Low Cost, High Reward
The movie only cost about $1 million to make. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won three including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. Not bad!
Low Budget Movies That Later Became Massive Blockbusters
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The More You Know
- Charles Bronson, Britain's most violent prisoner, actually shaved his trademark mustache off so Tom Hardy could wear it during the filming of "Bronson", which was based on his life in prison.
- Each frame of the CGI scenes in James Cameron’s, Avatar (1/24 of a second) took an average of 47 hours to render.
- The mask used in Halloween is a modified Star Trek William Shatner mask.
- Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie, which is why they’re called “trailers.”
Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.