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- What mechanical prop in Jaws frequently malfunctioned, forcing the director to shoot with it less often and increase suspense?
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The mechanical shark (nicknamed 'Bruce'), which ironically improved the film by suggesting danger rather than showing it.- Which actress was seriously burned during a scene in The Wizard of Oz?
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Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch, when her costume ignited.- For how many years was Avatar the highest-grossing film of all time before being surpassed in 2019?
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Ten years, from 2009 to 2019 when Avengers: Endgame overtook it.- What was Heath Ledger's preparation method for playing the Joker in The Dark Knight?
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He locked himself in a hotel room for six weeks to develop the character and understand the role.- In what country were the majority of Lord of the Rings films shot?
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New Zealand, where director Peter Jackson is from.- How much of the famous rotating hallway scene in Inception was achieved practically rather than with CGI?
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Almost entirely practical: they built an actual rotating set and rotated it around the actors.- What was the production budget of Titanic when it was made, making it unusually expensive for the time?
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Approximately $200 million, which was extraordinary and risky for 1997.- On what sound stage at Warner Bros. was the Central Perk coffee shop set from Friends filmed?
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Stage 5, and it was one of the largest standing sets on the lot.- How many episodes did the final season of Game of Thrones have, and why was this controversial?
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Six episodes, which many fans felt was too few after long waits and high expectations.- How many seasons did Breaking Bad have, and how many episodes in total?
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Five seasons with 16, 13, 13, 16, and 16 episodes respectively, totaling 62 episodes.- How much did Barbie earn at the global box office during its 2023 theatrical run?
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Over $1.4 billion, making it one of the highest-grossing films of all time.- What special makeup technique was used for the white walkers in Game of Thrones?
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Prosthetic makeup and contact lenses, often taking 2-3 hours to apply.- In which famous scene from Inception did Tom Hardy forget his lines and ad-lib, and it stayed in the film?
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The rotating hallway fight scene; he improvised some dialogue that Christopher Nolan kept.- Which actor performed the majority of their own stunts in the original Indiana Jones films?
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Harrison Ford performed many of his own stunts, including the famous truck-dragging scene.- How many takes were filmed of the famous 'Here's Johnny!' scene in The Shining?
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Stanley Kubrick was famously perfectionist; the scene took multiple takes to get right.
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