20 Things You Didn't Know About War Of The Worlds

One of the most memorable moments in the movie sees protagonist Ray (Tom Cruise) walk through the scattered remains of a crashed airplane.

But rather than simply have the art department throw together imitation plane detritus, the production actually bought a retired Boeing 747 and trashed it the good old-fashioned way.

Acquiring the plane and transporting it to set cost a reported $2 million of the film's budget, at which point it was broken into pieces and houses were built around it.

Once shooting was completed, however, the plane's remains were retained for the Universal Studios backlot tour, located just a few feet from the sets for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho - including the Bates Motel.