These TV Shows Did So Well That They Got Box Office Spin-Offs

The Wild Thornberrys

The Nickelodeon sitcom The Wild Thornberrys isn't exactly on the front of audience's minds ever, and the film is no exception. Despite a relatively boring plotline, the movie did earn an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. "Father and Daughter" lost to "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, though.

David Brent: Life on the Road

Ricky Gervais should have put his efforts into bringing The Office to the big screen (but the U.S. version, obviously). David Brent is still an unlikeable character, and the supporting cast isn't even featured in the film. It's like if there was a film just about Michael Scott, without Dwight, Jim, or Pam. Pass.

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The More You Know

  • The cigarette smoked by Sigourney Weaver in Avatar is completely CGI.
  • In Home Alone, Buzz's girlfriend is actually a boy in a wig. The director thought it would be too mean to ask a girl to be in the film this way.
  • The Titanic film runs for as long as the ship sunk.
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton actually learned how to make soap in Fight Club.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.