the actual first, was Cannibal Holocaust from 1980. The Blair Witch producers took the idea from that movie. And it is way more horrifying than The Blair Witch. It is considered one of the most brutal and unsettling movies ever made.

[@cindydott452]

Didn't the people who made Cannibal Holocaust have to prove it was just a scripted movie to avoid being charged with crimes? People actually thought the killings depicted were real.

[@KaosKrusher]

dunno if it's true but it is rumored that the director had to show the cast to a court in order to prove they were still alive

[@cindydott452]

@@KaosKrusher That's what I read too.

[@venusknowme1743]

@@KaosKrusher It is true, He was facing many charges for their deaths.That's why the producers of Blair Witch made their cast hide. They were trying to achieve the same outcome and controversy for their protect, but it wasn't as impactful as the Cannibal Holocaust.

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

@@venusknowme1743 Well.... there is obviously more impact if you see their death (i assume the viewers seen the cast "being eaten" in that 1980 movie) while in Blair Witch they was just vanished (i assume).

[@Shadowluigi-pj9nq]

I've heard of some of these before, but not all of them. You learn something new every day

[@cocoaorange1]

Same here. Wow I feel bad for the actor in "Candyman".. I would have asked for another role, but he probably needed the money.

[@noplacelikehome1361]

I'm glad Buddy Ebsen recovered from inhaling the aluminium powder in the Wizard of Oz and it didn'tput him off acting.....much later in life he played Uncle Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies.

[@rondesjardins-j1l]

and barnaby Jones

[@navret1707]

Star Trek was famous for repurposing everyday objects, for instance one of Dr. McCoy’s instruments was a salt or pepper shaker.

[@TunaSoda]

The original transporter was a glass with water and sparkles in it that was stirred lol

[@marjoriejohnston4905]

Jackie Chan performs his own stunts and got hurt several times

[@Angyal_Angyal]

His injuries included numerous broken bones, burns, concussions and a coma. 😯

[@angelacooper8973]

Yeah but I wanna see him have a baby 😂

[@bratp4504]

Exactly and he picks Tom Cruise

[@FujishimaAkiko]

@@bratp4504Right? And unlike Tom Cruise, Jackie doesn't have a history of acting like a dill-hole over having co-stars and actors that are taller than him, no history of whining about shooting perspective and angle like Tom Cruise has...lol

[@iamhungey12345]

Plus he was a stuntman as well.

[@tazman8697]

I still crack up at that Indiana Jones "Bring a sword to a gunfight" scene...So funny... Right up there with Dirty Harry "Do you feel lucky, punk?" scene...

[@orderupgraphix6044]

it always seemed like a cop out that he just shot him.I thought they were just trimming the budget some. In a couple more years that will be looked at as promoting that "winner take all at any cost" Imperialist curse upon humanity ...I mean what is Indy doing but STEALING a foreign nation's artifacts for his own enrichment. Labeled as "archaeology". Did you know that there are more of "Cleopatra's Needles" decorating European Cities than there are in Egypt?? Whenever you see these relics in another Country they are STOLEN by white Imperialists.

[@kelleyk28]

I don't know how tall she was at the time (she's 5" 2' now), but in Lemony Snicket, Emily Browning had to wear heels because she was so short. That scene in the first Resident Evil movie, where Alice checks her shoulder and finds bruises, are real bruises. Milla hurt herself doing a few stunts, so they left it in to use for the shower scene.

[@jessh5310]

i make props for small budget movies and stage productions in my spare time for cheap. Cardboard, bits of wood plastic things and whatever I have laying around become everything from futuristic guns to anything the writer can think of, Prop makers, masters of illusion.

[@j.p.6932]

3:26 The cat wandered in, I thought. Brando just picked it up.

[@JStryker47]

The way I heard it, a crew member found the cat and gave it to him, because he knew Marlon loved cats. They also almost had to re-shoot, because of how loud the cat purred.

[@j.p.6932]

@@JStryker47 You’re probably right. I just remember it not being planned.

[@caliberspecificreload]

20:11 - take a lesson from the BDSM Crowd. Use a safe word or safe sign. When an actor is stuck unable to communicate vocally they need a hand signal to show they're in danger. 😁

[@johnopalko5223]

Exactly. If someone is bound and gagged, give them something to hold onto. If they drop it, that's their safeword. They should have negotiated some kind of sign with her before she was submerged. Their big mistake was assuming the instant-drain switch would (a) function and (b) be reachable. In a life-critical situation, never let there be a single point of failure.

