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How many times has James Bond been told he is going to die? In which film did the co-star get eaten by starved pigs? Which director would give his audiences an extra fright by making their chairs vibrate? Which film star s last words were On the whole, I d rather be in Philadelphia ? Which film had the working title Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory? Which famous director s childhood nickname was The Retard? Was The Madness of George III really renamed The Madness of King George so that American audiences didn t think they d missed the first two instalments? And who said The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder ? If you have a burning desire to know the answer to these questions and hundreds more like it, this is the book for you. Facts, fiction, statistics, lists and even a few illustrations, this is the best collection of film trivia that you can hope to read. It will teach you all you need to know in order to be a fully fledged film buff, including how to survive a horror movie, who shot a 90-minute movie in one take, and why all phone numbers in American films start with 555.