Guardians Of The Galaxy, starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper, follows the adventures of Peter Quill as he tries to escape an unrelenting bounty hunt after he steals a mysterious orb. He puts together a band of misfits to help thwart Ronan, a villain with desires that could destroy the universe.
Guardians Of The Galaxy Fun Facts
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Guardians Of The Galaxy has been around since 1969 – Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” first appeared in comic books in Marvel Super-Heroes, Issue #18 in January 1969.
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70s Music Was Very Popular On Set During Filming – Director James Gunn played the film’s score while filming which features a ton of classic music. Along with tracks from the film’s original score, the cast also listened to 70s tunes on Peter Quill’s {Chris Pratt} old cassette player.
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Finding The Movie’s Cassette Player Was Tough – Despite searching all over the Internet for four months, prop master Barry Gibbs’ team was only able to find only 16 cassette players that they felt were suitable to use in the film.
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Peter Quill’s Spaceship Was Inspired By Chuck Yaeger’s Rocket Plane – Peter Quill’s spaceship, The Milano, was inspired by the Bell Aircraft X-1 rocket plane that was piloted by Chuck Yeager.
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Former WWE Champ Dave Bautista Plays Drax The Destroyer – Bautista had to endure daily 4 hour sessions to transform him into the full body tattooed Drax. He could not sit during the process, so he stood for the entire 4 hour session, while a team of five makeup artists to complete the look.
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50 Makeup Artists Were Used On Set – Throughout shooting the film, there were approximately 1,250 prosthetic make-up applications. 50 makeup artists were used in all, working in teams on each character.
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Makeup Was Not The Only Change In Appearance On Set – Karen Gillan agreed to have her long hair cut off and her head shaved for her role as Nebula and Benicio Del Toro even allowed his dark hair and eyebrows to be bleached white for his role as The Collector.
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Guardians of the Galaxy opens in theaters everywhere on August 1st.
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I have never seen Guardians Of The Galaxy, but the guy you have pictured,... Is he Chris Pratt? Anyway. He is a real cutie!
Yes, he is Chris Pratt. And that is Zoe Saldana in the green. :)
My kids are looking forward to this movie when it comes out. It does sound cute.
I haven't heard of this one yet, but I love most of the actors in it. Will be watching for it. Thanks for the review!
My nephews are looking forward to seeing this movie...my daughter, not so much ...
I saw the previews for this movie and it looks great - can't wait to see it.
Who knew finding a cassette player would be so difficult? It doesn't seem like they have been out of style for that long!
I've been enjoying the previews to this one - I'm sure we'll check it out!
We may see it when it comes out because my husband will want to see it. I've been waiting to hear about the media events. I saw a ton of coverage on social media!
That is a lot of makeup artist. A crew of 50 is more like a mini army.
Could you imagine how much it cost JUST to pay the makeup artists?
That's funny that it was hard to find a cassette player. Times they really are a'changin' :)
It made me think of this gold Magnavox Boombox I had back in the day. It was awesome!