[@rondesjardins-j1l]

the most common hand signal to use to signify you are trapped is to bend you thumb and continually closing your fingers over your thumb .@@johnopalko5223

[@desperadox7565]

That's what I thought immediately too.

[@orderupgraphix6044]

oh please secretly certain directors did shit like this to get a "real " reaction cause they had mental issues and used their position to control people . Condoning the actions of the bad ones was what made ALL of Hollyweird a bad place the City of Lost Souls and predators

[@janet6421]

Fun fact about Ghangas Khan: More than one foreign ambassador described him as having blue eyes and either red or brown hair. There was never an actual portrait done of the great Khan. The most famous painting attributed to him is actually his grandson Kubli Khan.

[@DanceintheRaine666]

Interesting....I went to Cuba in 1986 and met this spectacularly striking man with very very beautiful dark skin....and eyes of the bluest blue. His colouration was incredibly beautiful. Incidentally, it must be a rare eye colour in Cuba, for my then hubster is a natural blonde with, again, robin egg's blue eyes....adult/young girls were screaming and chasing after him when he walked on the beach, and they clustered around him, begging & motioning for him to take off his sunglasses....then, the screaming intensified. He has similar interest in him in Japan.

[@metalgamingwarrior2714]

As a small time film maker, I find it revolting for directors to put their actors in harm's way. Something I never have, or will do.

[@phillipstephens4522]

Better think twice before making that claim. They did not know of the dangers of asbestos back then. They thought it was safe. You could end up in the same kind of situation and not know about it until much later!!

[@HTNPSullivan]

Some awful things were done by the directors of the series Stranger Things. Google it. Exhaustion, shaming, making one of the female leads kiss another actor despite her saying no, injuries. The kids were just so excited about being in a successful series, they just shrugged off what sometimes amounted to real abuse. The directors actually laughed about that kiss and other incidents in an interview with the cast that I saw on KZbin. The girl who had the kissing scene said she was so anxious about her FIRST KISS being during filming this show. One of the directors laughed and said, "That's why we made you do it, ha ha ha." They struck me as self-centered creeps.

[@maxxtheautumn]

“I will never ask you to do anything that I wouldn't do myself” (Nightcrawler)

[@metalgamingwarrior2714]

Great point, Brother.@@maxxtheautumn

[@anonymousgamer5771]

Honestly, Keaton wearing Jordans while playing Batman is kind of cool.

[@krissyturner88]

The cat was living on the studio lot. FFC thought it would make an interesting contrast to the very serious scene showing the "softer side" of Don Vito. Brando was an avid animal lover and was delighted to share the spotlight with kitty. I think the cat steals the scene! xoxo

[@GryphonRonas]

Exasperated? I think the word you are looking for at 7:29 is "Exacerbated" 🤣

[@scottricklaroque7428]

I had already heard most of these, growing up in the early 1970's my mom used to read all those check-out line news rags like The Enquirer and the others, I knew most stories were made up rumors but I was surprised to learn some of the weirdest, most unbelievable ones were actually true. I loved the scene in Men in Black where they got lots of leads from them. 🤣

[@cocoaorange1]

Boy do I miss the days when tabloids were only $1 in the 90's.

[@imonit4272]

Brando: “Real people don’t recite from a script having a conversation…it’s unnatural” Real People: “They don’t read from cue cards in a conversation either.” 😂🙄

[@judilynn9569]

Before John Wayne died of stomach cancer, he lost one of his lungs to lung cancer.

[@candimcirish]

Yep

[@cha05dr01d]

😮each time Be Amazed uploads, it makes my day better.

[@investigator77]

My parents both died from asbestos exposure. My father worked in the insulation factory here. They made asbestos brake pads, insulation, asbestos pipes, so he worked there for 28 years before the guys even got paper masks. He died from mesothelioma 27 years ago, and my mom died from the same disease, by 2nd hand exposure, 10 years later. It's a horrible, insidious disease.

