Category: Playback Picks
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7 Facts About Child’s Play 2 That Make Chucky Even More Iconic
Released in 1990, Child’s Play 2 brought Chucky back for another round, with Alex Vincent returning as Andy Barclay and Brad Dourif once again providing the voice of the infamous Good Guy doll. Directed by John Lafia, the sequel expanded the world of the original with a new setting, new characters, and plenty of behind-the-scenes…
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10 Secrets Behind Eddie Murphy’s Nutty Professor Transformation
Eddie Murphy disappears so completely into Sherman Klump in The Nutty Professor (1996) that it is easy to forget how much work went into making the character possible. The transformation was not simply a costume and a few facial pieces. Makeup artist Rick Baker and his crew rebuilt Murphy’s appearance from his face down to…
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Unknown Facts About the 1970 Apollo 13 Space Launch
On April 11, 1970, three brave astronauts strapped themselves into a giant Saturn V rocket, preparing to embark on NASA’s third lunar landing mission. While millions of viewers remember the iconic 1995 blockbuster starring Tom Hanks, the real-life launch of Apollo 13 was an extraordinary historical event packed with unbelievable tension, sudden crew replacements, and…
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10 Secrets Behind The Birds’ Surprisingly Flirty Opening
Before The Birds (1963) becomes terrifying, it spends a surprising amount of time behaving like a romantic comedy. Melanie Daniels walks into a San Francisco pet shop, Mitch Brenner recognizes her, and instead of introducing himself, he decides to see how long she’ll pretend to know anything about birds. That whole stretch depends on Tippi…
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10 Details That Make Kindergarten Cop a 1990 School Time Capsule
Kindergarten Cop (1990) gets most of its comedy from dropping Arnold Schwarzenegger into a room where none of his usual tough-guy skills are useful. Kimble walks into class expecting a few questions and some basic discipline. Within minutes, the kids are wandering around, asking to leave, ignoring him, and generally proving that kindergarten is its…
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7 Bruce Lee Facts Before His Death at 32 in Dragon Story
Released in 1993, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story brought the thrilling life, triumphs, and internal battles of the martial arts legend to the big screen. Based on the memoirs written by his widow, Linda Lee Cadwell, the biographical film gave fans an intimate look into how a young boy from Hong Kong transformed into a…
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7 Things Jaws Had to Fake Before Digital Effects
Making Jaws (1974) in that decade meant there was no digital shark waiting to solve the production’s problems later. If Steven Spielberg wanted something in the frame, the crew usually had to build it, rig it, photograph something real, or find a clever way to suggest that it was there. That led to some wonderfully…