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Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis has <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/bruce-willis-movie-details/jonathan-kantor" target="_blank">defined multiple decades of American cinema</a>.&nbsp;In the &#39;80s, he was <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/die-hard-behind-the-scenes/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">John McClane in&nbsp;Die Hard</a>.&nbsp;In the &#39;90s, he was Butch Coolidge&nbsp;in&nbsp;Pulp Fiction&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sixth-sense-behind-the-scenes/tracey-graham" target="_blank">Malcolm Crowe in&nbsp;The Sixth Sense</a>.&nbsp;In the 2000s, he was David Dunn in Unbreakable. In the 2010s, he was&nbsp;Old Joe&nbsp;in Looper. He&#39;s had his fair share of TV success, too.

Interesting facts&nbsp;and stories we never knew about Bruce Willis show that&nbsp;his off-screen life is just as interesting as any of his on-screen characters or plotlines.

Facts About Bruce Willis That Surprised Us

Facts We Just Learned About Bruce Willis That Surprised Us

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Weird History

Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, we know of the wide variety of subjects the FBI keeps files on. Along with the obvious <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/serial-killer-history-capture/melissa-sartore">serial killers</a>, terrorists, and embezzlers, the FBI investigates actors, musicians, athletes, comedians, cartoonists, and even a fast food “colonel.” The reasons for said federal surveillance range from the subject receiving death threats to having communist sympathies to possessing giant collections of adult material.&nbsp;See which famous people were connected to which FBI investigations, and let us know which are the most surprising.

People We're Surprised The FBI Kept A File On And Why

People We're Surprised The FBI Kept Files On - And Why

Reddit

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/why-himym-is-better-than-friends/mariel-loveland">How I Met Your Mother</a>'s Barney Stinson is one of the most stylish characters in TV history. Predictably, a lot of time, effort, and ingenuity went into his wardrobe - as it did for the costumes of the other eclectic characters. The same care was devoted to props, of which <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/how-i-met-your-mother-fan-theories/cehudspeth">HIMYM</a>&nbsp;has plenty.Here are prop and wardrobe secrets from this impeccably designed sitcom.

Prop And Wardrobe Secrets From 'How I Met Your Mother'

Comedy TV

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/how-i-met-your-mother-foreshadowing/jonathan-kantor">How I Met Your Mother</a> is celebrated for its heart, humor, and narrative structure. The series is a story that the main character Ted, in the year 2030, is telling his children about how he met their mother. Since the events that he's describing happened decades ago, Ted is an unreliable narrator who makes many continuity errors. Cop out? Some fans think so, which is why many of the following plot holes are blamed not on Ted but on HIMYM's writers. What happened to Stella? What about Barney's brother? Vote up the biggest plot holes fans found in the hit series.&nbsp;

Fan Noticed Plot Holes In 'How I Met Your Mother'

Plot Holes In 'How I Met Your Mother' Fans Somehow Noticed

Watchworthy

Watchworthy - What to Watch, According to Votes

When comic books are adapted to television and film, it's exciting to see your favorite panels come to life. However, comics can get away with a lot more than television shows. This is especially true for independent publishers, but DC and Marvel have&nbsp;some pretty graphic series as well. Although networks like AMC and streaming platforms like Prime Video can depict a lot of comic book violence and themes, they have to leave&nbsp;the more extreme examples&nbsp;alone.Here are many such <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/disturbing-moments-walking-dead/julian-hoffman">comic book moments</a> - those that were too disturbing for TV.&nbsp;

Disturbing Comic Book Moments The TV Shows Wouldn't Dare Show Us

Disturbing Comic Book Moments That The TV Shows Wouldn't Dare Show Us

Villains

Perhaps the best way to complicate one&#39;s view of a notorious historical figure is to learn about their personal tastes. Even a person that you, and much of the public, may absolutely despise will have had interests that overlap with your own. Look no further than movies for some prime examples. Love&nbsp;Star Wars? So did a famous serial killer.&nbsp;The Godfather? You&#39;re in company with an Iraqi dictator. What about James Bond films? An infamous drug lord and a North Korean supreme leader were big fans -&nbsp;one even owned a box set. Have some warm nostalgia for cartoons like Tom and Jerry? A <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/bizarre-obsessions-of-dangerous-dictators/mike-rothschild" target="_blank">Ugandan despot couldn&#39;t get enough</a> of that rascally cat and mouse.

