Meanwhile at Stately Wayne Manor

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'll be brief. The issue here is not whether we broke a few rules, or took a few liberties with our female party guests - we did. But you can't hold a whole fraternity responsible for the behavior of a few, sick, twisted individuals. For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole fraternity system? And if the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general? I put it to you, Greg - isn't this an indictment of our entire American society? Well, you can do whatever you want to us, but we're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America!" - "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978)

When Tim Matheson originally auditioned for "National Lampoon's Animal House", the producers wanted him to play one of the no-nonsense. straight-laced Omegas. However, he adamantly refused, saying, "I'm tired of playing it straight," and sought a role as one of the hard-partying, fun-loving Deltas. He succeeded and got the role of Otter, one of the most fun-loving Deltas of the whole film. "I was just dying to get out of the constraints of television, and the constraints of the parts I'd been playing. I had taken a bunch of improv classes and was performing with The Groundlings. I wanted to get into more adult, risky stuff. I had read the 'Animal House' script, and by hook and crook, I finally got an audition. I'd been turned down by them a couple of times, and offered a lesser role as one of the @sshole Omegas. I said, 'No way.' Then I finally got the audition, and it was a great one. John Landis followed me out into the hallway afterward and said, "I've never done this before, but you've got the job. Now don't tell anyone!" I've never had a director do that. It was one of those Hollywood-dream-come-true stories. They saw me as a surfer or cowboy, not a preppie, but someone begged and borrowed me an audition, and I went in and got it. And it was one of those dream jobs where the cast came together and you looked around and were like, 'Wow, this is great.'" 

Clint Eastwood and 10 Mysterious Facts About The Outlaw Josey Wales :

1- Filming for the Outlaw Josey Wales began in the late autumn. Eastwood’s favorite time of the year to shoot Westerns. Pale Rider (1985) and Unforgiven (1992) were also shot in the fall. He felt the dying leaves and cool weather offered the best background for his somber style of Western.

2- Clint’s 6 year old son Kyle plays Josey’s son in the opening scene.

3 . The story was filmed in Utah, Arizona, and California over an 8 1/2 week time period.

4- According to legend, this movie is based on the life of Thomas Atticus Hawkins, a Missouri farmer from Maries County.

5- Josey has a body count of 55 in this film. It’s Eastwood’s second highest body count in any of his movies. The highest is in Where Eagles Dare (1968).

6- The Indian village in the film was built in Utah. The Natives in the movie are played much less stereotypical than in many other Westerns of the day. It’s often spoken of favorably by Native tribes for not going with the cliches that most other Westerns followed.

7- Actor Matt Clark plays the bartender who serves Josey in Santa Rio. He also played the bartender who served Marty McFly in Back to the Future III. If you remember, Marty went by the name “Clint Eastwood”.

8- Chief Dan George was 76 during filming. Clint had seen him in only one movie but claims he had a “great face”. George had trouble remembering his lines so Clint would tell him the lines and instead of having him repeat the lines on film, George would just naturally tell the story as he would to a friend. It ended up working brilliantly.

9- Eastwood took over as director after 10 days of shooting. He still finished the film 8 days early.

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Most people book winter vacations at famous hotels or ski resorts each year. You might want to reconsider your traveling arrangements and try something a bit different after seeing what these incredible ice hotels from various places around the world have to offer. 

The Hotel de Glace in Quebec, Canada

The Hotel de Glace in Quebec, Canada

The Hotel de Glace in Quebec, Canada

The Hotel de Glace in Quebec, Canada

The Hotel de Glace in Quebec, Canada

The Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel in Alta, Norway

The Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel in Alta, Norway

The Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel in Alta, Norway

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Most people book winter vacations at famous hotels or ski resorts each year. You might want to reconsider your traveling arrangements and try something a bit different after seeing what these incredible ice hotels from various places around the world have to offer. 

The Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

The Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

The Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

The Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

The SnowVillage Snow Hotel in Kittilä, Finland

The SnowVillage Snow Hotel in Kittilä, Finland

The SnowVillage Snow Hotel in Kittilä, Finland

The SnowVillage Snow Hotel in Kittilä, Finland

The SnowVillage Snow Hotel in Kittilä, Finland

The SnowVillage Snow Hotel in Kittilä, Finland

The Alpeniglu Igloo Village in Thale, Austria

The Alpeniglu Igloo Village in Thale, Austria

The Alpeniglu Igloo Village in Thale, Austria

The Alpeniglu Igloo Village in Thale, Austria

The Aurora Ice Museum in Fairbanks, Alaska

The Balea Ice Hotel in Cîrţişoara, Romania

The Balea Ice Hotel in Cîrţişoara, Romania

The Balea Ice Hotel in Cîrţişoara, Romania