Archive for the 'Movie Legends Revealed' Category

Was Beverly Hills Cop Really Originally Written for Sylvester Stallone?

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: Beverly Hills Cop was written for Sylvester Stallone. In Warren Littlefield’s recent oral history of NBC’s string […]

Ten Months After Its Release, Was Paramount Pictures Over $60 Million in the RED on Forrest Gump?

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: Ten months after the release of Forrest Gump, the studio behind the film ostensibly were in the […]

How Did Underage Actors Oddly Affect the Filming of the Movie Superbad?

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: Underage actors resulted in a number of interesting filming issues during Superbad. Christopher Mintz-Plasse was just along […]

Was Roger Moore Really Ian Fleming’s First Choice to Play James Bond?

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: Roger Moore was Ian Fleming’s first choice for James Bond. One of the most debated subjects in […]

Were Walt Disney’s Last Written Words Really “Kurt Russell”?

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: The last thing Walt Disney wrote before dying was “Kurt Russell.” As the saying goes, there are […]

Did a Trained Camel Save Peter O’Toole’s Life During the Filming of Lawrence of Arabia?

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 trained camel saved Peter O’Toole’s life on the set of Lawrence of Arabia. Lawrence of Arabia […]

What Was William Wyler’s Odd Reason For Missing Out on Accepting His Best Director Oscar For Mrs. Miniver?

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: William Wyler had a rather interesting excuse for not being there to accept his Best Director Academy […]

Did Gone With the Wind Use the Word “Damn” in Violation of the Motion Picture Association Production Code?

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: Gone With The Wind used the line “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” in violation […]

Was There an Ending Filmed for Raiders of the Lost Ark That Was Cut From U.S. Prints of the Film?

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: There was an alternate ending filmed for Raiders of the Lost Ark that was cut from all […]

Did Chinatown Originally Have a Much Different Ending?

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: Robert Towne’s original ending for Chinatown was about the complete opposite of the ending that Roman Polanski […]