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Ever wonder what happens when things go gloriously wrong on set, but the magic is too good to cut? Join us as we reveal the incredible behind-the-scenes mishaps and unplanned moments that directors loved so much, they kept them in the final version of their films! From hilarious accidents to genuinely painful blunders, these cinematic surprises prove that sometimes, perfection is found in the imperfections. Get ready to see your favorite movies in a whole new light.
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00:00As you can see, I can't stay with you, dear. I'm melting like a snow cone in Phoenix.
00:04There we go again!
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks from the most iconic movie mistakes
00:10that ended up in the theatrical release.
00:12Our parents just died.
00:14Oh, yes, of course.
00:15How very, very awful.
00:18Wait! Let me do that one more time!
00:20Give me the line again! Quickly, while it's fresh in my mind!
00:24Our parents just... died?
00:27Oh, yes.
00:32Number 20. The Fly, Raiders of the Lost Ark.
00:36The first Indiana Jones movie is a classic piece of cinema.
00:39It's focused on the heroic archaeologist going on a quest to recover the Ark of the Covenant.
00:43Throughout the movie, he's competing with rival archaeologist Rene Belloc, played by Paul Freeman.
00:48At one point, a fly wanders onto Belloc's face.
00:51It ends up finding its way into his mouth, making it look like he ate the insect.
00:55Your persistence surprises even me.
00:59You're gonna give mercenaries a bad name.
01:02Turns out, while the fly was unscripted, he never ate it.
01:05In post-production, editors cut out a couple of frames of the fly buzzing off, and they added extra buzzing as well.
01:10We are simply passing through history.
01:12Number 19. Rich Falls, The Martian.
01:23Hey, even astrodynamicists lose their balance sometimes.
01:26I've done the math.
01:28Checks out.
01:31Rich?
01:31Yes, sir.
01:32Get out.
01:37Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gambino, plays a scientist named Rich Purnell in Ridley Scott's The Martian.
01:43In one of Rich's first scenes, a co-worker wakes him up to have a conversation.
01:47After a few moments, Rich appears to have a revelation about something.
01:51He proclaims that he needs more coffee, swiftly stands up, and falls straight down, out of sight of the camera.
01:57I need more coffee.
01:58Are you alright?
02:01Fine.
02:02Apparently, this fall was not planned.
02:04The other actor running over to ask Glover if he's okay is really reacting to the accident.
02:09Scott liked the moment a lot, believing that it humanized Rich.
02:13So, he decided to keep it in the final cut.
02:15You do understand I'm your boss, right?
02:18Uh-huh.
02:22Number 18. Nick the Greek, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.
02:27Guy Ritchie is a respected director who achieved mainstream fame after Snatch in 2000.
02:32Two years earlier, he made his debut movie, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.
02:36Like Snatch, it's a heist movie set in London.
02:39One character named Nick the Greek is played by Stephen Marcus, who is responsible for smashing a glass table in one scene.
02:45After the table smashes, Nick's reaction is priceless.
02:48Do you know what I mean?
02:55This would have earned the actor a great deal of praise if it hadn't been a genuine response.
02:59It was completely unscripted, but Richie thought it was so iconic that he left it in the final product.
03:03So, if you'd just be kind enough to...
03:09Lenny?
03:15Number 17. Have a Nice Trip, Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
03:21The acclaimed director Stanley Kubrick's filmography is filled with classics.
03:24Among his most loved is Dr. Strangelove, a black comedy satirizing Cold War attitudes toward nuclear weapons.
03:30One of the primary characters is General Buck Turgidson, who is played by George C. Scott.
03:35He was a highly acclaimed actor, known for being talented at improvisation.
03:39I'll tell you what you do.
03:42You just start your countdown, and old Bucky will be back here before you can say...
03:48Blast off!
03:50One example comes from this film, where he accidentally falls over.
03:53It wasn't in the script, but Kubrick apparently believed he was simply acting in character, so he left it in.
03:57Turns out, it wasn't at all planned. Scott genuinely stumbled.
04:01The fact that Kubrick believed this goes to show how talented an actor Scott was.
04:05It is designed to explode if any attempt is ever made to un-trigger it.
04:09Automatic.
04:10That's an obvious calming trick, Mr. President. We're wasting valuable time.
