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in How the Grinch Stole ChristmasThe Grinch had to knock over everything on the table when he pulled the tablecloth. But Jim Carrey accidentally did the trick perfectly and everything stayed on the table. This led Carrey to improvise and push things forward.
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One of Walt’s most devastating moments was breaking bad When he kidnapped Holly, Holly called her mom. This happened organically on set. The child actor was calling out for his real mother, and Bryan Cranston went along with it. Moira Walley-Beckett, the episode’s writer, said: “What’s special is that Brian was a part of it. … His heart was wide open. It was more than I expected from writing it.”
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According to the audio commentary scream, When Skeet Ulrich dropped his phone, he didn’t mean to hit Matthew Lillard in the head. The phone slipped because of the fake blood on his hands. Lillard then improvised his iconic line. “You hit me on the phone, damn it!” Lillard’s response was so positive that it was kept as is.
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Joaquin Phoenix studied captive wild animals for prison scenes. master. Destroying the bathroom wasn’t in the script. It was just the berserk part of him. “I had no intention of breaking it,” Phoenix said. “I didn’t know that was possible.”
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in princess Diaries, It was a complete accident that Mia fell off the bleachers. Anne Hathaway actually fell (it had just rained so the bleachers were slippery), but it was so funny that she stayed put.
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in stranger thingsThe funny moment where Murray drops the egg, looks at Jonathan and implicitly says “I’m sorry” was a happy accident. Brett Gelman accidentally dropped an egg and just went with it.
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According to a story written by Jane Russell Blonde Heat: Marilyn Monroe’s Brilliant Screen Career; She shouldn’t have fallen into the swimming pool in “Is There Anyone Here to Love?” to Gentlemen prefer blondes. One of the dancers, Ed Fury, accidentally pushed her with his foot. He was fired because he claimed credit for the mistake from his co-choreographer.
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famous midnight cowboy The scene where Rico slams his hand down on a taxi that almost runs him over and shouts, “I’m walking here!” It was the result of an accident. They didn’t have the money to build a full set with extras, so they used “stolen shots” using hidden cameras on real streets. At one point, the characters cross the street, with dialogue practiced and timed to ensure they cross when the light is green. But in the first scene, a car drives by with its lights on and almost crashes. Staying in character, Rico exclaimed, “I’m walking here!”
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one of the following modern family Telling a joke was the result of a happy accident. Ty Burrell actually fell while going down the stairs in a season 1 scene and immediately said, “Those stairs need to be fixed!” The trip and the resulting line became one of the show’s longest-running gags.
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that unstable The training scene where Rocky throws oranges in an Italian market took place similarly. A passerby thought he was a real runner and actually threw an orange at him. Sylvester Stallone grabbed it and went with it.
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Victoria Justice struggles to get on the mic. win The opening credits were completely accidental. It was such a naturally funny moment and they kept it that way.
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in zoolanderBen Stiller actually forgot his line after JP Prewitt explained why he used a male model, so he repeated his last line again. Actor David Duchovny, who played Prewitt, responded with an ad-lib, and the conversation ended with a movie.
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Likewise, Dwayne’s iconic “Baby, please!” stand in line another world Because Kadeem Hardison actually forgot his lines. In fact, he was asking his co-star Jasmine Guy for help. It has become one of the most quotable lines in the series.
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According to the documentary I am heath ledgerThe real reason Heath Ledger licks his lips as much as the Joker dark knight This was to prevent the makeup from coming off. It eventually became a signature part of his character.
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moving scene House of the Dragon There was no script when Viserys lost his crown and Daemon helped him. His crown actually fell and Matt Smith had to improvise around it.
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Costa Hank Azaria has revealed Robin Williams’ downfall. cage It was a coincidence. “If you watch that little movie again, you’ll see me laughing and Robin laughing. It’s one of those things you never think they’d use, but I was so emotionally upset in that scene. I should have cried, but he made me cry more. “I was just pretending to make it, but in reality, I was laughing.”
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in Up in Smoke by Cheech & ChongThe dog that ate Jong’s burrito was a real abandoned dog that just wandered around and ate the burrito. It wasn’t in the script.
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scene of Mrs. Doubtfire A scene where Daniel glues his face to the cake to avoid recognition was planned, but the production crew did not realize that the heat from the lights would cause the frosting to melt and fall onto Mrs. Sellner’s car.
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Screenwriter Robert Towne revealed that John Huston actually mispronounced Gittes’ name during filming. ChinatownAnd director Roman Polanski decided to keep it. “It was as Roman as Huston,” Towne said.
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likewise, stupor, Alicia Silverstone likewise pronounced “Haitians” that way. well. She actually thought it was pronounced that way, and director Amy Heckerling found it so funny that she refused to let her correct her.
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and Schitt’s Creek, Catherine O’Hara said the first time she pronounced the word “baby” as “bebé” it was “either a joke or a mistake.” This became one of the funniest jokes in the series.
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in 1917Schofield shouldn’t have fallen. Additionally, he ran towards him and fell. He got back up and kept running. Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns said he screamed when he fell and that it was “like watching your team fumble a field goal in the Super Bowl.” When George MacKay woke up, director Sam Mendes yelled at him to continue filming. “Personally, I think there’s a kind of movie magic that comes from that.” Wilson-Cairns said. “Obviously I’m a little biased, but this scene is one of my favorite scenes in the movie.”
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scene of friend Where Chandler hit his head on a metal drawer (while handcuffed in Rachel’s boss’ office) was a coincidence and Jennifer Aniston’s reaction was real.
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Lamorne Morris also really stumped his toes in this game. new girl A scene where Winston and Schmidt are circling each other as if they are about to fight. He and Max Greenfield hilariously improvised around him, with Schmidt claiming credit for Winston’s sore toe.
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Daniel Craig’s famous scene where James Bond walks out of the water casino royale It wasn’t meant to happen. “It was actually a coincidence,” he said. “Out there in the Bahamas, where we filmed, it was just one of those places where there was a sand shelf, and the sand shelf was three feet deep. The idea was that I had to swim and float away, but I swam and stood up. And it was just one of those places. It was one.”
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Calvin opens his hands Django Unchained It was a coincidence. DiCaprio actually cut it and continued on with the scene despite bleeding. It made the scene even more terrifying and Calvin looked even more uneasy.
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And finally, this isn’t an actor’s mistake, but it’s so cool that I had to include it. Swastika is falling rough guys It was accidental. The fire was much hotter than expected and he fell.
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