The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

Visiting the Real Newsroom

Director Alan J. Pakula wanted the actors to feel as authentic in their roles as possible so he had Hoffman and Redford visit the real newsroom where the scandal broke in the 1970s. They sat in the real desks the reporters used. The film tells one of the most important stories in both journalistic and political history and has been added to the National Film Registry due to its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance.

The More You Know

There’s a 20 year age gap between Sam Neill and Laura Dern in Jurassic Park, with Laura aged only 26 during filming.
Paul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver in five days. It is rumoured he had a loaded gun by his desk for “inspiration and motivation”.
Charles Darwin invented his own office armchair with wheels.
The director of Cannibal Holocaust had to prove in court that the actors were still alive and didn’t get killed during the movie.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.