15 mistakes on the set that only brightened up the take (16 photos + 11 videos)

When it comes to TV series and films, it is very important that everything goes according to plan during the filming process. However, this is not always possible: even great actors sometimes forget their words, and props tend to break at the most crucial moment. But in rare cases, such mistakes only play into the hands of the film, and here are a few examples of “screwed up” takes that the directors liked so much that they left them in the film.





1. Titanic



In the scene when Jack is preparing to draw Rose as one of his French girls, Leonardo DiCaprio got confused with the words: instead of “Lie down on the sofa,” he first said “on the bed” and immediately corrected himself. The slip added charm to the obviously embarrassed Jack, so James Cameron left the take in the film.

2. "Scream"





In a scene near the end of the film, Billy accidentally threw the phone at Stu - the receiver stuck to actor Skeet Ulrich's hand due to the fake blood being too sticky. But Matthew Lillard (Stu) was not taken aback and played along with his colleague, shouting back: “You f*cking hit me with your phone, you f****!”

 

3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas



According to the script, Jim Carrey was supposed to fail the trick of pulling out the tablecloth, but, as luck would have it, he turned out to be too talented, so the Grinch then returns to the frame and throws all the dishes off the table himself.



4. "Friends"



In the episode in which Chandler meets with Rachel's boss, not only the character was injured, but also the actor Matthew Perry himself. According to the creators' commentary on the DVD, the actor accidentally jerked his hand while he was handcuffed to a shelf, which ended up hitting him in the back of the head. Matthew Perry kept his face, but Jennifer Aniston's reaction almost gave them both away.



5. “Friends” again



And while we're on the subject of Friends: in another episode, Chandler tries to make fun of Joey's outfit, but instead of the joke "Donald Trump wants his blue jacket back" he ends up with "Donald Trump wants his blue jacket turned black." his blue blazer black"; black instead of back). However, instead of re-shooting the take, the actors remain in character and begin to tease Chandler.



6. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"



The scene where Harry, Ron and Hermione discuss Harry's kiss with Cho ends with the actors laughing heartily. According to director David Yates, the actors couldn't stop giggling, and Rupert Greene (Ron) had a reputation for "screwing up takes." As a result, it was necessary to shoot a lot of takes, but not for this scene - here the laughter played into the hands, adding an atmosphere of typical teenage awkwardness.



7. "Mrs. Doubtfire"



Robin Williams was so good at improvisation that it's almost impossible to believe that the scene in which he drips his "mask" into the tea is solely the result of his resourcefulness in trying to save a take when the makeup began to fade. It was so hot on set due to the lighting that in the middle of the scene the cream started falling off in huge chunks. It was such a comical sight that the director didn't stop filming and just let Robin do his thing, resulting in one of the funniest scenes in the film.



8. "How to become a princess"



While Mia's fall in the stands seems entirely in character, it was actually Anne Hathaway who lost her balance after slipping on a wet bench. Because of the rain and lack of daylight, the scene had to be shot rather quickly and the stands weren't wiped down very thoroughly, leading to what director Garry Marshall called a "charming moment."

9. "Passengers"



In Passengers, Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt didn't expect bulky spacesuits to get in the way of their characters' first kiss, but they laughed about it, and it added to the charm of the scene.

 

10. Captain America: Civil War



Robert Downey Jr.'s resourcefulness saved the take when Tom Holland completely forgot where he was supposed to sit. According to director Anthony Russo, then-Marvel newcomer Tom Holland forgot the direction for the scene, and Robert couldn't get into his seat because of it. But instead of stopping the take, the actor stayed in character and told Tom-Peter to move on behalf of Tony Stark.



11. "The Office"



The scene in which Jim pops Dwight's fitness ball is one of the most legendary in the series, but it happened by accident: John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson thought the ball would just quietly deflate rather than burst. They rehearsed the scene three times and then filmed 13 takes, with the ball slowly deflating each time as planned. On the 14th try, the ball suddenly popped - notice how John steps out of frame to laugh it off - and this take was left in the final version.

 

12. "Clueless"



Alicia Silverstone had no idea she was mispronouncing the word "Haitians," but that's what made the debate at the beginning of the film so funny. When director Amy Heckering first heard the mispronunciation, she told the crew not to correct her. “I didn't want her to know she was doing it wrong, I wanted to get her to have confidence without knowing it was funny or a joke - it changes the way you speak. There's something you do when you're completely confident in yourself that just can't be repeated if you know you're doing something wrong."

13. "Almost Famous"



In the scene when Penny asks William to join her in Morocco, she shouldn't have done it twice - Kate Hudson simply didn't understand that it was Patrick Fugit himself asking her to repeat the line, not his character, so she stayed in character and asked the coveted one again question. In the director's commentary version, Cameron Crowe said that he thought Patrick was a little in love with Kate, which made it one of the director's favorite moments in the film.

14. The Amazing Spider-Man: High Voltage



According to the script, Peter actually had to web Gwen's hand to the police car, but the script did not include her indignant cry of "Peter!", which would obviously give away Spider-Man's true identity. But the scream itself and Emma Stone's reaction to her own mistake were too charming to cut out.



15. “Zoolander”



One of the most memorable moments in the film is the result of Ben Stiller forgetting his line. He should have asked the question, “So why male models?” only once, but forgot how I was supposed to respond to David Duchovny's character's very long and detailed answer, so he just repeated, "But why male models?" Thanks to David Duchovny's resourcefulness and improvisation, this scene became perhaps the most popular and quoted in the film.