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20th Century Fox films

  • Aliens (film)Aliens opens with a woman who has been asleep for 57 years. James Cameron's 1986 film sends Ellen Ripley back to danger.
  • Alien (film)In the 1979 film Alien, the chestburster scene was shot in one take.
  • Star Wars (film)George Lucas forgot Star Wars was opening the day it came out. That night, he saw crowds lined up outside a theater.
  • Star Wars original trilogyGeorge Lucas could not get the rights to Flash Gordon, so he built his own space universe. That choice led to Star Wars.
  • Return of the JediReturn of the Jedi was briefly renamed Revenge of the Jedi. Lucas reverted it after posters were printed.
  • The Day the Earth Stood StillIn The Day the Earth Stood Still, a soldier shoots the alien before he finishes saying he comes in peace.
  • Star Wars prequel trilogyTwo Jedi Knights stumble upon a nine-year-old slave boy, Anakin Skywalker, on Tatooine.
  • Fight ClubFight Club hid its twist by never filming Tyler Durden in two-shots with groups of people.
  • The Empire Strikes BackOn the set of The Empire Strikes Back, the actor playing Vader was given a fake line.
  • Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceA sudden sandstorm wrecked the Tunisian set of The Phantom Menace. The shoot still left Tunisia on schedule.
  • Avatar (2009 film)Avatar, the 2009 science fiction film from director James Cameron, began with a dream he had when he was 19 years old. In the dream, he saw a bioluminescent forest. Its trees were made of fiber-optic strands, fan lizards moved through the…
  • Titanic (1997 film)Rather than cut Titanic, James Cameron gave up his $8 million director's salary.
  • Highlander (film)The 1986 film Highlander began as a UCLA student's class assignment. Gregory Widen sold the script for US$200,000.
  • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the ClonesAttack of the Clones was the first Star Wars film not to be its year's top earner. It grossed $653.8 million worldwide.
  • The Name of the Rose (film)In the 1986 film The Name of the Rose, an old monk poisons a book about comedy to stop laughter from teaching.
  • The Devil Wears Prada (film)The Devil Wears Prada, a 2006 American comedy-drama directed by David Frankel, has a famous villain who made her entrance in a whisper. At a table read in New York, Meryl Streep spoke Miranda Priestly's first line so softly that the whole…
  • The Day After TomorrowTo wreck New York in The Day After Tomorrow, artists built a 13-block digital model of Manhattan.
  • Star Wars sequel trilogyGeorge Lucas said in 2008 there would be no Star Wars Episodes VII through IX. Three more films still followed.
  • Lincoln (film)In the film Lincoln, agents offer federal jobs to win votes to end slavery. The amendment passed by two votes.
  • All This and World War IISusan Winslow, a 24-year-old researcher, was promoted to direct the 1976 film All This and World War II.
  • Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)Arnold Schwarzenegger trained for 18 months before filming Conan the Barbarian. He dropped from 240 to 210 pounds.
  • Alita: Battle AngelAlita: Battle Angel began as a website address registered around June 2000. The film did not arrive until 2019.
  • The Great SilenceThe Great Silence, a 1968 snow Western, has a mute hero because its star spoke no English.
  • Give My Regards to Broad Street (film)In the 1984 film Give My Regards to Broad Street, the missing tapes were on a station bench.

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