The Cure for Insomnia (1987) is the longest movie ever made at a total running time of 85 hours (5,220 min). It premiered in its entirety at The School Of The Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois from January 31 to February 3, 1987, in one continuous showing.
The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson, is generally considered the first talking picture ever made. Jolson's prophetic opening line, "Wait a minute! Wait a minute! You ain't heard nothin' yet!" were the first words spoken on a widely distributed film by a movie actor.
After literally disarming the Black Knight, Arthur assumes the fight is over and kneels to offer a prayer of thanks. The Black Knight interrupts Arthur's prayer by kicking him in the side of the head and accusing him of cowardice. When Arthur points out the Black Knight's injuries, the Knight insists "It's just a flesh wound!"
The Incredibles received a PG rating for "action violence".
The cost of obtaining the rights to the soundtrack (approx. US$27,000) for Kevin Smith's Clerks outweighed the entire production costs for this film (approx. US$26,800) -- a first in motion picture history.
Jackie Chan makes a brief (uncredited) cameo appearance towards the end of Enter the Dragon in the big fight scene in the cave. Bruce Lee grabs his hair for a moment before breaking his neck.
Patrick Swayze had to personally convince Jennifer Grey to co-star with him in Dirty Dancing (1987) because she had disliked him so much while filming Red Dawn (1984).
Anthony Edwards, who plays goose, is the only actor who didn't vomit while in the fighter jets.
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 film about Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small racist town in Mississippi.
The snow wasn't the only asbestos-laden element of production: The Wicked Witch's broom was made of asbestos, as was the Scarecrow's entire outfit.
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