16. Caleb McLaughlin chose to wear a bandana in Season One.
The iconic army bandana that Lucas rocks in Season One was actually an idea of Caleb’s when filming.
17. Matthew Modine actually helped create his own character.
Dr. Brenner was a hard character to create because he rarely appears on the show, but, Matthew Modine apparently helped the Duffer brothers with his character evolvement while they were already shooting.
18. The Duffer brothers used a “fake body of Will” to scare Noah Schnapp’s mom.
Obviously, with such young kids working on set, their parents are sometimes close by. When having props on the set, the Duffer brothers said they pranked Noah’s mom by using a “body double” of him and walked her into a “dark closet” with the “realistic corpse.” Apparently, she was shocked but, also loved it.
19. They actually used 1,200 lbs. of Epsom salts for that Eleven bath.
Talk about realistic, Millie Bobby Brown floated in a kiddie pool filled with 1,200 pounds of Epsom salts to make the scene much more real.
20. And, they used Charlize Theron to convince MBB to buzz her hair off.
Charlize Theron in “Mad Max: Fury Road” was the true inspiration behind Eleven’s buzzcut and, they used photos of the actress to inspire MBB to go along with the new hairstyle. Apparently, MBB thinks it was the “best decision she’s ever made.”