[@skidsc2787]

That's sad :C

[@investigator77]

@@skidsc2787 That's very kind of you. Thanks

[@ajmittendorf]

I have to tell you something: I have watched videos by myriad KZbinrs who often show a variety of interesting clips in every video, much like you do. Speaking as a published writer, however, I have made it a personal policy to never subscribe to these channels because the KZbinrs do not know how to write or use the English language ... AT ALL! When they write crap (which they often do), I refuse to subscribe. This is why I am Amazed by "Be Amazed" because the writer or writers KNOW how to write. They (assuming there's more than one writer) understand how English works, and they use it well. That is why, after watching this particular video and having been impressed by the writing for several videos before this one, I am subscribing to "Be Amazed." I doubt that I'll watch all of your videos, but I've already seen enough to know that when I do watch one of yours, I won't be tortured by ungrammatical expressions of every sort. You have my thanks.

[@a64738]

The life of a grammar Nazi is not easy .... I am just glad I am not a grammar Nazi :)

[@ajmittendorf]

@@a64738 I don't consider myself a grammar Nazi. More like a grammar commander, as in a military boot camp officer. You can't really be any form of Nazi when those who speak English as their primary language can't speak English nearly as well as those who speak it as their second language. I care enough to correct people when they're wrong, especially (or should I say "expeshullie"?) when they are known to be born in English-speaking countries.

[@bevsartsandcrafts715]

That one about Isla Fisher was scary 😮 Luckily she could save herself!

[@cyril-rr2jk]

The "everyday items" section, such as the microphone toy repainted to be grenades, could have an entire video. Just from Star Trek, you have the warp engines of the USS New Orleans being made from disposable razors handles, translucent shower curtains being used to add chaotically-colored lighting on the original series, and the use f model kit parts to add details to ships, make one of Dr. McCoy's medical gadgets, and the canopy from a snap-together TIE Fighter kit being made into a Borg eyepiece in First Contact.

[@BrianStorey-j5n]

I was an extra in Hollywood in the late 70s -mid 80s on one shoot. One of the 2 main actors was shorter that the other, and they pulled out a crate for him to stand on..i had only heard rumors about that happening..but there it was!

[@GeorgeHunter-l7s]

The first Alien movie used old tv's turned backwards during scenes where the crew were travelling through tunnels. Also, in the original Star Wars, an X-wing fighter mechanic turns a common pvc plumbing valve- [white with red handle] :)

[@Paul-in-Viet-Nam]

Thank you for this video. Regarding Brando using the cat as a prop to disguise a cue card, the cat was actually a stray that wandered onto the set, a cursory internet search reveals. Regarding the rest of the content, it could be summarized by saying, "I'm going to list some movies that utilized techniques that were common practice before their danger was known."

[@briannab.1712]

Another dark fact about The Wizard of Oz is that Judy Garland (Dorothy) was kept on an extremely strict diet to keep her at an "ideal" weight. So many old films were incredibly harsh with their actresses appearances and specifically weight that many struggled with mental health and body image issues for the rest of their lives. Old Hollywood was not nearly as glamorous as it seemed!

[@lancerevell5979]

The Star Wars grenade thing reminds me of the medical devices Dr. McCoy used on Star Trek, made from Swedish salt/pepper shakers, and a device seen on officer's desks in ST-TNG that are actually a type of telephone conference device we had at my state IT department. And many scifi guns are built from real guns, sometimes not even much modified.

[@TrexelCat]

Geordi La Forge's original V.I.S.O.R. was actually a repurposed and modified plastic banana clip.

[@KeithMilner]

The blasters on the recent (Ep. 7 onwards) Star Wars were die-cast metal.

[@reajoyrimorin8074]

Bro turned into a princess💀🤣💀🤣

[@MatchieMun]

Another fun fact about that Raiders of the Lost Ark scene, it was improv on Ford's part because he was exhausted after so many takes.

[@darkwing3713]

One of my favorite scenes in the movie.

[@danir6695]

I love both narrators ❤❤ i get excited hearing either of them!

[@windowbreezes]

The Blair Witch Project during the 90s internet was the greatest movie promotion ever.

[@AndyMangele]

Absolutely! I remember it vividly.

[@SpiritmanProductions]

07:27 'exasperated'? I think you meant 'exacerbated' lol. Good video, though. 😁

[@erintyres3609]

26:39 Han Solo's blaster is actually a broom handle Mauser pistol from the 1890's.

[@renadovesullivan6376]

15:34 I love the sad marshmallow man in the bottom right corner. I also love it when the marshmallow man runs away in terror. I love your show and keep up the funniest home videos.

