Costume Facts and Trivia
If you see a spider on Halloween, it is said to be the spirit of a loved one watching over you
In 2001, for the Movie "Moulin Rouge", The wardrobe department created three hundred costumes and, at one point, eighty people were employed for this task.
People have been having Halloween parties since the 1800s
In "The Wizard of Oz", Jack Haley had been filming his first scene for three days before anyone realized that he had no "rust" on his "tin" costume, even though in the story he was supposed to have been standing rusted for an entire year. The rust was immediately applied to it.
The "Cowardly Lion" costume in the film "The Wizard of Oz" weighed in at 90 pounds.
There are thought to be seven pairs of ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz film, of which the whereabouts of five are known. Each pair has an estimated value of $1.5 million, making them the most expensive Hollywood memorabilia.
The Batman costume used in "Batman Returns" (1992) weighed 55 lbs.
Michelle Pfeiffer went through 60 catsuits during the 6 month shoot of Batman Returns, at a cost of $1,000 a piece.
In an auction of movie costumes in March 2007, the helmet worm by Sir Bedevere (Terry Jones) In the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975) sold for $29,000, more than ten times the original estimate. |
