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Even the most serious thespians can't keep a straight face sometimes! Join us as we look at hilarious moments when normally composed actors broke character. From Daniel Day-Lewis cracking up in "There Will Be Blood" to Al Pacino losing it during "Godfather" rehearsals, these rare glimpses show another side of Hollywood's most focused performers.
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00:00You don't mind if I smoke in here, do you?
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at instances where actors known for their
00:11composure and concentration broke character while the cameras were rolling.
00:15Throw me.
00:17Okay.
00:17Because I'm internationally famous, you need to do nothing.
00:24Number 10, Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home
00:28As the half-vulcan Spock, Leonard Nimoy maintained a reserved, humorless demeanor throughout his
00:33storied Star Trek tenure.
00:35Star Trek IV contains a rare moment toward the end where Spock actually smiles.
00:40This reflected Nimoy's attitude behind the scenes.
00:43Ready to engage Royce?
00:44Yeah.
00:45Action!
00:46I don't know, we'll get this right.
00:50Although he also served as the film's director, Nimoy wasn't above joking around on set, especially
00:56when acting opposite William Shatner.
00:58The two cracked up together more than a few times, including during a trial scene when
01:03Nimoy makes fun of Shatner for flubbing a line.
01:05Hang on a second, let me recapture my mood.
01:08No.
01:09No.
01:10That was great.
01:11Do it again.
01:12A second.
01:13Grim it up.
01:14Shhh.
01:15Grim it up.
01:16I'm trying.
01:17The funniest blooper is an extended improv bit as they get off a bus.
01:20While the duo manages to keep straight faces, they break the fourth wall as Shatner acknowledges
01:26they're in a movie and Nimoy shrugs directly into the camera.
01:29I'm trying to think of a good answer, but the film is going to the camera and it's
01:32giving me a sense of anxiety because he doesn't know what it means, exact change.
01:38I'd like to tell you.
01:40Exact change means a coin in the hand.
01:42It's worth two in the box.
01:45Taxi!
01:46Taxi!
01:479.
01:48Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
01:58Meryl Streep wouldn't describe herself as a method actor, although she took this approach
02:03with one film, The Devil Wears Prada.
02:05Being a comedy, this might not seem like the most demanding example of the method.
02:10With Miranda Priestly being one of her most deadly serious creations though, staying in
02:14character between takes wasn't much fun for Streep.
02:17I didn't stay in the role, but I just, it didn't help the dynamic if I came over and
02:21you know, was like trying to have fun.
02:23By the end you kind of, you allowed yourself more fun.
02:26I tried, didn't I?
02:27I didn't.
02:28I was miserable.
02:29I really was.
02:30I was miserable.
02:31Even when a scene went wrong, Streep managed to preserve Priestley's icy nature,
02:35for the most part.
02:36Perhaps the hardest routine for Streep was a running gag where Miranda tosses her coat
02:41on a desk.
02:42On more than one occasion, Streep's aim was off, and she let Miranda's sense of humor
02:47shine through.
02:48In another blooper, Streep catches herself in a laugh, addressing the camera as Miranda.
02:57The key to Leslie Nielsen's performance as Frank Drebin is that no matter how absurd the dialogue
03:07or situation, he never acknowledged that he was in a comedy.
03:11Will it be?
03:12Screwdriver.
03:13Anything to drink?
03:26No, thank you.
03:27Nielsen mastered the art of deadpan, although that doesn't mean his funny bone was impenetrable.
03:33In the second episode of the original Police Squad series, Nielsen screwed up at least
03:38three takes struggling to get through a particular scene with Patrick St. Esperit as a boxer.
03:56After breaking on the first one, he forgets his next line on the second.
04:00It seems they finally got it on the third try, but Nielsen couldn't maintain his poker face
04:05long enough.
04:06I'd believe you, kid.
04:07That's why I won you in the poker game.
04:09You fight in the up and up, you'll be able to look at yourself from the mirror.
