You Probably Missed These Glaring Mistakes in Your Favorite Films

Gladiator

Russell Crowe's character is nicknamed "The Spaniard," but this word didn't even exist until centuries after the movie was said to take place. "Spaniard" is derived from the French "Espaignart," adopted into Middle English around the 1500s. Gladiator is set in the year 180 a.d.

The Aviator

"I want ten chocolate chip cookies!" says Howard Hughes, played by Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator. "Medium chips. None too close to the outside." An interesting request, not only due to its specificity. The chocolate chip cookie wasn't introduced until 1930—two years after the film was set to take place.

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The More You Know

  • The skeletons in "Poltergeist" are not props. They are real human skeletons.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger practiced with guns every day for a month to prepare for The Terminator.
  • Paul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver in five days. It is rumoured he had a loaded gun by his desk for “inspiration and motivation”.
  • Will Smith wanted to adopt the German Shepherd in I Am Legend.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.