During the vault scene in Mission: Impossible (1996), Tom Cruise kept hitting his head when attempting to hover inches off the floor, so he put English pound coins in his shoes to maintain his balance.

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In The Social Network (2010), Mark Zuckerberg's first line at his deposition is that's not what happened. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin included dialogue like this throughout the film to remind us that the events on screen are not objective fact, but an interpretation of the founding of Facebook.

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Director Steven Spielberg returned to college after a 33 year hiatus, graduating in 2002 with a B.A. from California State University. His submission to fulfill his student film requirement? Schindler's List.

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In Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Captain Vidal shaves to Soy un Pobre Presidiario (in english, I am a poor convict), a song about a man locked in jail who remains idealistic by singing, as this is how Vidal sees the opponents of fascist Spain - powerless, full of false hope, and doomed to fail.

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In Casino Royale (2006), Le Chiffre's girlfriend, Valenka, styles her hair to cover her left eye in deference to him, whose damaged eye weeps blood.

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In Catch Me If You Can (2002), Frank Abagnale, who would go on to help the FBI catch criminals as a consultant after being released from jail, makes a cameo as the officer arresting DiCaprio in Montpellier.

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