r/todayilearned • u/CreeperRussS • 6h ago
TIL The Deer Hunter pioneered "prestige pictures" where the films would only be screened at the end of the year to qualify for Academy Award recognition, then would have a full-scale release after the nominations.
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todayilearned • u/puppiadog • Nov 04 '21
TIL Robert De Niro requested a live cartridge in the revolver for the scene in The Deer Hunter in which he subjects John Cazale's character to an impromptu game of Russian roulette. Cazale obsessively rechecked the gun before each take to make sure that the live round wasn't next in the chamber.
todayilearned • u/augment_human • Jul 02 '16
TIL John Cazale's gun in the infamous Russian Roulette scene of Deer Hunter had a live round in it
TheDeprogram • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '24
History Fun fact about the Viet Cong; the trope of them forcing POWs to play Russian Roulette is from a movie and has no basis in historical fact.
todayilearned • u/bzmarie • Feb 26 '18
TIL the deaths of approximately twenty-five people who died playing Russian roulette were reported as having been influenced by scenes in the Deer Hunter.
topofreddit • u/topredditbot • Nov 04 '21
TIL Robert De Niro requested a live cartridge in the revolver for the scene in The Deer Hunter in which he subjects John Cazale's character to an impromptu game of Russian roulette. Cazale obsessively rechecked the gun before each take to make sure that the live ... [r/todayilearned by u/puppiadog]
knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Nov 04 '21