{"id":1921,"date":"2011-12-10T20:30:41","date_gmt":"2011-12-11T04:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=1921"},"modified":"2011-12-10T20:30:41","modified_gmt":"2011-12-11T04:30:41","slug":"betcha-didnt-know-part-ii-more-film-factoids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=1921","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;t Know Part II: More Film Factoids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are more some more obscure facts about some of Hollywood&#8217;s biggest mucky mucks. Memorize them. Shout them out to passing vehicles. Write them down on pads of paper then mail them to your grandparents. Etch them into school table tops and write them on bathroom stall walls. Or take them to your grave. I guess it really doesn&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n<p>For more of this good time action,check\u00a0out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/betcha-didnt-know\/\">part I <\/a>of the series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>George Clooney<\/strong>&#8211; Has producer \u00a0credits on the Mark Whalberg in a wig fiasco \u201cRock Star,\u201d Chris Nolan&#8217;s \u201cInsomnia,\u201d \u201cFar from Heaven,\u201d \u201cThe Jacket,\u201d and Richard Linklater&#8217;s druggie cartoon \u00a0\u201cA Scanner Darkly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oliver Stone<\/strong>&#8211; Before Mr. Stone found\u00a0success\u00a0as a director he \u00a0wrote the scripts for \u201cConan the Barbarian\u201d \u201cScarface\u201d \u201cMidnight Express\u201d. \u00a0He also produced the Jamie Lee Curtis cop flick \u201cBlue Steel,\u201d \u201cReversal of Fortune\u201d and \u201cThe People vs. Larry Flynt\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/a22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1923\" title=\"a2\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/a22-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski- <\/strong>made a name for themselves as screenwriters with the horrible\u00a0\u201cProblem Child\u201d before becoming cinematic\u00a0biographers\u00a0and penning \u201cEd Wood\u201d \u201cThe People vs. Larry Flynt\u201d \u201cMan on the Moon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Flinstones\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Had a rocky journey to the big screen. 32 writers worked on the script before one frame was shot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/a41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1924\" title=\"a4\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/a41-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett<\/strong> were to star in Darren Aronofsky\u2019s \u201cThe Fountain&#8221;. Brad even grew a beard before dropping out. The roles ultimately \u00a0went to \u00a0Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weiss.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out <strong>Bob Clark&#8217;s<\/strong> eclectic filmography- The classic \u201cA Christmas Story,\u201d the not so classic \u201cBaby Geniuses 1 and 2,\u201d the\u00a0Sylvester\u00a0Stallone and Dolly Parton semi-musical \u201cRhinestone\u201d \u201cPorky\u2019s 1 and 2\u201d the influential 70s horror flicks\u201cBlack Christmas\u201d and \u201cChildren Shouldn\u2019t Play with Dead Things\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stuart Gordon<\/strong>&#8211; The director of the cult horror classic\u201cRe-Animator\u201d also wrote the first treatment for \u201cHoney, I Shrunk the Kids\u201d \u00a0and is also given writer credit on the pilot episode for \u201cE\/R\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cA Knight\u2019s Tale\u201d was called \u201cRock You!\u201d in Japan.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/a53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1925 alignright\" title=\"a5\" alt=\"Charles Martin Smith\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/a53-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charles Martin Smith<\/strong> from \u201cAmerican Graffiti\u201d directed \u201cAir Bud\u201d and \u201cA Dolphin\u2019s Tale\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Funnymen\u00a0<strong>Nat Faxon and Jim Rash<\/strong>, who are know for their comedic roles (Faxon in &#8220;Beerfest&#8221; and Rash is on &#8220;Community&#8221;) co-wrote \u201cThe Descendents\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Hamill<\/strong> aka Luke Skywalker is one of the most prolific voice over actors in Hollywood. His credits include The Joker on numerous animated Batman projects, and various characters on \u201cAdventure Time,\u201d \u201cAvatar: The Last Airbender\u201d and \u201cMetalocalypse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Michael Glaser<\/strong>: The original Starsky from the television series \u201cStarsky and Hutch\u201d directed Arnold Schwarzenegger in \u201cThe Running Man\u201d as well as the Kevin Bacon basketball comedy, \u201cThe Air Up There\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Francis Ford Coppola<\/strong> executive produced Tim Burton\u2019s \u201cSleepy Hollow\u201d and both \u201cJeepers Creepers\u201d movies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Danny DeVito<\/strong>\u00a0has producer credits on \u201cPulp Fiction,\u201d \u201cMan on the Moon,\u201d Reality Bites\u201d and \u201cErin Brockovich\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/a7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1927\" title=\"a7\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/a7-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are more some more obscure facts about some of Hollywood&#8217;s biggest mucky mucks. Memorize them. Shout them out to passing vehicles. Write them down on pads of paper then mail them to your grandparents. Etch them into school table tops and write them on bathroom stall walls. Or take them to your grave. 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