Movies & TV Facts for Kids
Behind-the-scenes facts from film and TV
Steven Spielberg chose to film 'Schindler's List' (1993) in black and white to make it feel like a historical document rather than a Hollywood movie. The only color in most of the film is the little girl's red coat, which Spielberg added to represent innocence.
The real Pocahontas was only about 11 or 12 years old when she met John Smith, making the romance in Disney's 1995 film a significant historical change. The real Pocahontas later converted to Christianity and traveled to England.
'Wreck-It Ralph' (2012) features cameos from over 180 real video game characters from dozens of different game companies. Disney had to negotiate with every single company for permission to use each character.
The black hole shown in 'Interstellar' (2014) was the most scientifically accurate visualization ever put in a film at the time. Director Christopher Nolan worked with Nobel Prize-winning physicist Kip Thorne, and the rendering process produced a scientific paper.
Both 'Bambi' and 'Casablanca' were released in 1942. While 'Bambi' was a gentle animated film about a deer, 'Casablanca' was a wartime drama — yet both are now considered timeless cinema classics.
In the movie 'Groundhog Day' (1993), the exact number of times Bill Murray relives the same day is never stated. Director Harold Ramis estimated in interviews that it could be anywhere from 10 years to 10,000 years.
In the animated film 'Bolt' (2008), the main dog character was designed after a white German Shepherd, but the breed was slightly altered to make it look more friendly and less intimidating to young audiences.
The spinning top at the end of 'Inception' (2010) is one of the most discussed movie endings ever. Director Christopher Nolan has intentionally never revealed whether it falls or not, saying the ambiguity is the whole point of the film.
Mulan from Disney's 1998 film was considered a groundbreaking heroine because she saved China through her own intelligence and bravery, not through love. She was the first Disney lead whose main goal was not romance-related.
The famous floating feather at the beginning and end of 'Forrest Gump' (1994) was completely computer-generated. It was one of the earliest examples of CGI being used for something as simple and delicate as a feather.