12 frames in which the replacement of actors with doubles was very noticeable (13 photos)

By clicking on “stop”, you can see complete strangers in the place of those listed in the credits.





We all know very well that in almost every film with action scenes, actors are replaced by their doubles. Viewers simply accept the rules of the game and understand perfectly well that sometimes in a scene they see not their favorite actors, but specially trained professionals who don’t act so cool with their faces, but they run and jump without breaking anything, much more successfully than glossy celebrities.

All that is required of the filmmakers is not to scorch themselves and select similar understudies who are similar to the stars of the film, and remove in the final edit those moments where the substitution is too visible.

We show you footage from films whose creators failed to cope with these tasks. Therefore, by pressing “stop” in time, you can see complete strangers in the place of those listed in the credits.

The Mummy Returns (2001)



During the scene when the main characters are doused with a huge amount of water, it was not Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz who were wet, but their unfortunate (and not very similar to them) doubles.

Twilight (2008)





Could it be possible to choose more different stunt doubles from Pattinson and Stewart than these two? Even in profile. Moreover, it is surprising that for this scene of accelerated running made on a computer, stunt doubles were needed at all.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)



How to shoot a shotgun with a cool look, Schwarzenegger is in the frame, and how to transfer John Connor from his motorcycle to his own - that’s the name of the stunt double.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)



What happened to Hagrid in some distant plans during his visit to the Dursleys? Most likely, actor Robbie Coltrane was replaced with a larger stunt double.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)



Gimli's rarely used sly look? No, it's just a different person, and not the actor John Rhys-Davies, who played the famous dwarf. By the way, Rhys-Davies himself is 185 cm tall, that is, he is 5 centimeters taller than Orlando Bloom. That is why the actor was sometimes replaced by a shorter double in wide shots.

Friends (1994-2004)



When we change the angle, instead of Monica (Courteney Cox), we see the profile of a completely different girl. This happened in the fifth episode of the eighth season, "The One with Rachel's Date."

Moonraker (1979)



The famous Bond villain Jaws, that is, the actor who played him, Richard Keel, was replaced with a stunt double in the parachute jump scene. At the same time, the creators forgot to add the main distinguishing feature of the character to the replacement - iron teeth. As a result, Jaws flies down, flashing his suddenly appeared Hollywood smile.

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)



In the fight scene, Patrick Stewart's character is replaced by someone very reminiscent of Louis de Funes, but not much like Stewart himself.

The Avengers (2012)



Scarlett Johansson is apparently replaced by a muscular stunt double while doing somersaults on a stool.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Once Again, 2001)



Ron Weasley changes quite a lot when he falls from a chess knight.

Fargo (1996)



Steve Buscemi's character is quite prominently replaced by a stunt double during a fight scene.

Star Wars. Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)



At some point, instead of Ewan McGregor, his double appeared in the frame, looking like a young Kenneth Branagh.