Paying Pulp
The movie’s legacy lives on, and all based on an $8 million dollar budget. John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson probably contributed to the high grossing. It won an Oscar for best original screenplay.
Low Budget Movies That Later Became Massive Blockbusters
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The More You Know
- The code in "The Matrix" comes from sushi recipes.
- Stanley Kubrick had all the sets and models from the filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey destroyed to prevent a sequel from being made.
- Some of the velociraptor noises in "Jurassic Park" are actually tortoises mating.
- While Titanic holds the record for consecutive weeks at the top spot (15), E.T. beats it by one in total weeks at Number One.
Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.