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re: Unscripted film shots or accidents that were kept in the final film (other than improv)

Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:52 pm to
Posted by Bard
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:52 pm to
In the first XMen movie where Wolverine and Rogue are in the subway car, Jackman had no idea that the car was going to be ripped open. His "wtf!?!" expression is legit.
Posted by BigAppleTiger
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 5:14 pm to
At the end of filming this scene in Out of Africa (which was longer and filmed in one take), Meryl Streep started screaming and ripping her clothes off. Apparently a huge African Dung Beetle had made it's way into the inside of her dress and was moving around, I believe she started feeling it when she was getting off the wagon but powered through. The scene is first link, the dung beetle the second.

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Also- completed improvised by Richard Gere in Pretty Woman...which is why the reaction is so charming and real IMO.

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Posted by SCTmo
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 5:27 pm to
Hank Azaria has claimed that his reaction to Al Pacino's "GREAT arse!" interrogation in Heat was more a genuine reaction than any acting.

She's got a GREAT arse!

Apparently Pacino was flat for take after take and then he goes in the complete opposite direction, surprising Azaria and eliciting that great response.
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 5:28 pm
Posted by chinese58
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 9:51 pm to
Cary Grant's white shirt is whiter than anyone else has ever been.


He was that much sharper than the rest of us.
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 9:54 pm
Posted by DFWAggie09
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 9:25 am to
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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers scene where Aragorn kicks the orc helmet when they are searching for the hobbits, he legit breaks his toe and his scream was 100% genuine and kept in the final cut


Wasn't the scene in Fellowship where Aragorn was fighting the orc something similar? When the orc throws the blade at him and he knocks it out of the air with his sword, wasn't that a real blade that was thrown or something like that?
Posted by HoopyD
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 9:30 am to
In Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Lord presents the orb whose contents could destroy the universe. He accidently drops it. The director liked it and thought it fit in well with the character so he kept it in the film
Posted by boxcarbarney
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 10:00 am to
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Vic Morrow was killed, along with 2 children while they were being filmed in Twilight Zone the movie. Vic and a child were decapitated by a crashing helicopter and the helicopter landed on another child. They left a lot of the scene in the movie.


I remember that being a huge deal when it happened. It would change child actor laws.
Posted by Backinthe615
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 10:26 am to
The scene in Blue Chips with Knolte and the AD (Bob Cousy) shooting free throws.

The “Don’t you ever miss?” line was an unscripted reaction to Cousy hitting every shot.
Posted by AA77
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 10:44 am to
The scene where the movie theater burns down in Inglorious Basterds, the controlled fire got out of control and they ended up burning down the set, almost killing the cast and crew.
Posted by jbgleason
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 10:52 am to
quote:

Wasn't the scene in Fellowship where Aragorn was fighting the orc something similar? When the orc throws the blade at him and he knocks it out of the air with his sword, wasn't that a real blade that was thrown or something like that?



This is accurate. The stunt man (Orc) flung that blade and is was supposed to go well wide of Aragorn but went right at him and he knocked it out of the air with his sword.
Posted by KG6
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:50 am to
Dude who whipped it out in Teen Wolf ending
This post was edited on 8/14/18 at 11:51 am
Posted by pvilleguru
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 1:33 pm to
quote:

This is accurate. The stunt man (Orc) flung that blade and is was supposed to go well wide of Aragorn but went right at him and he knocked it out of the air with his sword.

I think the stunt man was supposed to throw a fake sword, but threw a real one by mistake.
Posted by pvilleguru
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 1:35 pm to
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I can't remember if it is Blazing Saddles or History of the world part 1....but it is a Mel Brooks movie.

Blazing Saddles.
Posted by VinegarStrokes
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 1:51 pm to
not sure if this was posted...

the final scene in the Parking Garage episode of Seinfeld where Kramer tries to start the car and it won't start...this was definitely unscripted and you can see his castmates laughing about it in the car.

Posted by junior
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 3:43 pm to
Last Tango in Paris...
Posted by 88Wildcat
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 7:58 pm to
The cat on Brando's lap in the opening scene of The Godfather was a stray roaming around on the set and Brando picked it up and put it on his lap just before the scene started. Coppola liked it so much he left it in but they had to redo the audio because the cat was purring too loudly.
Posted by GAAtty70
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 9:12 pm to
Thomas Mitchell playing Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life. He is supposed to be drunk and stumbles out of the camera shot. A few seconds later a member of the film crew knocks over some equipment and it makes an awful racket. Suddenly you hear Mitchell from off screen yelling "I'm alright....I'm alright" as if he had done it. Jimmy Stewart cracks up a bit and Frank Capra decides to leave it in.
Posted by jimboslice
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Posted on 8/15/18 at 3:18 pm to
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The cat on Brando's lap in the opening scene of The Godfather was a stray roaming around on the set and Brando picked it up and put it on his lap just before the scene started. Coppola liked it so much he left it in but they had to redo the audio because the cat was purring too loudly.


Also, Coppola has stated that the infamous "Leave the gun, take the cannolli" line was improvised by Richie Castellano
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 8/15/18 at 6:15 pm to




Another one of my favorite ones from a newer movie is in The Hateful Eight, Kurt Russell unknowingly smashes a 150 year old antique guitar. They were supposed to swap it out with a prop but he didn't know. Jennifer Jason Leigh's reaction is genuine LINK
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