What movie inspired Alien (1979)?
It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) inspired the movie Alien (1979).
Both movies were about a spaceship with an alien stowaway.
No, the films of silent film director John Waters were not anything like those of his present-day namesake. Silent film director John Waters was responsible for formula Westerns like Nevada (1927), starring Gary Cooper and Thelma Todd. Present-day cult movie director John Waters is responsible for offbeat works like Pink Flamingos (1972) and Hairspray (1988).
Richard Gere hired Julia Roberts for three thousand dollars a week, cash in Pretty Woman.
No, the Atlanta Civil War scenes were not shot on location. Atlanta was built on the MGM studio back lot. Many of the burning buildings were recycled from movies like King Kong (1933), Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936), and The Garden of Allah (1936).
Five Dirty Harry movies have been made: Dirty Harry (1971), Magnum Force (1973), The Enforcer (1976), Sudden Impact (1983), and The Dead Pool (1988).
Clint Eastwood’s first screen appearance was as a lab assistant in Revenge of the Creature (1955). His second appearance was as “Jonesy” in Francis in the Navy (1955).
Jean Harlow said “Do you mind if I slip into something more comfortable?” in Hell’s Angels (1930).