21 Three Mechanical Sharks Were Used to Film Jaws
The movie used three different sharks—one pulled by a boat, one attached to a metal arm, and one fully mechanical shark used in head-on shots—to create the iconic beast. All of the sharks were affectionately called Bruce, after director Steven Spielberg’s lawyer, Bruce Ramer.
22 The Rolling Stones’ Manager Let The Big Lebowski Use a Song for Free
Producer T Bone Burnett told Rolling Stone showed the film to the Rolling Stones’ former manager, Allen Klein, who owns the rights to the Townes Van Zandt cover of “Dead Flowers” used in the movie, to convince him to let the production use the song. Apparently, Klein was so thrilled by the movie’s repeated cracks about The Eagles that he waived the $150,000 licensing fee.
23 Rob Reiner Made His Child Actors Cry By Telling Them They Were Terrible
To coax an emotional reaction out of child actors Will Wheaton and Jerry O’Connell on the set of Stand By Me, director Rob Reiner went old-school. He simply screamed at them and told them they were doing a terrible job until they broke down.
24 Martin Scorsese Didn’t Direct All of Goodfellas
The ads for Morrie’s Wigs in Goodfellas weren’t directed by Martin Scorsese. In fact, the director tapped Stephen R. Pacca, the owner of a replacement window company, who had created his own line of kitschy ads on a shoestring budget, and had him direct the commercials himself.
25 Burt Reynolds Originally Had an Irish Accent in Boogie Nights
Burt Reynolds, who played producer Jack Horner in the Paul Thomas Anderson Film, initially tried to do the role using an Irish accent. Apparently, co-star Mark Wahlberg laughed at Reynolds’ take on the character, angering the veteran actor in the process. “I thought he was messing around,” Wahlberg told Yahoo Movies.