04:13Look at me, Warner. I'm getting ready to clobber us.
04:16Number 16. Kick to the Jaw, Mission Impossible 2.
04:20Tom Cruise has made a name for himself as a guy who wants to do all of his own stunts.
04:24I don't think I can get her to do it.
04:26You mean it'll be difficult?
04:28Very.
04:28Unfortunately, in Mission Impossible 2, he accidentally took things a bit too far.
04:33In a famous fight sequence that includes a knife centimeters away from Cruise's eye,
04:37the famous actor actually kicked his fight partner in the face.
04:40Cruise placed a roundhouse kick squarely on De Grey Scott's jaw,
04:54knocking the Scottish actor back for real.
04:56If you pay close attention, you can see Cruise react in horror to his mistake.
05:01Apparently, however, no one was horrified enough to leave it outside of the final cut.
05:05No, we're on, mate.
05:07Punk put a hole in my visage.
05:08Number 15. Breaking the Glass, Blade Runner.
05:12If you thought Daryl Hannah wasn't a consummate professional, think again.
05:15I'm hungry, J.R.
05:18I got stuff inside.
05:20But also, we think it's probably okay to ask to pause a scene if you literally injure yourself while filming it.
05:25While making the 1982 science fiction classic Blade Runner,
05:28Hannah accidentally smacked her elbow through a window.
05:31The moment happens when her character, named Pris, is running away from William Sanderson's character.
05:41While on the run, Hannah tripped over one of the many pieces of debris on set
05:45and crashed through a nearby car window.
05:48Hannah kept going, but she ended up cutting her elbow in multiple places.
05:52Director Ridley Scott kept the take, which really underscores the anxiety of the chase.
05:56We scared each other pretty good, didn't we?
05:58We sure did.
05:59Number 14. Accidental Sex Symbol, Casino Royale.
06:04Daniel Craig's first appearance as James Bond came in the 2006 movie, Casino Royale.
06:09While Craig was already considered attractive,
06:11one scene in the movie turned him into an international sex symbol.
06:14Can I give you a lift home?
06:16That would really send him over the edge.
06:20I'm afraid I'm not that cruel.
06:22Well, perhaps you just had to practice.
06:24This was the moment he was taking a dip in the ocean,
06:26then sauntered out shirtless towards the camera.
06:28Originally, Craig was meant to swim off into the ocean.
06:31Instead, he stumbled upon a sand shelf, forcing him to stand up.
06:34Craig then coolly walked toward the camera,
06:36and it became one of the most famous shots in the franchise.
06:39It was used for advertisements back in 2006, and is still remembered today.
06:42In some places where the water just stays at this depth for about a mile,
06:45so I kind of swam along, like, kind of pretending to swim,
06:49and then stood up and was there, and that's how the shot happened.
06:51So it was by accident more than anything.
06:53Number 13. Forgotten Line.
06:56Zoolander.
06:56Ben Stiller did an excellent job as the lead role in Zoolander,
06:59a satire of male fashion models.
07:01His character was hilariously dim-witted,
07:03but would have looked slightly smarter if it weren't for Stiller's improvisation.
07:07One iconic moment happened when Stiller asked David Duchovny's character,
07:10Why Male Models?
07:11So why male models?
07:14Think about it, Derek.
07:15After answering the question, Stiller forgot his line,
07:17so he asked the question again.
07:19But why male models?
07:21Duchovny was uncertain whether he was in character or not,
07:24so he gave a pretty confused reply.
07:26You serious? I just...
07:27I just told you that a moment ago.
07:30Right.
07:31This wasn't how the interaction was meant to go down,
07:33but the director found it far funnier than the original plan,
07:36and kept it in.
07:37Number 12. Stormtrooper Bunk.
07:39Star Wars Episode 4, A New Hope.
07:42Stormtroopers.
07:42The frightening, minion-like army of the Empire.
07:45It's him!
07:46Slap him!
07:48Get back to the chair!
07:49Where are you going?
07:50Come back!
07:50He certainly has courage.
07:52What good will it do if he gets himself killed?
07:53Come on.
07:54In the Star Wars franchise,
07:56they are the evil personified,
07:57which makes this clumsy misstep all the funnier.
