Favourite bits of film that weren't meant to be

[strykerdarksilence]

Odd title, but that's the best way I could think of of describing what I mean.

It occurred to me while I was watching Speed, one of my favourite 'no brain required' films that my favourite bit isn't actually one of the big set pieces. Rather, it's at the point when the passengers are being moved off the bus, and Ortiz, the big builder, helps the annoying tourist over to the safe bus. The two had earlier nearly come to blows and for some reason I really love that bonding moment.

Any little touches that steal a film for you?

[CrazySting]

Dec 20, 2009 13:04:31 GMT -5 @strykerdarksilence said:

Odd title, but that's the best way I could think of of describing what I mean.

It occurred to me while I was watching Speed, one of my favourite 'no brain required' films that my favourite bit isn't actually one of the big set pieces. Rather, it's at the point when the passengers are being moved off the bus, and Ortiz, the big builder, helps the annoying tourist over to the safe bus. The two had earlier nearly come to blows and for some reason I really love that bonding moment.

Any little touches that steal a film for you?

Interestingly, the entire script of Speed was changed a lot by Joss Whedon after he re-wrote the entire thing. Most of the witty lines in the film's are his.

Sean Connery's funny line "she talks in her sleep" from Indiana Jones was ad-libbed by Connery and not in the script.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

In the movie The Fifth Element, during the sequence where Bruce Willis is driving Lee Loo around, she's screaming in that Divine Language and Willis says, "Look lady, I only speak two languages, English and Bad English."

That wasn't in the script. Willis made it up on the spot and the director loved it and kept it in. He was originally meant to say nothing at that point in the sequence.

[Dr. T is an alien]

If we are talking ad-libbed lines, then 50% of R. Lee Ermey's lines in Full Metal Jacket qualify. If we are just talking about your favorite throw away moments in a film, then I submit for you approval most of the banter between Sheriff Bart and the Waco Kid on Blazing Saddles. Also, the look that Arnold had in T2 wwhen he first picked up the minigun was classic as well.

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One of my favorite scenes in cinema. Ford was sick, didn't want to do this big sword fight, pretty much told Lucas, "Why don't we shoot the bastard?" and cinema gold was made.

[Rorschach]

For some reason, the shooting star scene in JAWS, and Hooper's little interactions with Quint are among my favorite things about it that really aren't "big deals" to a lot of fans.

[Ultimo Chocula]

In "Tommy Boy", the interaction between David Spade and the gas station attendant. It was basically a one up contest about who could be the bigger dick.

[theryno665]

In Role Models where Paul Rudd's character gets up from the dinner table and the dad leans his chair up against the table. It's so insignificant and stupid, yet so funny. In a funny note, I listened to the director's commentary and apparently my friends and I aren't alone as a ton of people said they loved that part when the movie was screened. But since it was an improv bit, the chair wasn't leaned against the table in the following scenes so they actually had to CGI the chair to lean.

[Mr. Emoticon Man, TF Fan]

Dec 20, 2009 14:30:31 GMT -5 @teamkillswitch said:

One of my favorite scenes in cinema. Ford was sick, didn't want to do this big sword fight, pretty much told Lucas, "Why don't we shoot the bastard?" and cinema gold was made.

I love that scene. Never knew the story behind it, though.

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[ani]

Over the Rainbow was nearly cut from the Wizard of Oz. I still can't believe that but it's true.

[Flying Leg Kicks]

Uh, does The Room's attempt at being a serious drama coming off like a comedy count?

[Bub (BLM)]

Steve Carell screaming "Kelly Clarkson" during his waxing in The 40 Year Old Virgin is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in a movie for some reason. Of all the things for him to ad-lib, that's just so random.

[lemonyellowson]

the bit in blazing saddles when they lure the bad guys into the fake town and set off explosives which leads to a far out shot of horses sailing into the sky never fails to crack me up

[Push R Truth]

it's just so random and probably the last thing I was ever expecting to see in that movie.

[Jackson "The Cool" Carter]

"WE AIN'T SEEN SHIT!"

[Avalanche Alvarez]

Running Scared with Gregory Hines / Billy Crystal.
When he gives the middle fingers to the kid that flipped him off originally?
Priceless.



;D ;D ;D

[ElitePunk]

Language Warning!:
Hysterical!!!

[Turd Ferguson]

Mr Deeds was a great, great remake. One little touch that I loved (which is in every Adam Sandler movie, much like in Billy Madison above) is the absurd situation that doesn't get addressed. In this particular scene, John McEnroe leaps over a car and it's not touched upon again. It was funny to see, and then when the scene ends and there's no explaination, it just makes it so much funnier.

[The Line]

The whole "you talkin' to me?" scene from Taxi Driver. Most of that was improvised.