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The words "mafia" and "mob" never appear in The Godfather. Coppola agreed to omit these words after meeting with the Italian-American Civil Rights League

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The movie "Paranormal Activity" had a production budget of $15,000 but grossed over $193 million, making it the most profitable movie of all-time

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In the original draft of "Back to the Future", the time machine resembles a refrigerator. The idea was dropped due to a fear that children would imitate the movie and lock themselves in refrigerators

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George Lucas, who conceived of the name Darth Vader, described it as a variant of the phrase "Dark Father"

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Contrary to popular belief, the line "Beam me up, Scotty" is never said in the Star Trek series or films

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James Doohan, who played Scotty, was a war hero who stormed Juno beaches during WWII. He lost the middle finger on his right hand during his service

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Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura faced so much discrimination due to her role that she considered leaving the show. Martin Luther King Jr convinced her to stay

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O.J. Simpson was considered for the role of the Terminator, but producers felt O.J. was too nice to depict a cold blooded killer

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The actor who played Jesus in the Passion of the Christ was struck by lightning during filming

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The text of green bands of code in "The Matrix" is Japanese sushi recipes

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Frank Sinatra was offered the lead role in "Die Hard"

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The final setting of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" is a real place. It's a sandstone temple in Petra, Jordan called "Al Khazneh" which dates back to the first century AD

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In the Stephen King novella for The Shawshank Redemption, Morgan Freeman’s character Red is described as a white Irishman. Red sarcastically jokes, "Maybe it’s cause I’m Irish" as a nod to the change