What are some of the strangest facts about famous movies?What are some of the strangest facts about famous movies?

Romeo and Juliet: Hair and make up artist Aldo Signoretti was kidnapped by gang members and held captive. The gang asked for $300 for Aldo’s return, and the film producers paid in order to save him. When the gang received the money, they threw Aldo out of a moving car, which broke his leg in the process, but he was saved.

The Lion King (1994): Disney was sued by a hyena biologist after the release of The Lion King (1994) for their negative portraya

Candyman: The bees used in Candyman were real, and Tony Todd recieved a $1,000 bonus for every sting he received, which wound up being a total of 23.

Call Me by Your Name: Timothée Chalamet wore an earpiece while shooting the fireplace scene so he could listen and react to the song that would be played in the actual movie.

The Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton, aka the Wicked Witch, suffered second-degree burns on her face and third-degree burns on her hand when a stunt went wrong in The Wizard of Oz.

Home Alone: In Home Alone, the prop department originally created a fake tarantula to put on Daniel Stern's face, but the director made them use a real one.

Elf: In Elf, Will Ferrell, Jon Favreau, and a single cameraman ran through New York on the final day of shooting and interacted with random people on the streets to film the "Buddy discovers New York" montage.