Movies & TV Facts for Kids
Behind-the-scenes facts from film and TV
Toy Story (1995) was the first feature-length movie made entirely with computer animation.
The snow in the original Wizard of Oz movie was made of 100% chrysotile asbestos — something that would never be allowed today!
After Finding Nemo came out, demand for pet clownfish increased by 40%.
The lightsaber sound in Star Wars was created by combining the hum of a film projector with the buzz of a TV set.
Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was reportedly afraid of mice.
The mechanical shark in Jaws kept breaking down, so Steven Spielberg showed it less — which accidentally made the movie scarier.
The Minions' language is made up of words from real languages including Spanish, French, Italian, and English, all jumbled together.
One of the first movies ever made, Roundhay Garden Scene (1888), is only about 2 seconds long.
The Pizza Planet truck from Toy Story appears as a hidden Easter egg in almost every Pixar movie.
Disney expected Pocahontas to be the bigger hit, so their B-team was assigned to The Lion King — which became one of the most successful animated films ever.