Movie Facts Thursday!

Every Thursday, I've decided to post 10 interesting facts about films! So, check in at least every Thursday to see what the new trivia is.


PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
1)The names of the three main characters are all linked to birds. Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth Swann and William Turner, who was a famous ornithologist.

2)Johnny Depp improvised Jack Sparrow's catch phrase, "Savvy?"

3)Opposite of most Disney rides, the film was based on the ride, not vise versa.


THE LION KING
4)The line, "What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula?" was improvised by Nathan Lane (Timon)

5)Scar's name before he got the scar was Taka.

6)The main plot of this film is based on William Shakespear's "Hamlet."


THE WIZARD OF OZ:
7)Judy Garland had to wear a painful corset-style device around her torso so that she would appear younger and flat-chested.

8The costume Bert Lahr (The Cowardly Lion) wore weighed 90 pounds.

9)The much quoted line "Fly my pretties, fly!" doesn't actually appear in the movie. The Wicked Witch of the West actually says, "Fly, fly, fly."

10)The horses in Emerald City palace were colored with Jell-O crystals. The relevant scenes had to be shot quickly, before the horses started to lick it off.