Urban Legends

List creator: ARobinson Created on: May 2, 2004 - 3:02 PM PDT Description: All movies with urban legends about them, not movies based on urban legends. (Snopes unless linked.)

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	Babe (1995)
One of the pigs was eaten at the conclusion of filming.
	Back to the Future: The Complete Trilogy (Part II) (1985)
The 1989 film correctly predicted the outcome of the 1997 World Series./The hoverboards used in the movie were real.
	Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Beast sports a tattoo.
	Ben-Hur (Collector's Edition) (Disc 1 of 2) (1959)
A stuntman was killed during the filming of the chariot race scene.
	The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The film is based on documentary footage shot by three student filmmakers who mysteriously disappeared.
	Casablanca (1942)
	Casablanca (Special Edition) (1942)
	Casablanca (Special Edition) (Bonus Disc) (1942)
Ronald Reagan was the actor originally selected to play the role of Rick Blaine.
	The Crow (1994)
	The Crow (Bonus Disc) (1994)
The scene in which Brandon Lee was fatally wounded was left in the final cut.
	The Deer Hunter (1978)
Showings have inspired Russian Roulette suicides.
	Doctor Zhivago (1965)
A stuntwoman's legs were amputated when she fell under a train.
	Fargo (Special Edition) (1996)
	Fargo (1996)
The movie was based on a true story./Japanese woman dies in Minnesota while engaged in a search for money buried by a fictional character from the film.
	For Your Eyes Only (1981)
One of the women in the film used to be a guy.
	Goldfinger (1964)
An actress died from asphyxiation after being covered with gold paint.
	How the West Was Won (1962)
A stunt man was killed during the filming of a fight scene.
	It Happened One Night (1934)			Not Rated
Clark Gable's bare-chested appearance in the 1934 film led to a dramatic decline in undershirt sales.
	Key Largo (1948)			Not Rated
A character in the 1948 film makes a prescient comment about Florida politicians.
	King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
The Japanese and American versions had different endings.
	The Lion King (1994)
Letters spelling the word S-E-X are formed by a cloud of dust.
	The Madness of King George (1994)
The distributors of The Madness of George III changed its title to The Madness of King George because they were afraid Americans would think it was the third installment of a Madness of George film series.
	The Man Without a Face (1993)
Mel Gibson: A Real Life 'Man Without a Face'?
	My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Marisa Tomei won an Academy Award because presenter Jack Palance announced the wrong name.
	A Night in Casablanca (1946)			Not Rated
Warner Bros. threatened to sue the Marx Brothers over their use of the word Casablanca in the film title.
	Peter Pan (1953)
Marilyn Monroe was the model for Tinker Bell.
	Poltergeist (1982)
A number of unusual deaths have occurred to the cast of the Poltergeist trilogy of films.
	Pulp Fiction (1994)
	Pulp Fiction (Bonus Disc) (1994)
The mysterious briefcase contained Marsellus' soul.
	Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
A case of the trots led to one of the film's most memorable scenes.
	Snuff (1974)			Not Rated
Snuff films exist./Snuff was the name of a real snuff film.
	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The personalities of the dwarf characters represent the seven stages of cocaine addiction.
	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Ultimate Edition) (1974)
Based on a true story.
	Twister (1996)
A tornado ripped through a drive-in while Twister was playing on the screen.
	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
HAL wordplay on IBM.
	Three Men and a Baby (1987)
The ghostly image of a dead boy appears in a window.
	The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Special Edition) (1939)
Munchkin's suicide was captured on film./Buddy Ebsen was originally slated to play the Tin Woodman./Second-hand costume piece was later discovered to have been owned by L. Frank Baum./Syncing up with Dark Side of the Moon.
	Young Frankenstein (1974)
The reaction of horses to housekeeper Frau Blucher's name is a subtle in-joke.
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Mischievous animators drew Jessica Rabbit naked.