10 Times Movies Did Their Research (And Nailed It)

1976's All The President's Men is a remarkable film. Remarkable for its unflinching look at the then-recent Watergate scandal. Remarkable for the late Jason Robard's Oscar-winning performance as Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee ("Nothing’s riding on this except the First Amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press and maybe the future of the country"). And remarkable for the fanatical level of devotion that went into recreating the Washington Post newsroom.

As explained by the Post itself (via Collider), production designer George Jenkins took his role extremely seriously. So seriously that he:

- Paid $10,000 to acquire 200 desks from the same company that the Post bought its desks from.

- Asked for - and received - a brick taken from the main lobby of the Post, to be replicated in fibreglass for the movie set.

- Asked for the Post's current staff to save their trash on their desks and send it to the movie studio, at the cost of $1 per box.

This may seem over the top, but considering All The President's Men won an Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, it's safe to say Jenkins and his team were fully vindicated for every minute spent rifling through boxes of newsroom garbage.