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    What Happened To The Cast Of Stand By Me?

    A classic of its genre, a lot of the success of the 1986 movie comes down to its young cast. But where are they now?

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    Predator 2: A Misunderstood Masterpiece?

    Pitched into the middle of that are our heroes - cops Harrigan (Danny Glover), Lambert (Bill Paxton), Archuleta (Ruben Blades) and Cantrell (Maria Conchita Alonso). Glover lends credibility and can pull off the action, but he also exhibits vulnerability.

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    Who Were The People Inside Famous Movie Alien Costumes?

    A complete unknown who was plucked from his graphic arts studies by Ridley Scott to play the original Alien in 1979 (Peter Mayhew aka Chewbacca also auditioned), Badejo was a 26-year-old Nigerian who met his agent in a London pub and was immediately put up to play the titular xenomorph due to his thin frame. Standing 6′10″, Badejo studied mime in preparation for the role, but in the end a lot of the scenes Scott wanted him to do weren’t possible either practically or physically thanks to the re

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    12 Movie Stars Who Got Super-Rich... But Not From Acting

    Everyone knows you can make a fortune as an actor, but these stars can pay off their mortgages without having to worry about that next audition. Here’s how.

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    10 Film Directors Who Were Fired On Set

    Australian Stanley was a talented prospect with a gift for the visually striking when he signed up to bring HG Wells’s book to the big screen. Seasoned pro John Frankenheimer ('The Manchurian Candidate’) came on board and also clashed with his stars, while the absence of a script meant the cast were frequently ad-libbing entire scenes.

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    The Most Outrageous Movie Star Paydays

    Will Smith made a lot of money during the Noughties, but he’ll be kicking himself that he turned down the role of Neo in 'The Matrix’. When 'Matrix Reloaded’ and 'Matrix Revolutions’ rolled round, Keanu Reeves had got himself an upfront fee of £24.2m. For 1981’s 'The Cannonball Run’, Burt Reynolds got £9.7m.

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    How Home Alone became a modern classic

    An oral history about the film that made Macaulay Culkin a megastar from some of the people who made it happen.