More Improvised Movie Scenes –You Probably Already Know

More Improvised Movie Scenes

  • Jaws – “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”   Jaws (1975)

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  • The Player – Every star that appeared in a cameo was unscripted.
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark – “Never bring a sword to a gunfight” scene.
  • The Godfather – The cat in Marlon Brando’s lap was unscripted. Clemenza’s (Leave the gun – scripted) “take the cannoli.”- not.
  • The Dark Knight – A round of applause. (Heath Ledger)
  • Aliens – “Game over man, game over.”
  • The Usual Suspects – “The lineup” scene. The actors left to their own imagination said whatever they wanted.
  • Silence of the Lambs – Hannibal’s “Hisssss….”
  • Dumb & Dumber – On the road scene. The entire scene improvised by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels including “the most annoying sound.”  Dumb & Dumber (1994)

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  • Pretty Woman – Richard Gere’s impromptu jewelry box “lid snapping shut” caused Julia Roberts abrupt laughter after a genuine little fright.
  • The Fugitive – Tommy Lee Jones response to “I didn’t kill my wife.” In which he said, “I don’t care.”
  • Annie Hall – Woody Allen’s cocaine sneeze.
  • Caddyshack – The great Bill Murray’s “A Cinderella Story” scene he completely improvised on the spot.

10 Unforgettable & Amazing Movie Scenes You Never Knew Were Improvised

 

The Godfather (1972) – Academy Award Winner for Best Picture

At the onset of Connie Corleone’s wedding the presence of FBI agents in an apparent attempt to disrupt the family occasion stand at the Corleone gates making note of arriving vehicle plate numbers and taking pictures of the invited guests. Known as overly protective and hot – headed, Sonny Corleone (James Caan) infuriated by the intrusion feels provoked to take the matter into his own hands.

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The Godfather (1972)

When asked why he threw money? James Caan said, “Where I come from if we break something we pay for it.” Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Writers: Mario Puzo (screenplay), Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and James Caan.

Midnight Cowboy (1969) – Academy Award Winner for Best Picture

In one of the most famous scenes of the movie Ratzo Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) and Joe Buck (Jon Voight) are walking down a busy sidewalk in New York City. As Ratzo explains about the need of a middleman to help Joe Buck in his quest for fortune being a gigolo they begin to cross a busy intersection. What would be a typical occurrence any given day for a New York pedestrian instead, brings the city’s nuance as a catalyst to Rizzo’s most memorable line and testimony to Hoffman’s incredible talent.MidnightCowboyBlog

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Although Producer Jerome Hellman has disputed the account as such, Hoffman explains the incident as it occurred on film and Jon Voight has substantiated his claim. The line, “I’m walk-in here” is #27 on AFI’s 100 years – 100 Movie Quotes. Director: John Schlesinger | Writers: Waldo Salt (screenplay), James Leo Herlihy (based on the novel by) | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight and Sylvia Miles.