Unbelievable Behind-the-Scenes Moments in Movie History

💡Real bees were used in the filming of Candyman, with actor Tony Todd being stung almost 30 times.

🎬In The Birds, the live birds thrown at lead actress Tippy Hedren were supposed to be fake, but turned out to be real.

🕷️The famous tray catch scene in Spider-Man was done without CGI, with Toby Maguire making 156 attempts to catch the items on the tray.

🐿️40 trained squirrels were used in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to crack nuts, even with sophisticated CGI.

🔪In The Punisher, actor Thomas Jane accidentally stabbed Kevin Nash with a real knife during a fight scene.

Were the bees in Candyman real?

—Yes, the filmmakers opted for using real bees instead of special effects, and actor Tony Todd was stung almost 30 times.

Did Alfred Hitchcock use real birds in The Birds?

—Yes, lead actress Tippy Hedren was told that the birds would be fake, but they turned out to be real, and she had to seek medical help after being attacked by them.

Was the tray catch scene in Spider-Man done with CGI?

—No, Toby Maguire made an astounding 156 attempts to catch the items on the tray in a 16-hour shoot.

How many squirrels were trained for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

—40 squirrels were trained to crack nuts in the film, with some being hand-reared and requiring bottled milk on set.

What happened during the knife scene in The Punisher?

—Actor Thomas Jane accidentally stabbed Kevin Nash with a real knife, which was not meant to be used in the scene.

00:00Did you know that in the 1992 horror film Candyman, real bees were used and actor Tony Todd was stung almost 30 times?

00:25In the final scene of The Birds, the lead actress Tippy Hedren was attacked by real birds instead of the fake ones she was expecting.

01:12The iconic tray catch scene in Spider-Man was done without the use of CGI, with Toby Maguire making an astounding 156 attempts to catch the items on the tray.

01:42In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 40 trained squirrels were used to crack nuts, adding to the lifelike feel of the scene.

02:09Actor Thomas Jane accidentally stabbed Kevin Nash with a real knife during a fight scene in The Punisher, resulting in an unplanned, but included, moment in the film.