True or False: Cinema

Explication : TRUE! The original Titanic cost $7.5 million in 1912 (about $200 million today). James Cameron's film cost $200 million in 1997, slightly more in adjusted dollars.

Explication : FALSE! This popular theory was created by a fan (Jon Negroni). Pixar has never officially confirmed that all their films take place in the same universe, even though they love hiding easter eggs.

Explication : TRUE! Sean Connery started losing his hair in his twenties. He wore a hairpiece in all 7 films where he played 007, from 1962 to 1983.

Explication : TRUE! Francis Ford Coppola agreed to never use the words "mafia" or "Cosa Nostra" in the film, following an agreement with the Italian-American Civil Rights League.

Explication : FALSE! The roar is indeed from a real lion. However, it was mixed with other sounds to make it more impressive. Leo has been the current lion's name since 1957.

Explication : TRUE! The Hays Code prohibited showing toilets. Hitchcock circumvented censorship by showing the flush, necessary to the plot. It was a small revolution!

Explication : TRUE! This iconic line wasn't in the script. Nicholson improvised it as a reference to Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show". Kubrick kept it.

Explication : FALSE! Oscars are made of bronze plated with 24-carat gold. During World War II, they were even made of painted plaster! An Oscar weighs 3.85 kg and is worth about $400 in materials.

Explication : TRUE! Ben Burtt created this sound by combining the hum of an old film projector and TV interference. The movement comes from a microphone passed in front of a speaker.

Explication : FALSE! Adjusted for inflation, Gone with the Wind (1939) remains the biggest success with about $3.7 billion. Avatar is first in nominal receipts ($2.9 billion).

Explication : TRUE! This famous anecdote says Chaplin placed 3rd (or even 20th in some versions) in a look-alike contest in San Francisco. Without his Tramp costume, he was unrecognizable!

Explication : FALSE! It was the first commercially successful talking feature film, but not the first sound film. Sound shorts existed since 1900, and Don Juan (1926) already had a synchronized soundtrack.

Explication : TRUE! Hanks chose a percentage of profits rather than a fee. With the phenomenal success of the film ($678 million), he reportedly earned about $40 million!

Explication : TRUE! Spielberg first developed "Night Skies", a horror project with hostile aliens. E.T. was born when he imagined a friendly alien left behind on Earth.

Explication : TRUE! Bolaji Badejo, a 7-foot-2 Nigerian graphic designer, was spotted in a London bar. His unique silhouette was perfect for bringing H.R. Giger's Xenomorph to life.

Explication : FALSE! Marvel films are never shot in narrative order. Avengers: Endgame was filmed at the same time as Infinity War, and scenes are shot based on set and actor availability.

Explication : TRUE! Designer Simon Whiteley scanned sushi recipes from his Japanese wife's cookbooks, then reversed and colored them green to create the famous code.

Explication : FALSE! While McQueen drove in some shots, stuntman Bud Ekins performed the most dangerous maneuvers. The chase remains legendary with its 10 minutes without dialogue.

Explication : TRUE! Gosling took intensive lessons for 3 months, 2 hours a day. In the film, it's really him playing. Damien Chazelle wanted to film his hands without a double.

Explication : FALSE! Titanic (1997) was the first film to reach this milestone. Then The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (2006) did it before Avatar.