The more <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-cruel-rulers-in-history/michael-anderson" target="_blank">ruthless the figure</a> and wholesome the film, the more shocking the connection. Although you may be tempted to dive into the psychology of each incongruous choice, just know people are people - even the worst ones require good entertainment.

Favorite Movies Of Notorious Historical Figures

Favorite Movies Of The Most Notorious Figures In History

Film Trivia

Film is a relatively new medium that people are still getting used to. Just when <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-but-true-old-hollywood-facts/gordon-cameron">you thought you'd seen everything</a>, The Birth of a Nation comes along, then The Jazz Singer, then The Exorcist, then, um, Barbie.&nbsp;The reactions to all those movies, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/barbie-movie-behind-the-scenes/lauren-glen">including Barbie</a>, have been extreme and have come from people trying to process a rapidly changing reflection of a rapidly changing world. Vomiting, rioting, and country-wide bans all fall under that umbrella. Check out which movies caused which extreme reactions.

Times When Audiences Reacted Strangely To Movies

The Most Extreme Reactions To Movies In History

Behind The Scenes

It's a safe bet that much of the drama on TV show sets can be categorized as “petty.” Unlike doctors, police officers, soldiers, etc., TV cast and crew members do not work with high enough stakes to warrant <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/behind-the-scenes-drama-tv-shows/lisa-waugh">solemn retellings of their day-to-day activities.</a> Sure, serious misconduct can - and does - occur in TV land, but most drama you'll hear on-set will be subtle and absurd. Understated absurdity makes for some of the funniest stories, though, especially if they involve celebrities and shows we grew up with.Here are a few instances of petty but notable drama that happened on the sets of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/nostalgic-tv-dont-stream-but-should/melissa-sartore?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">nostalgic TV shows</a>.

Petty Drama On The Set Of Our Favorite Nostalgic TV Shows

Belief is fluid. That's not a bastardized Bruce Lee quote, nor does it refer to a mythical river or rogue wave (which we'll get to later); it means that <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/amazing-animals-scientists-didnt-believe-were-real/eric-vega">what people believe is in constant flux.</a> The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/crazy-people-proven-right-all-along/will-morgan-1">history of belief </a>affirms that statement.&nbsp;For centuries, ordinary people thought the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/historical-figures-crazy-proven-right-all-along/emily-mast">sun revolved around Earth</a>, disease was caused by demons, and a hole in the head could cure most ailments. Although it may seem like our ancestors were more gullible, they didn't buy many of the phenomena that we now accept as fact.&nbsp;Note: many quotes are translated from their original languages.

Real Things People Used To Think Were Fake

12 Very Real Things People Used To Think Were Fake

War TV & Film

War movie actors and camaraderie go hand in hand. Actors get pretty close to one another (physically and emotionally) while contending with the elements of a rugged outdoor set. Compare this to actors hitting their marks in a&nbsp;cushy soundstage on a Hollywood lot. However, that closeness does not always produce positive results. Some of the biggest conflicts in filmmaking history developed on war movie sets.

The following are both positive and negative stories involving notable war movie actors, as told by their co-stars.&nbsp;&nbsp;

What Actors In War Movies Were Really Like, According To Their Co-Stars

It's hard to disturb jaded moviegoers without using <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/goriest-non-horror-movie-scenes/jacob-shelton">blood and gore</a>. Thus, we're centering on disturbing movie scenes that elicit <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movie-scenes/erin-maxwell">shock, fear, or sadness</a> with non-violence.We know violence can be subjective, but the kind we're talking about is standard movie fare: punches, slaps, kicks, bites, stabbings, gunshots, bombings, and the like. You shouldn't find any such attacks in the following hard-to-watch movie scenes, yet they're still seared into our minds, effectively haunting without needing graphic elements.WARNING: some list items contain spoilers.