04:13Cut!
04:14Once again.
04:15Number 7.
04:16Edward Norton – Death to Smoochie
04:18If Edward Norton is known for one thing, it's his dedication to his craft.
04:22He researches his roles and isn't beyond clashing with other creatives.
04:26Even when he hosted SNL, Norton got through several silly sketches without breaking.
04:31He came close, but his self-control won out.
04:34Of course, none of those sketches featured Robin Williams.
04:37Mr. Kunkelpeck, I really want to thank you for picking me up like this.
04:41No worries, Mr. Mopes.
04:42Chance to have Smoochie the Reiner performing out a little swell right?
04:45I'd stick my willy in a nest of funnel wheels if I had to.
04:48Well, that sounds a little extreme.
04:50Why don't you just try it, please?
04:51Making the dark comedy Death to Smoochie, Norton's character receives a ride from Williams.
04:56The two crack up when Norton flubs a line, although it doesn't end there.
05:00Did you say you were from Mr. McPecker?
05:03Sorry, let me do that last part again.
05:08It's Mr. McPecker.
05:13I'm the one that makes the little holes in the donuts, you know.
05:17Williams spends almost another minute riffing.
05:20At first, Norton tries to play along.
05:23However, it isn't long until an unrestrained Norton is howling in the backseat.
05:27Director Danny DeVito calls to start from the top, but nobody stops until Williams says cut.
05:33It's been said that Cage never broke character while making Renfield and stayed very focused
05:51between takes on Longlegs.
05:52Of all the Nick Cage movies, you wouldn't think an earnest Christmas fantasy would be
05:57the one where he repeatedly came down with the funnies.
06:00Do you remember what you said to me when I almost had the thing with Arnie Jr.'s speech therapist?
06:04Last summer.
06:05He said…
06:07For whatever reason, Cage kept laughing while trying to film a scene with Jeremy Piven.
06:17Although there isn't anything funny being said, one line from Piven is enough to tickle Cage.
06:23Sometimes, Cage starts laughing before Piven can say anything.
06:26They walk off screen a couple times to collect themselves, with Cage even going to extremes
06:31to change up the mood at a point.
06:33Take after take, nothing can keep Cage in character.
06:52He was seemingly laughing at nothing, which does sound like something Nicolas Cage would do.
06:57Do you remember what you said to me last summer?
07:04I almost had the thing with Arnie Jr.'s speech therapist.
07:10No, wait, wait, wait, wait.
07:11Come on, come on.
07:12It's alright, alright, here it goes.
07:145.
07:15Val Kilmer Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
07:17Can we get Russell Crowe, Sheryl Crowe, The Counting Crows and The Black Crows together
07:21with Jack Black, Shane Black and Will Smith?
07:26Val Kilmer was an intense actor who took his work incredibly seriously.
07:31Doc Holliday and Jim Morrison are just a few roles that Kilmer threw himself into.
07:35In the bloopers for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Kilmer managed to break character while somehow staying
07:40in character.
07:41After all, Shane Black's cult action comedy has more than a few fourth wall breaks, so
07:46it's not entirely out of left field when Kilmer puts on a goofy face to address the camera.
07:51You know what, Shane?
07:52If nothing else, even for your end credit gag reel.
07:56Kilmer proceeds to list all of the people he can think of with either Crowe or Black in
08:01their names.
08:02You can tell Kilmer is having a ball, despite what he says at the reel's end.
08:06Can you get large containers of KY at the pharmacy?
08:11I really hated every single moment of that.
08:144.
08:15Michael Richards Seinfeld
08:17If you thought Jerry broke a lot, you should see Julia's bloopers.
08:21Billy Dreyfuss constantly got the giggles, much to the annoyance of Michael Richards.
08:26I know.
08:27Can we do it?
08:28I don't know.
08:29Okay, here we go.
08:30We can do it.
08:31Okay, here we go.
08:32We're rolling.
