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

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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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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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Francis Ford Coppola was nearly fired during the filming of the Godfather because it was more dramatic and less violent than previous gangster movies. His job was reportedly saved when studio execs saw the scene in which Michael kills Sollozzo

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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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The horse head from the infamous scene in the Godfather was real. It was obtained from a local dog food factory

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Half of Neo's dialog in The Matrix is questions

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The Word "Ewok" Was Never Once Said in Star Wars

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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