Archive for the 'Movie Legends Revealed' Category

Did H.R. Giger Really Design a Batmobile for Batman Forever?

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: Did famed Alien designer H.R. Giger really design a Batmobile for Batman Forever? 1979’s Alien was a […]

How Did “High Noon” Change the Movie Soundtrack Business for Good?

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: Dimitri Tiomkin asked for and received the publication rights for “Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin’” […]

Was Nightmare on Elm Street Seriously Inspired by the 1970s Pop Hit “Dream Weaver”?

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: Was Nightmare on Elm Street seriously inspired by the 1970s pop hit “Dream Weaver”? Singer-songwriter Gary Wright […]

What Novel Approach Did James Cameron Use to Have Two Sarah Conners in a Scene in Terminator 2?

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: James Cameron used a trickier method than trick camera work to have two Sarah Connors in a […]

Was Carole Lombard’s Final Film Edited Due to the Circumstances of Her Death?

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: Carole Lombard’s death led to an edit in her last film. Carole Lombard was a beautiful and […]

Did Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin Have a Classic “Meet Cute”?

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: Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin had a memorable first meeting outside of a movie theater. Two of […]

Did Marty McFly Originally Travel Back to the Future in a Refrigerator?!

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: Marty McFly originally time-traveled in a refrigerator in Back to the Future. One of the most iconic […]

Did Victor Fleming Have a Rather Aggressive Way of Keeping Judy Garland from Laughing During the Filming of the Wizard of Oz?

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: Victor Fleming had an…interesting method for getting Judy Garland to keep from laughing during the filming of […]

Was There Nearly a Film Adaptation of Wizard of Oz in Technicolor Six Years Before MGM’s Classic Version?

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: A dispute with Technicolor kept the MGM Wizard of Oz as the first instance of black and […]

Did Fox Try to “Trade” Shirley Temple for Jean Harlow and Clark Gable So That Temple Could Star in The Wizard of Oz?

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: 20th Century Fox tried to work out a “trade” of Jean Harlow and Clark Gable so that […]