08:33I know, I know.
08:34I know.
08:35Okay.
08:36And action.
08:37You know, the only reason I'm doing this is because you took Audrey to the hospital.
08:40Yeah.
08:42Even when a scene was clearly ruined, Richards typically remained in character.
08:48While you always got the impression that the cast liked and respected one another, there
08:58was some playful animosity between Richards and Louis Dreyfuss when the latter screwed up.
09:03On occasion though, Louis Dreyfuss's laughter rubbed off on Richards.
09:07The most notable example is when Kramer and Elaine bust into an apartment.
09:11I thought that you'd done this before.
09:13Well, I have.
09:14It's just...
09:15It's no picnic.
09:24After breaking once, Louis Dreyfuss loses it again.
09:28Richards shrugs with a smile before they engage in a fake slapping match.
09:32Richards claims she struck below the belt, marking a rare instance where he actually smiled during an outtake.
09:38She kicked me in the ****, I can't work.
09:43Number 3.
09:44Jim Carrey, Liar Liar.
09:46Inclined to improvise, Jim Carrey's filmography naturally isn't without some uproarious bloopers.
09:53Who, we, we, we, we.
10:04Most of the time though, he's the one making his co-stars laugh before joining them.
10:08It's not every day that somebody else breaks him.
10:11During Liar Liar, co-star Swoozie Kurtz got the drop on the film's star.
10:15It seemingly takes a moment for Carrie to process, but he soon starts cackling mid-line.
10:20Your Honor, I object.
10:21You would!
10:22Over-actor!
10:23Jazz up!
10:25The two hug it out, with Kurtz claiming someone off-screen, presumably the director, told her to do it.
10:31In any case, it proved that even Carrie can be caught off-guard.
10:35Oh no, they're on to me!
10:40Number 2.
10:41Al Pacino, The Godfather.
10:43Al Pacino was destined to play Michael Corleone.
10:46Although few at the time recognized this other than director Francis Ford Coppola.
10:50You wouldn't assume Pacino could play the self-serious Michael, judging solely from the early rehearsal footage.
10:56He wasn't a star, which was not pleasing to the executives at that time.
11:06He didn't look like stars look like at that time in the business.
11:11Before the cast was officially set in stone, Coppola assembled Pacino and several other actors,
11:17including James Caan and Robert Duvall.
11:19Since Pacino was a newcomer, Duvall told him that he'd likely laugh on every take.
11:24And the more experienced Duvall either had sharp instincts or else he jinxed Pacino.
11:29Movies were very new to me and Duvall would say before each take, he said,
11:34no matter what you do, you're going to laugh on this take.
11:36Pacino frequently found himself laughing despite his best efforts.
11:40Today, Pacino is seen as one of the industry's most dedicated actors.
11:44In these bloopers, we just see a kid trying to keep it together.
11:48I know you don't want to hear it, sonny, but if your father dies, make the deal.
11:51It's easy for you to say he's not your father.
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12:111. Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
12:16Few actors are better known for immersing themselves in characters than Daniel Day-Lewis.
12:21As oil man Daniel Plainview, the actor disappeared both on camera and behind the scenes.
12:36Based on this blooper, there was at least one moment on set where Day-Lewis overtook Plainview's domineering persona.
12:42In an alternate version of the scene where he takes HW to a confrontational lunch, Plainview harasses his rivals at another table.
13:00Unlike the version in the film, Plainview doesn't get up from his seat, instead taunting them from afar.
13:05Are you a friend of his? Do you work for Standard?
13:09Yes.
13:10Yes.
13:11Oh!
13:12Oh!
13:13Oh, well in that case…
13:14As this meandering outtake reaches its end, a wide smile stretches across Day-Lewis' face while child actor Russell Harvard also giggles.
13:23If only for a second, Plainview is gone and Day-Lewis is the only Daniel onscreen.
13:28What are some other bloopers from actors who never break?
13:31Let us know in the comments!
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