18 Most Disturbing Movie Scenes Without Any Violence

18 Disturbing Movie Scenes That Don't Actually Contain Violence

Performances

A not-so-great movie can be redeemed - at least slightly - by a great cameo. All a cameo needs to be great is a respected celebrity and a little bit of creativity. That magical mixture has somewhat saved the reputations of Anchorman 2, EuroTrip, Get Smart, A Million <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/a-million-ways-to-in-the-west-movie-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Ways to Die in the West</a>, <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/full-cast-of-men-in-black-ii-actors-and-actresses/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Men in Black II</a>, and many other movies.Check out these and several other films that are lacking in many departments, but not cameos!

Great Cameos In Not-So-Great Movies

Historical Figures

Imagine a stranger trying to capture your entire life&nbsp;in a two-hour biopic with a cast and crew you&#39;ve never met, and using fame and money as motivation&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/bad-things-omitted-from-biopics/evan-lambert" target="_blank">rather than accuracy</a>. How well do you think it would turn out? Exactly.

Although there are exceptions, most people - and the families and friends of said people - have gripes with the films that portray them. For some, the grievances are minor. For others, they are serious, with one movie called downright &quot;repulsive for its untruthfulness.&quot;

The following <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/people-who-should-have-biopics/matthewcoleweiss" target="_blank">biopic subjects</a> (and the people who know them best)&nbsp;are diversely opinionated, but what they have in common is a dislike for some aspect of said films. Enjoy their complaints in their own words.

People Talk About Why They Didn't Like Their Biopics

Animals are unpredictable. Movie production is unpredictable. Combine the two and you have hilarity, disaster, or a mixture of both.But it's not only animals and filmmakers that run wild on set. Animal protection agents often join the chaos. Below is a collection of the wildest clashes between creatures on features.Correction (08/08/2023): Changed the Kodiak bear from “carnivoric” to “omnivorous.”

The Wildest Animal-Related Incidents On Movies

Plot Twists

A TV show needs so much conflict to sustain itself season after season that <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/lovers-who-betrayed-the-hero-movies/alex-kirschenbaum">backstabbing</a> is often necessary. An <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/shocking-movie-rat-reveals/thomas-west">effective betrayal</a> can satisfy viewers for many episodes, as it will have plenty of lead-up and plenty of fallout. Conversely, some betrayers get redemption arcs that can last until the end of their respective series.The following backstabs were so powerful that their effects linger after their series - we still think about them. Help us relive the most shocking TV betrayals.

TV Characters Whose Betrayals We Didn't See Coming

12 Backstabs In TV Shows We Didn't See Coming

Total Nerd

Not everyone gets famous from superhero movies. In fact, before the MCU made stars of the dust on unread resumes, superhero movies <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/actors-you-forgot-sports-movies/sean-migalla">were the bins where the dust was deposited</a>. Superheroes used to be played by the likes of Thomas Jane, Brandon Routh, Michael Jai White, Ioan Gruffudd, Ray Stevenson, and Matt Salinger. There still were big names, of course, but many used to be big or had yet to become big. As such, those pre-MCU and DCEU supe-bins are littered with roles <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/actors-you-forgot-on-1990s-tv-shows/griffin-peters">we forgot were played by famous actors</a>. Here are some of the most shocking examples.

