15 Cool Movie Facts

9. During filming of The Shining (1980), Stanley Kubrick thought nothing of calling Stephen King at 3 a.m. to ask him questions. Example: “Do you believe in God?”

10. Jack Nicholson was offered $6 million to play the Joker in Batman (1989). However, he also demanded a cut of the movie’s earnings and merchandise, which eventually netted Nicholson close to $50 million.