Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

After a fire destroys their home and kills their parents, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire end up with Count Olaf, an actor who only wants the family fortune. Olaf tries to kill them in a car parked on train tracks, and Mr. Poe takes them away from him. At Uncle Monty's house, the new assistant Stephano is Olaf in disguise, and Monty turns up dead. With Aunt Josephine, Olaf becomes Captain Sham and leaves her to the leeches. By "rescuing" the orphans, he wins back custody and forces Violet to marry him in a play. Klaus burns the certificate with the tower's lenses, and Olaf is arrested, then vanishes. A letter from their parents holds a spyglass marked V.F.D.

1. Behind the scenesJim Carrey shaved his head

   Jim Carrey shaved his head so the Count Olaf prosthetics would be easier to apply. He based the villain's voice on Orson Welles and Bela Lugosi.

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2. CameoThe author as a photographer

   Daniel Handler, the writer behind the Lemony Snicket pen name, has a cameo as a photographer.

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3. Behind the scenesAn Oscar for makeup

   The movie won the Oscar for Best Makeup. It was also nominated for art direction, costume design and original score.

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