Actors You Forgot Were In Superhero Movies

15 Actors You May Have Forgot Were In Superhero Movies

Nearly all cartoon villains are funny. Why? Cartoons are usually made for children, and most children can&#39;t handle irredeemable villains. You can&#39;t have Hannibal Lecter in a children&#39;s show, but you can have a villain with nebulous plans of world domination and slapstick ways of achieving that goal, all the while cracking jokes to remind young viewers that they&#39;re not entirely bad. You&#39;re supposed to laugh at them rather than hate them.

In that spirit, laugh at 14 times&nbsp;when evil cartoon villains were undeniably funny.

15 Times Evil Cartoon Villains Were Undeniably Funny

Tolkien Universe

A brand-new Tolkien work,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Middle-earth-J-R-Tolkien/dp/0358454603" target="_blank">The Nature of Middle-earth</a>, just dropped - and dropped knowledge about life in that amazing fantasy world. This collection of previously unreleased Tolkien writing focuses on the logistics of Middle-earth - the stuff going on behind the scenes of The Hobbit&nbsp;and&nbsp;The&nbsp;Lord of the Rings. Many of the following <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-facts/jonathan-kantor" target="_blank">Middle-earth</a> life facts are from that book, while the rest are sourced from other Tolkien works. Whether you&#39;re a fan of the books or movies or both, these facts are bound to surprise you.

Things You Didn't Know About Life In Middle-Earth

Things You Didn't Know About Life In Middle-earth

Wild Facts

Every existing ancient statue is an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/well-worn-statues-over-the-years/jgu">extreme survivor</a>. They've all been ravaged to some degree by time and circumstances ranging from the fall of empires to terrorist attacks to world wars. If they could talk, they'd have some fascinating stories to tell.&nbsp;At least they have us to speak for them, but we can only extract tiny pieces of the experience carved into their stone. Here are a few of the best fragments. (Note: We've used “ancient" to mean any statue 500 years old and older, which is different from historians' view of ancient history as having ended in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/ancient-historian#:~:text=Ancient%20means%20belonging%20to%20the,end%20of%20the%20Roman%20Empire.">roughly the 5th century CE</a>.)

Facts About Ancient Statues That Are Rock Solid

12 Facts About Ancient Statues That Are Rock Solid

Culture

On June 1, 2008, a fire destroyed over three acres of backlot&nbsp;at Universal Studios Hollywood. A worker had been using a blowtorch for a construction project and left before the shingles had cooled. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/us/01cnd-fire.html" target="_blank">40,000 to 50,000</a> archived film and television works, including Knocked Up&nbsp;and The Office,&nbsp;were reported to be&nbsp;destroyed. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html" target="_blank">A 2019 expose</a>&nbsp;revealed that an additional 118,000 to 175,000 audio master tapes were lost, some from beloved artists like Bryan Adams, Elton John, and Nirvana. The silver lining was that copies had been made of most, if not all, of the destroyed art. Virtually every important physical work has numerous digital copies.&nbsp;

However, this has not always been the case. Many pre-digital age pieces <a href="https://theculturetrip.com/europe/articles/the-10-most-wanted-missing-paintings-in-the-world/" target="_blank">have been lost forever</a>, whether from negligence, self-sabotage, persecution, or <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/regular-people-who-ruined-art/rebecca-shortall" target="_blank">clumsy spectators</a>. It turns out that&nbsp;many works of art that are now world-famous were nearly lost, as well. Perhaps the last of these close calls occurred in 1998, at the dawn of the digital revolution, when the sequel to a technologically brilliant film was erased due to technological ignorance. This work, and its lucky-to-exist predecessors, helped establish the norm that is constantly emphasized by teachers, bosses, and artists alike: Always have a backup!

Famous Works Of Art That Were Almost Lost Forever

12 Nearly Destroyed Works Of Art That Only Exist By Sheer Luck

DCEU

Although it may not have the same <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-non-stan-mcu-cameos/lina-lecaro">cameo-heavy reputation as&nbsp;the MCU</a>, the DC cinematic universe is filled with cameos from people across the entertainment industry and beyond. Rappers, politicians, writers, athletes, producers, a wrestler, a scientist, and even a bounty hunter have made fleeting appearances in DC flicks. And with The Flash now finally out in the world after years of delays, you can officially add “deceased actors who once played superheroes” to that list.Read all about these unique and celebrated cameos below.