08:00In A New Hope,
08:01there's a scene where a group of stormtroopers enters a control room.
08:04One of them isn't quite as smooth as the others,
08:06and audibly hits his head onto the doorway with a loud bonk.
08:10Take over.
08:11D.D.
08:12The incident has been confirmed to be an accident,
08:15with many actors claiming fault for the headbang over the years.
08:18We don't know if a bunch of people lied about their role as the trooper,
08:21or if there were a bunch of scenes of stormtroopers
08:23hitting their heads left on the cutting room floor.
08:26We're hoping it's the latter.
08:27You don't need to see his identification.
08:30We don't need to see his identification.
08:32Number 11.
08:33Line,
08:34Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
08:37Few actors have nailed as many iconic characters as Jim Carrey.
08:40He put loads of effort into all his roles,
08:42including Count Olaf in the 2004 Lemony Snicket movie.
08:45One iconic moment comes early in the film,
08:47when Olaf is learning about the passing of the Baudelaire children's parents.
08:50My dear.
08:56Violet.
08:57Carrey seemed to think he could have gotten a better take,
08:59so he decided to ask to do it again.
09:01It's notable because he didn't break character the whole time.
09:03The director loved it so much that they kept it in the final movie.
09:06Your parents just died.
09:09Oh, yes, of course.
09:10How very, very awful.
09:12Wait.
09:13Let me do that one more time.
09:15Give me the line again.
09:16Quickly.
09:17Well, let's fresh in my mind.
09:17It adds an extra degree of surrealism to Count Olaf,
09:20making us appreciate Carrey's talents even more.
09:23Number 10.
09:24Vigo Breaks His Toe.
09:25The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers.
09:27Vigo Mortensen did a remarkable job at playing Aragorn,
09:30a performance that will be remembered for decades to come.
09:32Mortensen got so into the character that he would hike between sets
09:36in order to get a feeling for Aragorn that was as authentic as possible.
09:39The Uryx are destroyed.
09:40We slaughtered them during the night.
09:42But there were two hobbits.
09:43Do you see two hobbits with them?
09:45They would be small.
09:46Only children to your eyes.
09:48In one scene,
09:48he was scripted to kick an orc helmet and scream in anger.
09:51After about four takes,
09:52Mortensen did a phenomenally realistic performance,
09:55which blew the director away.
09:56The reason it was so realistic
09:58was that he kicked the helmet so hard
10:00that he broke two of his toes.
10:01The shot ended up being used in the final movie
10:03because of how convincing it was.
10:05Yeah!
10:08Number 9.
10:09Spit Take.
10:10Fast and Furious 6.
10:11Sometimes good improv leads to another actor making a mistake.
10:15So who's got a plan B?
10:16Plan B?
10:17Plan B?
10:18We need a plan C, D, E.
10:19We need more alphabets!
10:21Hey!
10:22We do what we do best!
10:24We improvise, alright?
10:25But sometimes,
10:26you end up keeping both in the final cut.
10:29Towards the end of Fast and Furious 6,
10:31the crew gathers together for a little family cookout.
10:34Luke Hobbs,
10:34played by Dwayne The Rock Johnson,
10:36arrives at the cookout
10:37where he improvises a funny line.
10:39In a quick comeback
10:40that no other actor knew was coming,
10:42The Rock makes fun of Tyrese Gibson's character's forehead.
10:52Ludacris reacts to this line
10:53by spitting out his drink.
10:55Luda was reacting in real time
10:57to The Rock's sick burn,
10:58and the take was so funny
10:59it made the final cut.
11:01Wasn't half bad having you work for me.
11:05Now we all know you're working for me, Hobbs.
11:07Number 8.
11:08Bonk.
11:09The Lord of the Rings,
11:10The Fellowship of the Ring.
11:11While filming Peter Jackson's
11:12The Lord of the Rings trilogy,
11:14Ian McKellen often had the difficult task
11:16of playing the very tall Gandalf,
11:18opposite a bunch of very small hobbits.
11:20Bilbo Baggins!
11:22Do not take me for some conjurer of cheap tricks.
11:26I am not trying to rob you.
11:29While filming inside Bilbo Baggins' home,
11:31McKellen accidentally knocks his head
11:33against the top of an archway.
11:34Just tea, thank you.
