Kurt Russell Had To Kick Elvis Presley In The Shin For His First Movie Role
Kurt Russell's feature film debut had him acting alongside the King of Rock 'n Roll, Elvis Presley. No, seriously.
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Futurama's Death By Snu Snu Episode Is Yet Another Ode To Star Trek
Futurama's Amazon Women in the Mood gave us the phrase 'death by snu-snu,' was inspired by Star Trek, and definitely awoke something in a lot of viewers. -
Star Trek Tried To Put Jennifer Hetrick In A Love Triangle With Q And Picard
Jennifer Hetrick's Star Trek character Vash was brought back for a potential love triangle angle involving Robin Hood. -
Here's Where You Can Watch Coraline
Hoping to feast your button eyes on Henry Selick's terrific stop-motion animated feature Coraline? Here's where you can watch it. -
Arguments Over 1991's Addams Family Were Solved By A Grown Man In A Pillow Fort
The Addams Family movie had quite the fraught production, and arguments between the director and producer prompted one of them to hide in a pillow fort. -
Michael Douglas Wanted Hank To Die In Ant-Man 3 And Pitched An Idea For His Demise
If Michael Douglas had gotten his way, Hank Pym would've gone out with a literal bang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. -
Hollywood's Most Unlikely Duo Is Teaming Up To Save Classic Cartoons From Destruction
Martin Scorsese and Seth MacFarlane teaming up? It's more likely than you think, thanks to their shared love of classic animation. -
Three Words Became The Guiding Motto For Godzilla X Kong
Godzilla x Kong director Adam Wingard had a clear goal when it came to making the film (although it was sadly not 'Godzilla kisses Kong'). -
How A Six Year Old Shirley Temple Saved Fox From Bankruptcy
Nearly 100 years ago, the success of Shirley Temple kept Fox from shutting down for good. -
The Correct Order To Watch The Wolf Man Movies
The Wolf Man appears in several Universal Monster movies over the years, but what's the correct order to watch them? Let's break it down for new viewers. -
The Correct Order To Watch The Prophecy Movies
Gregory Widen's 1995 horror film The Prophecy was a modest hit that went on to get several direct-to-video sequels. Here's the correct order to view them. -
How Greedo's Original Actor Really Feels About Star Wars' Infamous Maclunkey Scene
Maclunkey! That word broke the internet in 2019 when it came out of Greedo's mouth in Star Wars as the film appeared on Disney+. Here's what the actor thinks. -
How A Five-Minute Meeting Convinced Cartoon Network To Bring Back Samurai Jack
Bringing back Samurai Jack was one of the smartest and easiest decisions Cartoon Network ever made. -
The Star Trek DS9 And TOS Episodes That Influenced Strange New Worlds' Darkest Episode
Star Trek: Strange New World took inspiration from episodes of the original series and Deep Space Nine to tell a painfully dark story. -
Johnny Bravo Was Delayed By A Natural Disaster At Cartoon Network HQ
All it took for Johnny Bravo creator Van Partible to succeed at Cartoon Network was a missing sound mix, a massive earthquake, and a lot of talent. -
Star Trek: TNG's Identity Crisis Started As A Fan-Submitted Mess Of A Script
Star Trek fan Tim de Haas' spec script underwent major changes on its way to becoming the Next Generation episode 'Identity Crisis.' -
The Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire Scene Adam Wingard Used To 'Lure' In His Lead
In Adam Wingard's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Dan Stevens plays a veterinarian character named Trapper. Here's how Wingard lured him in to play the part. -
How Star Trek Made LeVar Burton Actually Glow For Its Identity Crisis Episode
'Identity Crisis' is a good body-horror episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the first to use U/V light on set as part of Geordi's transformation. -
The Nicolas Cage Movie With A Depressing Rotten Tomatoes Score Of 0%
Let's look back at Left Behind, a somewhat forgotten Nicolas Cage movie with 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. -
How Quantum Leap Inspired Body Swapping Moments In Star Trek: Prodigy
Star Trek: Prodigy paid homage to Quantum Leap with an episode that allowed the actors to really flex their abilities. -
Why Britt Ekland Needed A 'Bottom Double' For Her Pantsless Wicker Man Dance
That wasn't really Britt Ekland dancing in the buff during The Wicker Man. -
Star Trek: Prodigy's Brett Gray Prepared For His Role By Keeping Himself In The Dark
Like his character, Dal, Star Trek: Prodigy actor Brett Gray went into the series knowing little to nothing about the larger franchise. -
One Land Of The Lost Character Got The Movie's Directors Into Some Trouble
The 2009 Land of the Lost movie put an adult comedy spin on the '70s TV series, although its version of the character Cha-Ka was deemed a little too risqué. -
The Hate-Filled Simpsons 'Fan' Website That Inspired Comic Book Guy
The Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons was inspired by someone on a fan site for the show. -
How Apollo 13's VFX Team Faked A Rocket Launch With A Fire Extinguisher
The visual effects team of Apollo 13 used a fire extinguisher at one point, because sometimes the simplest solution is the best one. -
Challengers Was Inspired By One Of The Most Controversial Tennis Matches Of All Time
An infamous real-life tennis match inspired the screenplay for Challengers. -
The Movie That Had Director John Carpenter Wanting To Quit Hollywood
After a string of great movies in the 1980s, one early 1990s movie had John Carpenter ready to say goodbye to Hollywood.
