There are always weird little behind-the-scenes quirks about movies that not too many people realize. Directors and actors always have funny stories about the films they worked on, which add some levity or creepiness to the lore of some of your favorite pictures.

These weird movie facts are different. They focus on things that are actually in the movies that you might have never picked up on. It’s incredible what can pass us by, especially when we’ve watched some of these timeless classics over and over again.

Pierce Brosnan’s character in Mrs. Doubtfire is the villain of the film, but he isn’t actually a bad guy. He’s a successful man with a ton of patience, and even forgives Mrs. Doubtfire after she nearly kills him.

Only one person dies in Rambo: First Blood, and it was by accident.

In Pinocchio, a group of men kidnaps boys and somehow turns them into donkeys. Nothing is done about this, and there is no investigation into the matter. The effects never wear off either, because once Pinocchio is turned into a donkey, he keeps the ears and tail for the remainder of the movie.

The basic moral of the movie Grease is that you need to change who you are in order to get “the one that you want.”

In The Matrix, the human brain is supposed to be used as a powerful processor for the machines, not just as a power source. This explains why Neo is able to perform all the fantastical stunts he does in the films.

The villain (Zorg, pictured below) and the hero (Corbin Dallas) never actually interact in the movie, The Fifth Element. They never meet or even really know about each other.

The scene that is often mocked in Independence Day is where Jeff Goldblum’s character is able to hack into the alien ship simply by using his trusty Macbook. What people don’t realize is that there was a scene cut from the movie explaining why this was possible.

The scene in Star Wars where the ewoks tie up and intend to eat Han Solo and Luke Skywalker implies that this isn’t their first human barbecue. Yikes.

The genie in Aladdin totally scams the titular character. When Aladdin wishes that he was a prince, that means he should have land, a royal bloodline, and the whole nine yards. But when he is found out to not be a prince, all of his riches, clothes, and “royalty” vanish. He wished to be a prince, not just to look like one.

Ferris Bueller’s big gripe in his movie is that he doesn’t have a car. At the end of the movie, however, it is revealed that his mother had actually been saving to buy him one. Due to the mess he caused, the deal she was making in order to buy Ferris a car fell through. Ferris really shot himself in the foot, eh?

The story of 300 is told in a frame story by the Spartan that Leonidas turned away to motivate the last remaining soldiers guarding Plataea. The tale was a propaganda tale that was used to rile up the Spartan army.

The woman who voiced E.T. was a heavy smoker, and the film used her real voice in the final cut of the film.

When the curse is put on Beast, he is at the ripe old age of 11. So a witch put a curse on an 11-year-old for not letting her into his castle? Seems a bit unnecessary.

The boy in The Shining didn’t realize he was starring in a horror film until he saw it in theaters.

One of the two surrendering soldiers killed in Saving Private Ryan wasn’t a Nazi at all. His words translated into English state that he was actually a Czech prisoner and wasn’t fighting for the Nazi side.

When Tom Hanks’ character in Cast Away is on the island, no music is played. This was meant to provide a feeling of isolation.

(via izismile)

You’ll probably look at movies differently now that you know these movie facts. Keep an eye out for oddities like this the next time you hit the theaters.