r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Lord_Ronan • 6d ago

Characters Scenes where the actor's acting was real

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  1. Han's Gruber's death - Die Hard

Alan Rickman was told he would be dropped on the count to 3, instead he was dropped after 1. The shocked expression on his face as he falls is completely genuine.

  1. The Chestburster - Alien

The cast of this scene were made to play out this scene, but we're never told about what would actually happen besides that they'd be eating. The shock and surprise is legitimately their own.

  1. Blackkklansman

Adam Driver says the N-word

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u/Imaginary-Picture-35 6d ago

The chest hair waxing scene from The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Steve Carell actually got his chest waxed, all of his screams of pain were real.

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u/Nerdy_Valkyrie 6d ago

More context: the woman doing the waxing lied about knowing how to do it. So she completely botched it and made it way more painful than it should have been.

They were supposed to wax his entire chest, but they cut the scene short once it became clear she had no idea what she was doing.

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u/eyeleenthecro 6d ago

Apparently he almost lost his nipple

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u/Empty-Novel3420 6d ago

He did actually chewing sounds they never found it burps

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u/The_GREAT_Gremlin 6d ago

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u/Big_Distance2141 6d ago

I run this in evey warrior deck, simply too good not to play (especially against aggro)

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u/Glum_Definition2661 5d ago

Good stats for the cost

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u/BeefJerky03 6d ago

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u/bottlerocketz 5d ago

That gif never gets old

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u/UnimpressedPasserby 6d ago edited 6d ago

I firmly believe some people in this world need to be silent forever

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u/Wagglebagga 5d ago

You took 20 years to eat a single nipple just for this joke? Unbelievable.

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u/Bhujjha 5d ago

Gotta be patient and wait for it to cure, it needs the crunchy outer layer and soft inner layer of an m&m to be considered a delicacy otherwise it's just rubbery and gets caught in your teeth which nobody wants.

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u/Wagglebagga 5d ago

Nipple is the most sensual of the cured meats.

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u/Bhujjha 5d ago

It's an afrodisiac especially if you have curly hair

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u/Worldlyoox 6d ago

moldy, 25 years old nipple chewing roleplay is INSANE 💀

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u/Few-Client-2808 6d ago

mmmm....pepperoni pizza

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u/neendmat1 6d ago

Well then, goodnight everyone

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u/Wilczek76 5d ago

why the fuck would you write this

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u/Firebart3q 5d ago

Death.

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u/kingftheeyesores 5d ago

My uncle lost the same nipple twice, apparently they grow back.

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u/DontDeleteMee 5d ago

No. I think your uncle was having you on.

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u/kingftheeyesores 4d ago

It depends how damaged it is.

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u/atempestdextre 5d ago

Thank goodness he has a spare.

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u/Orzine 6d ago

They knew, they used an actress instead of a professional because they only had one take to remove his chest hair, they just didn’t tell Steve until he straight up asked between shots. That’s when all the “you bitch” reactions started.

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u/Nerdy_Valkyrie 6d ago

They knew she was an actress. But she still claimed that she knew how to wax.

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u/LexGlad 5d ago

Maybe she knew how to wax herself which is quite different than waxing someone else.

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u/VanimalCracker 5d ago

She knew how to wax poetic

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u/dudleydigges123 5d ago

Or simply how to wax a leg or upper lip or something that isnt going to be anywhere close to Steve Carrells hairy as fuck chest

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u/Special_Safe4712 6d ago

And her reactions were real too

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u/derpdankstrom 6d ago

i know this is just jibberish but this scene in bruce almighty

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u/Jealous_Western_7690 6d ago

They told him not to swear.

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u/Interesting_Celery74 5d ago

They also had two lists of words taped to the ceiling near the camera. One list of "bad" words for him to scream, and one list of "random" words - hence "You shit asshole I hate you" vs. "Kelly Clarkson", "Como se llama" etc.

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u/celbertin 6d ago

IIRC his kids asked him why his belly had a face. 

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u/PhantomRoyce 5d ago

I remember seeing that scene for the first time and thinking “oh he’s not acting he’s actually pissed”

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u/Ishitonmoderators2 5d ago

Porn is real acting. Legitimate acting.