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16 WEIRD Facts About War of the Worlds (1953) You NEVER Knew! [View all]
Imagine kicking off one of the boldest sci-fi films of all time… only to find out you don’t even have the legal right to make it. That’s how chaotic the production of War of the Worlds (1953) really was. Behind the Martian heat rays and city-crushing war machines was a story of lawsuits, accidents, censorship battles, and desperate last-minute fixes that could’ve buried the movie before it ever reached theaters.
This wasn’t just a simple adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic. It was a rollercoaster of blown budgets, bizarre special effects tricks, and risky stunts that nearly cooked the crew alive.
So buckle up — these are 12 shocking, weird, and downright unbelievable facts about War of the Worlds
I loved watching this movie as a kid and still love it today. It gave a few nights of me sleeping with an eye open.
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