Movies & TV Facts for Kids

The Truman Show inspired a real psychological condition called "The Truman Show delusion" where people think their life is a TV show.

The first words spoken in a feature film were "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothing yet!" in The Jazz Singer (1927).

Real chefs from a famous restaurant were brought in to cook the dishes shown in Ratatouille so animators could draw them accurately.

The Wakandan language in Black Panther is based on Xhosa, a real South African language with click consonants.

Spirited Away (2001) by Hayao Miyazaki was the first anime film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Indiana Jones was named after George Lucas's dog, an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana.

In Moana, the ocean itself was treated as a full character — Disney animators gave it its own personality and emotions.

Jaws (1975) is considered the first summer blockbuster — it invented the idea of releasing big movies in summer.

The original Mulan (1998) took five years to make, and 700 artists worked on it.

The Wilhelm Scream is a famous sound effect used in over 400 movies and TV shows, from Star Wars to Toy Story.