[@Faith_adya]

I learned not to become an actor

[@Emily-s3u]

Me too

[@crybaby_melanie-]

Same

[@Legendary_Fard1247]

Aren’t you the lead actor in your own life? (This is a joke)

[@Malik-yl2hj]

Same

[@alexcookplays1780]

@@Legendary_Fard1247Wait tho! You might be onto something!

[@ncironhorse8367]

The Johnny Cabs in the original Total Recall were modified VW Beetles. The actual Johnny Cab Robot was made of wood. I got see these up close and in person when I worked in Saugus, CA.

[@jonathanhall1825]

Hollywood is so odd

[@VTrill225]

ODDLYWOOD

[@glennso47]

A lot of more conservative people have left Hollywood and go back only to produce movies and then leave.

[@debrajones4010]

It’s never what it seems; everything’s an illusion or outright lies. I never even knew about the Blair Witch movie until now, but that was absolutely insane for them to put it on the news and make the public genuinely believe that it was real.

[@drgdieselfrenzy7707]

In Andor there's a scene where Andor gets a "Navigator" device, it's a Polaroid SX70 minus the fabric.

[@kassiml6408]

18:55 That's one freaky image 😂

[@Mango_birb_flies]

Tragiiiiiiiic😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Taylors_Art8]

creepy!!

[@marilynfranks8995]

I don't know who narrated this, but props to you. You made me laugh out loud so many times. You have a great voice and natural voice for this type of thing. Great video!

[@jeffmutch7640]

It’s Bolger (Bolger) not Bol-grr. And the word is exacerbated, not exasperated!

[@Electrocus]

Luke's lightsaber is actually a lightly modified flash handle from a 1940's Graflex camera.

[@ilovetoski]

I feel so bad for the actors in the Wizard of Oz. Whoever directed that movie should not have gotten away with all of this.😠

[@microbaystudio6353]

It was normal at the time

[@peteg400]

Shocking! Excellent dialogue. Very enjoyable.

[@Mad9977]

"...deposit some treasure..." 🤣

[@sockruhtease]

I used spray painted roller skate knee pads, electrical tape, broken metal pieces of a frame door, a coffee can, a Pringle can, ect to do the cosplay of a particular video game character, and actually won a prize from the cosplay contest so... props to the prop departments out there. Just gotta be creative sometimes.

[@Eddieavina123]

Love your video Be Amazed and keep up the great work you are awesome

[@terrykennedy1958]

*rrrrriiing, rrrrriing* CRUISE: Hello.. ME: "What color g-string you wearing?" CRUISE: *hangs up* Church of Scientology comes beating on my door.

[@melissaparker4787]

I absolutely love horror films. The Exorcist (1973) is one of my favorite horror movies of all time. But it never scared me, and I've not found any horror film to ever scare me. So I'm brave to watch any horror film.

[@cindydott452]

Literally the only horror movie to ever scare me was the original 1987 "Hellraiser" film. That freaked me out!

[@doctordetroit1217]

When the Exorcist came out I was 13, some classmates sneaked into a screening, and it was the swearing that we all laughed at, I've never been scared by it!

[@VulonavulUlsa]

Same for me except I lost my fear for all horror after one movie one of the Resident Evil movies.

[@LetsMars]

The Casablanca forced perspective bit was actually brilliant!

[@r.g.c.3897]

Surprised that at the last segment it wasn't included that the mask Michael Myers in the original Halloween was simply a Capt. Kirk Halloween mask spray painted white.

[@Itried20takennames]

The Conquerers crew still had less cancer than the US average: by the SEER statistics, half of us get cancer before we die, and about 25% of us die of cancer. So if 41% of the cast and crew got cancer….that was BELOW average.

[@reddog-ex4dx]

Alan Ladd was also short. They would have to build platforms for him to walk on when he and anybody else was in the shot!

[@shannonletchford2446]

There were more secrets about The Exorcist that I would have liked to have seen. Love your animations!

[@olivioalves4951]

I'm always in love with the narrations on these vids!!! Congrats!!!

[@gekfurian]

That scene in Indiana Jones turned his character from a lovable archaeologist to a a stone cold killer.

[@johnopalko5223]

Ya do what ya gotta do.