11:35Oh!
11:42Reportedly, Jackson found the moment
11:44so compelling and well-acted
11:45that he decided to keep it in the movie.
11:48But McKellen has a slightly different recollection.
11:50According to McKellen,
11:52the moment wasn't an accident at all.
11:54He just decided to do it without telling Jackson.
11:57Whatever the case,
11:57it's one of the moments that gives us
11:59such a warm, fuzzy feeling about Gandalf.
12:01I wish none of this had happened.
12:04So do all who live to see such times.
12:07But that is not for them to decide.
12:09All we have to decide is what to do
12:12with the time that is given to us.
12:14Number 7.
12:15Bleacher Fail
12:15The Princess Diaries
12:17In 2001's The Princess Diaries,
12:19Princess Mia Thermopolis
12:21isn't the most graceful of teenagers.
12:24Oh!
12:25Oops!
12:26I'm sorry, I didn't see you.
12:27If you asked her,
12:28she would probably say
12:29she's the last person in the world
12:31who could easily portray a sense of royalty.
12:33And that's what makes this little accident
12:35such a perfect character moment.
12:37In a scene where Mia and her friend Lily
12:39are talking on the bleachers,
12:40Mia suddenly slips and falls through the steps.
12:43Woo!
12:46Are you okay?
12:47Apparently, this was a total accident,
12:49causing actress Anne Hathaway
12:51to burst out laughing at her mistake.
12:53Director Gary Marshall found the moment so charming,
12:56he decided to keep it in the film.
12:57I really don't want to talk about this at the moment, okay?
12:59Number 6.
13:01Farting Lineup
13:02The Usual Suspects
13:03Sometimes a little mistake can help loosen up a set.
13:06At that point, I wasn't scared.
13:08I knew I hadn't done anything they could do me for.
13:12Besides, it was fun.
13:14Such is the case with The Usual Suspects,
13:16in which some bathroom humor
13:17helped unlock the key to an iconic scene.
13:20One of the most iconic moments
13:22from The Usual Suspects
13:23is the infamous lineup scene,
13:25which has been the subject
13:26of behind-the-scenes gossip for some time.
13:28According to writer Christopher McQuarrie,
13:30actor Benicio del Toro could not stop farting,
13:33causing the other actors to break out in laughter.
13:36Number 3. Step forward.
13:47Reportedly, del Toro farted about 12 takes in a row,
13:50and no one could keep it together.
13:52In retrospect,
13:53McQuarrie says he thinks the mistake
13:54actually improved the scene,
13:56making it into the amazing moment it is today.
13:58It was all the cops' fault.
14:00You don't put guys like that into a room together.
14:03Who knows what can happen.
14:04Number 5. Tablecloth.
14:07Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
14:09Jim Carrey makes it onto our list yet again,
14:11with his hilarious portrayal of the Grinch from 2000.
14:14Carrey improvised his heart out when filming this movie,
14:16getting impressively into character.
14:18Kids today.
14:20So desensitized by movies and television.
14:24What do you want?
14:25For instance,
14:26one of the most subtly iconic moments was improvised.
14:28We're talking about the part
14:29where he aggressively pulls a cloth off a table.
14:32The intention was for him to pull all the dishes off with it,
14:34but Carrey accidentally performed a magic trick.
14:36After his accidental miracle,
14:38Carrey returns to the table and decimates it.
14:40It's a hilarious piece of filmmaking trivia,
14:42which makes you appreciate a Christmas favorite even more.
14:44It's not a dress, it's a kilt!
14:48Sicko!
14:49Number 4. Candy Cuts His Hand.
14:52Django Unchained.
14:53One of the marks of a good actor is to keep things moving,
14:56even if something unexpected happens.
14:58The hell you say?
14:59I'm aware this is probably disconcerting news.
15:03But in this case,
15:04if we were Carrey Washington,
15:05we might have a few words for one Leonardo DiCaprio.
15:08During a scene in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained,
15:11DiCaprio's deranged slave owner Calvin Candy
15:14slams his hand on a table and cuts it on a glass.
15:17I'll lay your palms flat on that tabletop!
15:19If you lift those palms off that turtle-shell tabletop,
15:22Mr. Pooch is gonna let loose with both barrels that sawed off!
