James Doohan, who played Scotty, was a war hero who stormed Juno beaches during WWII. He lost the middle finger on his right hand during his service

"Castaway" inspiration

"Cheating"

In the Stephen King novella for The Shawshank Redemption, Morgan Freeman’s character Red is described as a white Irishman. Red sarcastically jokes, "Maybe it’s cause I’m Irish" as a nod to the change

O.J. Simpson was considered for the role of the Terminator, but producers felt O.J. was too nice to depict a cold blooded killer

The actor who played Jesus in the Passion of the Christ was struck by lightning during filming