The Pop Culture Brain Podcast

M Night Shyamalan and Disney completely disagreed on how to sell Unbreakable, but you know what, I think the studio was right on this one. Unbreakable turns 25 years old this month, so here are 10 facts I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Disney’s meddling almost ruined Toy Story, leading to the nearly catastrophic Black Friday Incident. Toy Story turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

When it came to Home Alone, Warner Brothers made the biggest mistake in film history. Home Alone turns 35 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

The Colbert Report made Stephen Colbert a household name, but he didn’t think it was going to work at first, for 2 obvious reasons. The Colbert Report turns 20 years old this month, so here are 9 Facts I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Not a single book publisher wanted The Martian. A few years later, it made half a billion dollars at the box office. The Martian turns 10 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Meet the Parents went from a $35,000 indie to a billion dollar franchise. But Universal didn't want you to know that. Meet the Parents turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

MadTV was supposed to be an SNL killer. So what happened? https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links 8 facts about MadTV (Sources: Vulture, Deadline, Boston Herald, Variety, UPI, /Film, CBC, THR, Chicago Tribune, Time, CBS News, Washington Post, The Outline, Logo TV, Rolling Stone, RT, Screenrant, EW) #madtv #mad #sketchcomedy #comedy #tv

Mallrats was a box office disaster and Kevin Smith thought his career was over. But boy, did he get the last laugh. MALLRATS turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

It is literally a miracle Crazy Ex Girlfriend lasted as long as it did. Rachel Bloom’s Crazy Ex Girlfriend turned 10 years old this month, so here are 6 facts I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Believe it or not, Darren Aronofsky’s original idea for Requiem for a Dream would have made the movie even darker - and that’s really saying something. Requiem for a Dream turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

The Social Network almost starred Shia LaBeouf and Jonah Hill In two very prominent roles. The Social Network turns 15 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

People hated How I Met Your Mother's series finale, and it's all because of a decision the creators made seven years prior. How I Met Your Mother turns 20 years old this month. So here are some things I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

One of the stars of Supernatural once got in a Twitter war with P Diddy. And it just goes to show: Don’t mess with the Supernatural fandom. Supernatural turns 20 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Emma Stone dropped out of a Zach Snyder flop to star in Easy A — and that turned out very well for her. Easy A turns 15 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it . https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Almost Famous flopped at the box office and the studio was furious with the movie they had made, but 6 months later, Cameron Crowe proved everyone wrong. Almost Famous turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.

From its original script to its initial edit, people hated Seven. But David Fincher and Brad Pitt silenced all the haters. Seven turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Seven (1995)Sources: Uproxx; Yahoo; EW; Den of Geek; Cinefantastique; /Film; RottenTomatoes; THR; Daily Telegraph; The...

Warner Brothers buried Empire Records, but damn the man, it defied the odds. Empire Records turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Empire Records (1995)Sources: ABC News AU; McCarter Theater; RottenTomatoes, Box Office Mojo; BuzzFeed; Flavorwire; THe Guardian;The Numbers; Roger Ebert do...

Not a single studio wanted to make Remember the Titans, until a Bruce Willis movie did $500 million dollars at the box office. Remember the Titans turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Remember The Titans (2000)Sources: ESPN; Fandango; USA Today; The Score; Men’s Journal; Esquire; Shap...

You have no idea how they made The Mask. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksSources: LA Times; The Mask: The Collection, Dark Horse Comics; Comic Book Resources; The Hollywood News; Starlog; BlogCritics; Forbes; THR; Chicago Sun Times; Billboard; Box Office Mojo; Screen International; The Numbers; Collider; Destructoid; IMDB #themask #jimcarrey #camerondiaz #1994 #90s #90skids #90sthrowback We...

Clueless was dead. Not a single studio wanted to make it. Until one man saw its potential. Clueless turned 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about CLUELESS (1995) Sources: Chaney, Jen (July 7, 2015). As If! The Oral History of Clueless as told by Amy Heckerling and the Cast and Crew; Vanity Fa...

Christopher Nolan once revealed the “correct answer” to Inception’s mysterious ending, but it’s not what you’re thinking. Inception turned 15 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Inception (2010)Sources: THR; Collider; Kiss Xtra; Variety; WB production notes; About dot com; MTV News; Irish Voi...

Bob Barker was never supposed to be in Happy Gilmore. They originally had a different old white guy in mind. Happy Gilmore 2 hits Netflix this weekend, so here are some things I bet you never knew about the 1996 original.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Happy Gilmore (1996)Sources: The Athletic; VH1; Esquire; The Atlantic; InsideHook; Mashable; NCAA; Elite Prospec...

Wedding Crashers almost got an NC-17 rating, but then they reshot one of the raunchiest scenes. Wedding Crashers hit theaters 20 years ago this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links Sources: MEL Magazine; NY Times; Chicago Tribune; EW; Drudge Report; Telegraph; Variety; /Film; Washington Post; Wedding Crashers Production Notes/New Line...

Making Pocahontas was so frustrating, its co-director started secretly working for another studio, while he was still making the Disney movie. Pocahontas turns 30 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Disney's Pocahontas (1995)Sources: Stebbins, Sarah J (August 2010). "Pocahontas: Her...

Michael Jackson desperately wanted one role in the first X-Men movie, and in no universe, would it have made sense. X-Men turns 25 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Sources: "Stan Lee". Archive of American Television.; "Stan Lee". National Endowment for the Arts.; Lee, Stan; Jack Kirby (August 2005). Son of Origins of Marvel Comics; X-M...