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The woman that plays Vasquez in Aliens is the same woman that plays John Conner’s foster mother in Terminator II. (It’s amazing what they can do with makeup) James Cameron, like many directors, likes to use the same actors. Michael Beihn (Hicks in Aliens) is sent back to save Sarah Conner in Terminator. Vasquez is also in Cameron’s Titanic. She is the mother of the two kids in the belly of the ship telling them a bedtime story before they die.
Lilo and Stitch is the first Disney animated movie since Dumbo to have all watercolor backgrounds. Right after Lilo sees the falling star, if you look at her easel you can see a stuffed animal of Dumbo
In Jurassic Park – The Lost World, the civilian who gets eaten by the T-Rex in San Diego is David Koepp, the man who wrote the screenplay. Search the cast credits for him and you will see he has a funny title for him. When the T-Rex chomps the traffic light in San Diego, there is a sign nearby that reads “No Dinosaurs”.
In The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dr. Scott breaks through the laboratory wall in his wheelchair and Brad shouts, “Great Scott!” The only reason the character (played by Jonathan Adams) breaks through the wall is because the carpenters forgot to put a door in the lab.
Bill Murray’s part in Ghostbusters was originally written for John Belushi, but he died shortly before the casting. Eddie Murphy was originally supposed to play Winston Zeddemore but he was busy with Beverly Hills Cop at the time
“Halloween” was supposed to be titled “The Baby-sitter Murders”.
In Highlander II: The Quickening, during the scene where Connor McLeod is battling with one of Katana’s henchmen, Christopher Lambert had his hand cut right to the bone. He continued filming the scene after a little on-set first aid.
In Big, the part of Josh (played by Tom Hanks) was originally intended for Harrison Ford.
While filming The Matrix, the camera crew all wore white so they wouldn’t be reflected in the actor’s sunglasses.
In The Mummy, during the scene where Imhotep is conjuring up the sandstorm, the camera pans up in order to not have Arnold Vosloo’s lower half in the scene because a gust of wind blew his robe up and you could see his bare derriere. When the Scorpion King says the battle command at the first scene, it really means “It’s hot as hell” in Arabic.
In License to Kill, when Bond is doing his Indiana Jones Stunt (hanging from the bottom of the truck) and Sanchez shoots at him. You can hear the Bond theme played with the ricocheting bullets.
In The X-Men, the trucker that gave Rogue a ride was the voice of Beast in the cartoon series.