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When he decided to tackle his initial director's cut of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg was forced to make a compromise he'd later regret.
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Heathers was considered pretty edgy and subversive in its time, although its original ending was a bridge too far for just about every studio in Hollywood.
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This revered Western didn't tone down its violence or romanticize the Old West at all, neither of which sat well with the notoriously conservative John Wayne.
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James Cameron was one of several big-name directors in contention to make Jurassic Park, but it's probably for the better that his pitch didn't win out.
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Brian De Palma initially had a different star in mind for his Carrie adaptation, so Sissy Spacek went full Method to land the lead in the '70s horror classic.
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There are lots of odd left-field incidental details to watch out for in this infamous '80s horror flick, including an appearance by James Earl Jones' father.
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Adrian Lyne’s erotic drama is a triple-hander for the ages, but star Robert Redford tried to talk his way out of the movie after the table read.
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Cameron Diaz had an unlikely breakthrough performance that turned her into a household name, but the role originally belonged to Anna Nicole Smith.
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Drew Barrymore insisted on crying for real in Scream's famous opening scene, so Wes Craven would remind her of a horrific true story to get the tears going.
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The Blair Witch Project is one of the scariest movies of all time, but we never actually see the titular witch. Here's what she apparently looks like.
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A stunt double for one of the most memorable actors in The Goonies had to pull double-duty to make sure that actor didn't get too rowdy.
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The Godfather films helped turn Francis Ford Coppola into one of the biggest filmmakers of all time, but he might not have made them without George Lucas.
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Four hijackers board a subway car and take the passengers hostage in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, one of the best heist movies ever.
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Every studio initially passed on Rob Reiner's Stand By Me, but the film, based on a Stephen King short story, eventually became a full-blown classic anyway.
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This animated '70s film is a psychedelic arthouse trip that pushed its experimental style too far, flopping at the box office and dooming the studio behind it.
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Telling stories about ghosts and monsters in the winter is a tradition that dates back centuries. It also gave rise to this scary UK TV tradition in the '70s.
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Mackenzie Astin, son of Addams Family star John Astin, signed on to star in a terrible movie before his father had a chance to talk him out of it.
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Kevin Costner's notorious action-adventure movie Waterworld might've been less tumultuous (and costly) to make if Costner had heeded Steven Spielberg's warning.
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Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins made a legendary duo in The Silence of the Lambs, but the pair seldom spoke on set. Here's why.
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Oddly enough, Francis Ford Coppola and James Cameron both worked on failed projects called Dark Angel (although they had nothing to do with each other).
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Horror movies have rarely been recognized at the Oscars, but these seven films defied the odds to score a Best Picture nod (with one of them even winning).
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Method acting has gotten a bad name from people who don't seem to understand what it means, and that bugs Daniel Day-Lewis.
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Michelle Pfeiffer was relatively unknown when she auditioned for Scarface, and she thinks accidentally injuring star Al Pacino got her the part.
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Of all of Ernie Hudson's many roles over his long career, his personal favorite might seem like a big surprise to some people.
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Creative tension can be quite explosive, but few have come to blows quite like the set of this classic Burt Reynolds thriller.
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Before he started making cameos in nearly every Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Stan Lee appeared in this horror-thriller-comedy from a B-movie legend.
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Michael Rooker might be known for his collaborations with James Gunn now, but the Marvel star's breakthrough role helped establish the NC-17 rating.
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