All of the boiler room footage in the film was shot in the basement of the Lincoln Heights Jail, which was condemned shortly after production wrapped, due to the high levels of asbestos.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
The scenes featuring Dobby and Kreacher were filmed twice. First they were played physically on set by their respective voice actors, so the other actors and animators had a guideline to work with. Then the same scene was shot without the voice actors, so the SFX team could put in their CG characters in post-production.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
While the movie was filming a chase scene on Lake Street, the Chicago Police Department received several calls from concerned citizens stating that the police were involved in a vehicle pursuit with a dark vehicle of unknown make or model.
The Dark Knight (2008)
The samurai warrior’s suit was covered in electronic components such as resistors and volume knobs. In an early version of the film, all of the samurai warrior’s scenes were in one block.
Brazil (1985)
Ivana Baquero was too old to play the lead part originally written for an eight- or nine-year-old, but Guillermo Del Toro was so impressed that he revised it to accommodate the 11-year-old actress.
Heath Ledger improvised the Joker fiddling with the detonator after the explosions stopped.
