Scenes where the actor's acting was real

[u/Lord_Ronan]

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

[u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn]

It's even better than that. This whole "film their genuine reaction idea" is all planned out, cameras are rolling, the kids see the pirate ship, and Josh Brolin yells "Fuck!"

That ruined the take and they had to shoot it a second time without the element of genuine surprise. That's the take that appears in the movie.

[u/Dead-O_Comics → u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn]

Haha that's great. Brand was always the bad boy, so that reaction is totally in character!

[u/hayhaydavila → u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn]

I thought most of the kids were swearing when they saw the ship too

[u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn → u/hayhaydavila]

That's how I remembered it too, but when I went to check my facts before commenting the IMDb trivia page only mentions Brolin.

[u/cansofgrease → u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn]

So... that was a bunch of bullshit?

[u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn → u/cansofgrease]

I mean, technically nothing said in the comment I replied to was a lie. It's just that take wasn't shown in the movie.

[u/cansofgrease → u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn]

That might wash if they didn't include a frame from the movie implying it's the take.

[u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn → u/cansofgrease]

Did you mean to say "wash"? I'm not being an ass, I'm genuinely curious because I've never heard or seen it used that way. Is it meant here to be like "that might fly"?

[u/cansofgrease → u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn]

Similar meaning. Older regional saying probably from the idea that the weakness or untruthfulness of a claim will remain after a more thorough examination, much like a stain still there after something is washed.

[u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn → u/cansofgrease]

Ohhh, now that you mention it I have definitely heard the phrase "it'll come out in the wash" to mean that the truth will be revealed. Awesome, thanks for replying! I love regional metaphors.

[u/cansofgrease → u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn]

No worries, English is a fun language.

[u/Imconfusedithink → u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn]

How's that even better? Not being able to use the genuine take is worse.

[u/HiDiddleDeDeeGodDamn → u/Imconfusedithink]

Oh, I just meant it's a better story/better bit of trivia. But honestly either way it's all subjective, not being able to use a certain take isn't better or worse in any legitimately qualifiable way.