Archive for September, 2016

Was Good Will Hunting Originally an Action Thriller?

Was Good Will Hunting really first written as an action thriller?

Did Tom Hanks Sing the Theme Song to Bosom Buddies?

Was the Billy Joel soundalike on the Bosom Buddies theme song seriously Tom Hanks himself?

What Surprising Film Got the Original Star Wars Into More Theaters Than Expected at First?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Fox made any theater that wanted to show the film The Other Side of Midnight agree to […]

Did Pitbull Really Get His Stage Name From His Love for Dogfighting?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: The rapper Pitbull got his stage name from his love of dogfighting. On the Doug Loves Movies […]

Were Ross and Rachel Originally Not Going to Get Back Together on the Friends Finale?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Ross and Rachel were originally not going to get together at the end of “Friends.” Series finales […]

Did the Federal Government Once Secretly Pay TV Networks For Having Anti-Drug Messages in Shows?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: The federal government once secretly paid TV networks for having anti-drug messages in episodes of their shows. […]

Why Can’t Major Avengers Villain Kang Be in an Avengers Movie?

Which major Avengers villain is off-limits for Avengers films?

What is “That” in the Meatloaf Song “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: It is a mystery as to what “that” is in the hit Meatloaf song, “I’d Do Anything […]

Was Ingrid Bergman Actually Publicly Censured By the U.S. Senate for Having an Affair?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Ingrid Bergman was publicly censured in the United States Senate over her adultery. Ingrid Bergman was one […]

Was Michelle Pfeiffer Really the Inspiration for Don Henley’s “The Last Worthless Evening”?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: Don Henley wrote “The Last Worthless Evening” about Michelle Pfeiffer. In 1989, Don Henley had himself one […]