[@paulstubbs7678]

Ah the snow scenes, back in the days when you could do no wrongs (or so they thought) by using asbestos. I as a young boy would play with asbestos rope as my dad replaced the glass window panes of our briquette heater. We had no idea, the stuff was so soft to the touch, unlike anything I had experienced before.

[@DeidreL9]

I had an asbestos mat to put my Bunsen burner on in science class, we all did back then!

[@desperadox7565]

It's only dangerous when you breath it in.

[@AirflowToTheTurbo]

With Brando, the cue cards thing is true. The cat thing isn't; but there is a story behind it. As far back as 'On The Waterfront', one of his techniques was to play with something with his hands while acting. Keys, an apple, a lighter, or, indeed, a kitten. Focusing on an object in his hands helped him focus on his performance for whatever reason. Watch his roles and you'll see him constantly fiddling with things with his hands as he acts.

[@debbylou5729]

So Tom cruise wears a jock strap. Are we going to talk about every job that uses them?

[@grega7323]

Ugggh. that Tony Todd clip, was enough for me to say That's all folks!

[@gavingayadin3086]

Hollywood realy needs to chill

[@dcdad556]

Also heard on the Conquerer, for the sound stage scenes, they transported tons of radioactive soil from desert locations to the sets at the studio where cast and crew inhaled the contaminated dirt.

[@jwdundon]

Today MOAB Utah, is FULL of radioactive sand... And NOBODY sais anything, go there, BREATH DEEP. Inhail that cancer! (Rip the dirt with your 4x4, let it dust).

[@XeroGLH]

Good knowledge 😅

[@BeowulfOceanFalcon]

"I'm a two foot three white sphere" will forever be my favorite line from your vids

[@rgvillamor8440]

if i see a white sphere man just walking down the street i'd "BE AMAZED"

[@cindydott452]

I charge him and yell *"AMAZING!"*

[@rays7805]

You surprised me. I thought this was going to be another bad clickbait video. But it was actually pretty good.

[@Corman7088]

~~Actually, the cat was originally never part of the scene in The Godfather. It had simply been wondering around when Brando saw it&never put it down. ~~It's any wonder how Judy Garland didn't contract something too? At 16 yrs old&wanting to make sure to keep her weight in check until filming was done. They had her on the same diet everyday throughout consisting of chicken soup, coffee&80 cigarettes. Yes, 80 each day every day over the entire course of filming. Something they clearly wouldn't want you to know along w/feeding her Benzedrine* tablets as well as uppers&downers. * It'd be difficult to argue this didn't play a key role in her dying of an accidental overdose at 47?

[@Angyal_Angyal]

So sad and....evil. 🤨

[@rondesjardins-j1l]

she also revealed in a later interview how she had to wear this special chest strap to push and pin her breast back so she could appear younger to fit dorothy,s age. This caused her to sometimes almost pass out from chest thighness.

[@billy9144]

Anyone else remember the "choose your own adventure books" from the 80s? Those used to be really fun. When Bandersnatch came out, I was like "FINALLY!!!"

[@manueltapia1859]

First I love your voice!!! 😊 Another facts of Wizard of Oz were that the cast, except Margaret, weren't kind with Judy Warland even the Munchkins didn't. Another Garland was forced to wear wraps in her chrests to minimize them oh and also gave her weight loss pills and other ones to keep her awske. Hamilton could have been Wicked Witch but in real life was a kind heart lady. In the Conqueror one of the actors mexican Pedro Armendáriz take his own life years after being diagnosed with cáncer because he suffered horrible pain!! 😮

[@SWGhostbuster]

It's fairly common for props to be made from found items.

[@marialash4925]

Oh my, Harrison was the one actor in the Home-Alone films who shoots people

[@jamiethal1319]

Harrison wasn’t in Home Alone.

[@DanceintheRaine666]

Ford also STAPLED his HAT to his head in "Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Arc"....the footage is shown in the Director's cut version of the DvD. He was (of course) NOT asked to do so, he was frustrated as his hat kept flying off when he was riding the horse, so he just stapled it on.

[@gwenstacy921]

Son: dad I want to become an actor Dad: no you dont wanna become an actor

[@JgOzzo-kh1sp]

2:05🤣😭

[@Superfan109]

Cursed 😅💀

[@mandolinic]

For the BBC TV SF series "Blakes 7" (or Blake's 7 if you prefer), the BBC special effects department made a model spaceship out of two hairdryers.