The Matrix (1999)
The green computer code falling across the screen was partly created using symbols copied from Japanese sushi recipes, meaning some of the movie’s most recognizable digital imagery is literally made from food instructions
Home Alone (1990)
The famous photograph of Kevin’s girlfriend was not actually a girl wearing makeup for the movie, but a boy from the production crew dressed up for the joke
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins appears on screen for less than twenty five minutes, yet his performance as Hannibal Lecter became one of the most memorable parts of the entire movie
The Dark Knight (2008)
Heath Ledger kept the Joker’s disturbing energy alive between takes, reportedly staying in character around parts of the production and contributing ideas to the character’s behavior
Back to the Future (1985)
The DeLorean was chosen as the time machine because Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale thought someone could mistake it for an alien spacecraft, creating a hilarious misunderstanding if it landed on a farm
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The contents of the mysterious briefcase are never explained, and that was intentional, allowing audiences to keep debating what exactly makes the characters so desperate to recover it
