Memorable/notable improvs
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Memorable/notable improvs
What are some of the improv moments that were left in movies that you like? This is something of an interest of mine, I love good improvs. We all know the famous ones, like "You talkin to me?" and "You're going to need a bigger boat." What are some of the less known ones? Off the top of my head:
"Winter's Bone," the scene with the Army recruiter. They hired a real life Army recruiter and gave him no lines. He was told to just talk to Jennifer like he would any kid who sat down in front of him.
"Cape Fear" remake. The auditorium scene. I've read the whole sequence with DeNiro and Juliette Lewis was totally ad libbed and done in one take.
"A Few Good Men." Tom Cruise's little Jack impersonation, "He eats breakfast three hundred yards from people trained to kill him." Tom wasn't supposed to say that line with a Jack-ism.
"Se7en," Lee Ermey, answering a ringing phone. "This isn't even my desk." Slam
Others?
"Winter's Bone," the scene with the Army recruiter. They hired a real life Army recruiter and gave him no lines. He was told to just talk to Jennifer like he would any kid who sat down in front of him.
"Cape Fear" remake. The auditorium scene. I've read the whole sequence with DeNiro and Juliette Lewis was totally ad libbed and done in one take.
"A Few Good Men." Tom Cruise's little Jack impersonation, "He eats breakfast three hundred yards from people trained to kill him." Tom wasn't supposed to say that line with a Jack-ism.
"Se7en," Lee Ermey, answering a ringing phone. "This isn't even my desk." Slam
Others?
Last edited by Traxan; 06-02-18 at 02:00 AM.
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Dustin Hoffman, MIDNIGHT COWBOY: "I'm walkin' here, I'm walkin'!"
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The scene in Captain Phillips when he's being examined in the infirmary.
Last edited by TomOpus; 06-02-18 at 08:31 AM.
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Best in Show when Christopher Guest is talking to his dog.
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Harrison Ford's "Situation normal, we're all fine, how are you?" scene in Star Wars.
Last edited by JeremyM; 06-02-18 at 01:56 PM.
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Not a line, but the unplanned spit-take on De Niro By Walken in Deer Hunter
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The cape fear one is not true. It very obviously was not done in one take. The actors may have worked it out without a script by workshoping it together, but you can't improvise a whole scene like that on the spot.
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What are some of the improv moments that were left in movies that you like?
What are some of the less known ones?
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Also, not everyone has seen every movie being discussed, popular or otherwise.
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Does this count?
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Does this count?
https://youtu.be/85OjZr-3tTU
https://youtu.be/85OjZr-3tTU
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Plus, people often skip the first post if the thread title seems to give a clear indication of what the poster is looking for.
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love Tom Hanks, probably one of the few celebrities I would like to actually shake his hand




