Unscripted

[bixaorellana]

I don't usually like seeing behind the scenes stuff about movies because I prefer to maintain the mystery. However, if it's true that these well-known lines & scenes were improvised, it makes them all the better.

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[nycgirl]

These are great! It's funny that so many famous lines come from actors "in the zone" just blurting out what feels right.

I'd like to add that the dialogue in the waxing scene in "The 40-year-old Virgin" is also improvised and it had to be shot in one take (because Steve Carrell's chest hair was actually being waxed).

[nycgirl]

This is a good scene from Kramer vs. Kramer. Dustin Hoffman breaking the wine glass is improvised.

[bixaorellana]

Great point about the actors being in the zone. Reading that, then seeing Hoffman breaking the glass makes his acting seem even more brilliant.

Haven't seen the 40yr old Virgin, but if Steve Carrell was actually having his chest waxed and able to deliver dialogue without squealing, that's really impressive!

[lola]

These are fun. Thanks!

[auntieannie]

I'm impressed!

[nycgirl]

I love this scene from On the Waterfront. The moment where the glove falls is unscripted, the actress accidentally dropped it. Marlon Brando picked it up and just went with it.

[bixaorellana]

My goodness, NYCG -- that whole scene is the distillation of acting. Thanks so much for posting it. The way Eva Marie Saint pulls the glove off, too, seems just as though it had been scripted that way.

How do you find out all these nuggets of info? You must be a real film aficionada.

[nycgirl]

I'm a big fan, yeah.

[nycgirl]

I have another Joker moment to add to the list. Heath Ledger's creepy clapping at the end of the scene was unscripted.

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Oh!!! These are brilliant!! I can't wait to show my husband because he is more of a film buff than I am.

[bixaorellana]

Here are 10 more great unscripted moments ~~
flavorwire.com/435408/10-happy-accidents-in-cinema/view-all/

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I'm still waiting for American Hustle, but I have read this about it:

According to Christian Bale much of the movie was improvised. So, during the shooting of the film he noted to David O. Russell, "You realize that this is going to change the plot greatly down track." To which the director replied, "Christian, I hate plots. I am all about characters, that's it."

[fgrsk8r1970]

I know I mentioned this on the other thread but I found this interesting as well for "Blue is the warmest Color" :

"The actresses only read the script once. Abdellatif Kechiche insisted that they forget what the script said line for line, and instead asked them to improvise their scenes and really let their actions and words come out naturally and as unforced as possible." (From IMDB Trivia)

[bixaorellana]

Really interesting in both cases because both movies have received so much critical acclaim. As in real life, a movie needs to be driven by what the characters would do, not by mere plot devices inserted to drive a story along.

[bjd]

In fact "Blue is the Warmest Colour"/La Vie d'Adèle is based on a graphic novel, so surely the actresses had a basis for their actions and anything unscripted would have not gone too far beyond the "feeling" of the book.

I add that I have more or less read the book but not seen the movie so am only throwing this in as a comment.

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Unscripted scenes are likely to become more and more common since very few directors are still using film. Shooting with digital equipment, they can keep the camera running almost indefinitely without really adding to production costs.