We're getting the strong impression that being in that Tin Man outfit was no fun at all. When your makeup wasn't giving you serious injuries, and you weren't wilting under the glare of the lights, you were getting covered in melted chocolate. The character of the Tin Man has a serious problem with rust and is frequently getting shots of oil on various parts of his anatomy to keep him walking, including all over his face.
In an interview given years after the movie, actor Jack Haley explained that they had to use melted chocolate for the purpose because oil wasn't showing up properly on the recording. The fact he made that statement implies that somewhere on the cutting room floor there were takes of Haley getting squirted in the face with actual oil before they realized it wasn't working. We hope he got paid danger money for this film.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.