Fuck Yeah Behind the Scenes

James Dean badly bruised his hand during the police station...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:01:08 -0400

James Dean badly bruised his hand during the police station scene where he physically vents his rage on a precinct desk and had to wear an elastic bandage for a week.

Rebel Without A Cause (1955)

William Castle described the premise of the film to Vincent...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:03 -0400

William Castle described the premise of the film to Vincent Price over coffee. Price liked the idea so much that it led to a two-picture collaboration, this and The Tingler.

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

On set, Alfred Hitchcock would always refer to Anthony Perkins...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:08 -0400

On set, Alfred Hitchcock would always refer to Anthony Perkins as “Master Bates”.

Psycho (1960)

Funds earned by Pink Floyd’s album “The Dark Side of...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:53 -0400

Funds earned by Pink Floyd’s album “The Dark Side of the Moon” went towards funding The Holy Grail. The band were such fans of the show they would halt recording sessions just to watch Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)

After the departure of Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994, the story was...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:01:12 -0400

After the departure of Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994, the story was infused with a lighter touch and handed over to the fairly new Florida feature unit. Up till that point, they had been mainly responsible for the Roger Rabbit shorts.

Mulan (1998)

The only cast member who would initially commit to the project...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:01:05 -0400

The only cast member who would initially commit to the project was Geena Davis. Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, and Sylvia Sidney all said no at least once.

Beetlejuice (1988)

This marks the first time a Star Trek film has shot outside the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:01 -0400

This marks the first time a Star Trek film has shot outside the United States, with shooting in Iceland for special effects sequences.

Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)

There were 52 separate shooting units working at almost any...

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:53 -0400

There were 52 separate shooting units working at almost any given time during the production. If everything went well they would get two minutes of footage in two weeks.

Paranorman (2012)

Christopher Nolan’s first choice for the role of Leonard...

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:01:06 -0400

Christopher Nolan’s first choice for the role of Leonard was Alec Baldwin.

Memento (2000)

The creepy mask Michael Palin wore in the film was based on a...

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:50 -0400

The creepy mask Michael Palin wore in the film was based on a similar mask Terry Gilliam’s mother gave him once.

Brazil (1985)

You marked that last one as Harrison Ford (1982). Was that the working title for Blade Runner or something? hahaha

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:03:48 -0400

Whoops, that’s what I get from queuing the post before my shower.

The towers in the back of the intro are two dimensional pictures...

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:01:00 -0400

The towers in the back of the intro are two dimensional pictures of chemical plants, etched in brass and then hidden by smoke.

Blade Runner (1982)

Andy Serkis based Caesar’s behavior on a chimpanzee named...

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:01:08 -0400

Andy Serkis based Caesar’s behavior on a chimpanzee named Oliver, for the balance of behaving like a civilized chimp. His red shirt and black pants, his appearance and ability to sign well is based on another chimpanzee in science, Nim Chimpsky.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

The whole film was shot with two parallel filming units, one...

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:51:08 -0400

The whole film was shot with two parallel filming units, one under the helm of Tom Tykwer and the other under the direction of the Wachowski siblings, sharing no crew members beside the cast and the directors themselves.

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Kirk and Khan never meet face to face during the movie. All of...

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:58 -0400

Kirk and Khan never meet face to face during the movie. All of their interaction is through viewscreens or communicators. This was because Ricardo Montalban filmed his scenes separately from the main production in order to accommodate his schedule of filming Fantasy Island.

Star Trek ll: Wrath of Khan (1982)

To visually achieve Jake’s growing desperation and...

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:01:12 -0400

To visually achieve Jake’s growing desperation and diminishing stature, Martin Scorsese shot the later boxing scenes in a larger ring.

Raging Bull (1980)

It took Ray Harryhausen four months to produce the skeleton...

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:01:15 -0400

It took Ray Harryhausen four months to produce the skeleton scene, a massive amount of time for a scene which lasts, at the most, three minutes.

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Greedo’s language is the Peruvian Indian language Quechua,...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:53 -0400

Greedo’s language is the Peruvian Indian language Quechua, played backwards.

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Steven Spielberg shot most of the film from the eye-level of a...

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:01:08 -0400

Steven Spielberg shot most of the film from the eye-level of a child to further connect with Elliot and E.T.

ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

The scene in which Gruber and McClane meet was inserted into the...

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:01:07 -0400

The scene in which Gruber and McClane meet was inserted into the script after Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber) was found to be proficient at mimicking American accents. The filmmakers had been looking for a way to have the two characters meet prior to the climax and capitalized on Rickman’s talent.

Die Hard (1988)