15:25Apparently, DiCaprio really did cut his hand,
15:28but kept the scene moving.
15:29It was a good choice.
15:30The blood all over Candy's hand
15:32only serves to underscore how crazed the man actually is.
15:35However, there's some debate that the blood he wipes
15:38all over Kerry Washington's face is real.
15:40As the story goes,
15:41Tarantino was inspired when Leo cut his hand
15:44and used fake blood for the rest of the scene.
15:46Here's hoping for Kerry's sake that story is true.
15:49Then we can examine the three dimples
15:51inside the milder's skull!
15:54Now!
15:55Was it gonna be dark?
15:57Huh?
15:57Number 3.
15:59Melting Icing
15:59Mrs. Doubtfire
16:01Robin Williams had a lengthy career
16:02as one of America's most beloved comedy actors,
16:05with his performance in 1993's Mrs. Doubtfire
16:07a particular favorite.
16:09As in a lot of his movies,
16:10there were countless improvisations.
16:12Williams got so into character
16:13that he went into an adult store
16:14dressed as Mrs. Doubtfire,
16:16and no one recognized him.
16:17Do you have anything without veins?
16:20Something without veins would be lovely.
16:22That'd be something.
16:22And I could see this guy behind the counter going,
16:24whoa, this old lady.
16:25This wasn't caught on camera,
16:26but another improvisation with his face
16:28covered in icing was.
16:29The icing wasn't supposed to melt,
16:31but the set lights had other plans.
16:33This resulted in a blob of icing
16:34falling off his face
16:35and grossly into a cup of tea.
16:37We have to take our hats off
16:38to commend Williams
16:39for the remarkable talent he had.
16:41Oh, there you go.
16:42You've got your cream and your sugar now.
16:44It's a little cappuccino.
16:45One drop or two.
16:46Would you like another one?
16:47Oh, there you go.
16:49Number two, body waxing.
16:51The 40-year-old virgin.
16:52It's quite a challenge
16:53to fake waxing someone's body in a movie.
16:55You can probably cover someone in fake hair,
16:57then fake it completely.
16:58It's far cheaper to simply wax someone, though.
17:00But not all actors will enjoy that.
17:02One actor who definitely didn't
17:04was Steve Carell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
17:05Not only were Carell's reactions real,
17:08but so were his co-stars.
17:09Oh, I hate you.
17:10I hate you so much.
17:13That one hurt.
17:14That one hurt just as much as the first one.
17:17That's great, man.
17:18You can see Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd
17:20struggling to contain their laughter
17:21throughout the ordeal.
17:22It's hard to feel sorry for Carell, though,
17:24since he co-wrote the script
17:25and it was his idea.
17:26You chose to write this scene for yourself,
17:29which was a form of self-loathing.
17:34Yeah, I thought it would be funny.
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17:511. I'm Walkin' Here
17:54Midnight Cowboy
17:56There has been some discussion
17:57over the years
17:58about the truth behind
17:59this particular anecdote.
18:00Cowboy, huh?
18:03Well, sir, I ain't a for-real cowboy.
18:06But I am one hell of a stud.
18:08We think it's probably true,
18:09but we'll leave you to do your own research.
18:11While filming Midnight Cowboy,
18:13stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight
18:15are both in a famous scene
18:16where a taxi almost runs them down
18:18on the street.
18:19Hoffman smacks the hood of the cab
18:21and famously yells,
18:22Hey!
18:24I'm walkin' here!
18:25I'm walkin' here!
18:27According to Hoffman,
18:28this taxi's entrance was not planned.
18:30The set was not closed
18:32and the cab really almost ran down
18:34the two actors.
18:35When Hoffman said,
18:36I'm walkin' here,
18:37he meant something along the lines of,
18:39Hey, we're filming a movie.
18:41Luckily for Hoffman,
18:42it turned into one of the most
18:43famous movie moments ever.
18:45Don't worry about that.
18:46Actually, that ain't a bad way
18:47to pick up insurance, you know.
18:49Were there any especially notable bloopers
18:50we forgot to include in our list?
18:52Let us know in the comments below.
18:53How did it BBC Radio?
18:57How did it some of these
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18:59playing?
19:00How did it explain?
19:00Thinking legs?
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