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By now we've pretty much established that Hollywood types are making everything up as they go along. Well, apparently that goes double when it comes to property masters. There are bizarre, hilarious, creepy stories behind most of the props you see on screen in iconic movies and TV shows.

Consider the stories behind these famous doodads:

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The chocolate pudding cans in Stranger Things were actually Vienna sausages. Ha Hiai shack PACK snack Pa XX CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE PUDDING PUDDING Hnt Hu

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ERASERHEAD CRACKED.COM David Lynch has never revealed how exactly he made the grotesque baby prop in Eraserhead. One journalist asked David if the ba

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The director of Lord of War, Andrew Niccol, borrowed 50 real tanks from a real arms dealer to use during the arms bazaar scene: Prior to filming, Nicc

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Hugh Jackman kept stabbing other actors (and himself) with the Wolverine claws. The filming of the X-Men Trilogy needed to use actual metal claws for

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The wood chipper used to dispose of a corpse in Fargo (1996) is now a tourist attraction in Fargo, North Dakota. It even appears on Fargo's official t

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Many Star Wars props are repainted WWIl airplane parts. Rolls-Royce Derwent jet engine cutaway IG-88's head and the cantina drink containers are jet e

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The Weirdest Details About 20 Famous Movie Props

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PLANET TERROR When Dr. Dakota Block gives Joe the injections from her friends, the prop crew accidentally gave Marley Shelton real needles. RS She i

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The realistic severed horse head in The Godfather was actually real. The decapitated head came from a slaughterhouse that made dog food from horses. C

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The contraption Dr. Geiszler wears to drift with the Kaiju's brain kept shocking Charlie Day. PACIFIC RIM The actor said he thought there was a sharp

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THE FLAMETHROWER GUITAR THAT DOOF WARRIOR PLAYS IN MAD MAX: FURY ROAD S0FC0 0000 WAS MADE FROM BEDPANS. Director George Miller explained, everything

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After the Wizard of Oz's iconic Ruby Slippers were stolen, a one million dollar reward was offered for their return. CRACKED.COM The reward was never

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Queen Jamillia's headdress in Attack of the Clones was made from lunch leftovers. Designer Trisha Biggar was so taken by the shells from the abalone s

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THE CIGARETTE-SMUGGLING ROACHES IN ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK WERE REAL TRAINED COCKROACHES. Prop master Rachael Weinzimer said she IRL couldn't just at

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ROGUE ONE A STARWARS STORY After the filming wrapped, director Gareth Edwards wanted to take the Death Star plans home, but was told that it was suppo

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THE PONCHO THAT RAMBO WEARS IN FIRST BLOOD CRACKED.COM was improvised on the spot by Sylvester Stallone because he was cold. The abandoned truck and t

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ONE OF THOR'S HAMMERS WEIGHED 80 POUNDS. Prop master Russell Bobbitt said having one that was too heavy for the actors to lift added authenticity aND

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In 1976, Muammar Gaddafi's government in Libya received alarming reports of a massive military vehicle stationed near the border in Tunisia... CRAC Bu

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The dead sheep that is flung at King Arthur at the Castle of Aarrgh is completely real. Monityuthon AND Holy GRAIL THE Filmmakers didn't have a stuffe

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Wilson from Castaway was created after the director intentionally stranded himself on an isolated beach for days. While he was researching how a stran

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