The Best Cameos In DC Superhero Movies

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/products-originally-invented-for-something-else/melissa-sartore">Some products are so ubiquitous</a> that their names are taken for granted. Have you ever stopped and thought what “Pilates” means? What about “nachos”? Or even “saxophone”?&nbsp;It turns out that those products - and many others that are household and cultural staples - were named after their creators.

Things We Didn't Realize Were Named After The People Who Invented Them

12 Things We Didn't Realize Were Named After The People Who Invented Them

Entertainment

In a number of movies and TV shows, certain non-English dialogue is left untranslated - or mistranslated - as a joke that can be shared at the expense of English viewers. Sometimes the crew members are in on the joke; other times, they're the target, like when non-English-speaking actors go off script to vent about the production, assuming no one will care enough to translate or delete their “gibberish.” Usually, they're right.&nbsp;As Anglophilic Hollywood has gotten multilingual, more of these fourth-wall-breaking, language-subverting gags are coming to light, elevating marginalized voices along with the fine art of trolling.

Hidden Jokes in Foreign Dialogue Mocking English Viewers

Movies And Shows With Foreign Dialogue That Secretly Makes Fun Of English Viewers

The Karate Kid Franchise

How many&nbsp;Karate Kid stories can possibly unfold from the original project? Nobody could have predicted this low-budget martial arts drama would spawn three feature-length sequels, an animated TV series, a 2010 remake starring Jaden Smith&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jackie Chan, and a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-cobra-kai-episodes/ranker-tv" target="_blank">successful Netflix series</a>, thereby supplying&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/karate-kid-memes/anthony-barstow" target="_blank">each new generation</a> with a karate chop to the tear ducts.

But the best stories (especially Ralph Macchio stories)&nbsp;are to be found in the original, particularly those from behind the scenes. So many unique parts coalesced to make this movie amazing, defying the odds set by the film industry. Read ahead to learn how the magic happened.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Behind-The-Scenes Stories From ‘The Karate Kid’ 

Although many movies are based on real-life events, some actually caused real-life events. The following films <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/mistakes-that-changed-history/troybrownfield">changed history</a> in a variety of ways, from discovering a new animal species, to inspiring defections from a totalitarian nation, to reviving a racist organization.For those who doubt the power of film, may this list be proof.

Movies That Inspired Actual Events

Funny

The innocence of kid's shows paradoxically inspires some of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/toddler-shows-fan-theories/brian-gilmore">darkest fan theories</a>. Sinister subtext has been found in&nbsp;Rugrats,&nbsp;SpongeBob SquarePants,&nbsp;Teletubbies,&nbsp;Lizzie McGuire, Blue's Clues, Dexter's Laboratory, and most other childhood favorites. While we're aware of the risks involved with reading darkness into <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dark-arthur-cartoon-fan-theories/mariel-loveland">kid's shows</a>, we can't stop doing it. These are the most compelling dark theories we found about our childhood favorites.&nbsp;

Dark Fan Theories About Beloved Kid's Shows

Fan Theories

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/oscar-nominated-movies-with-plot-holes/ranker-film" target="_blank">Plot holes</a> are sometimes blessings in disguise. For every uncovered inconsistency, there&#39;s a writer despairing over how they missed it. But each plot hole opens a deeper hole of intrigue, expands&nbsp;the mythology, and adds a renewed&nbsp;interest in the movie. The bigger and more <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movie-plot-holes-fans-hate/anthony-barstow" target="_blank">beloved the movie</a>, the livelier the speculation. These are the best fan theories we could find that would answer some pretty big <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/major-movie-plot-holes/raelyn-giansanti?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">movie plot holes</a>. How many of them do you believe?

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