Kevin McAllister’s iconic scream inHome Alonealmost looked very different.
DirectorRian Johnsoncalled it “kind of … a happy accident.”
3.InHome Alone, Kevin was supposed to move his hands from his face before his iconic scream.
Her panicked reaction was real, and it was kept in the film.
The limp ended up adding to the realism and tension.
I flipped, because it was so stunning, it was quite amazing."
In the final scene, Caine doesn’t speak.
7.Daniel Craig’s suave water bottle catch inThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoohappened completely by accident.
Watch the moment in GIF form here.
(Sorry it’s so dark why don’t we light movies anymore???)
8.InThe Lord of the Rings:The Two Towers,Viggo Mortensenbroketwotoeswhile kicking a helmet.
His scream of anguish, followed by his fall to his knees, was real.
As this cry of pain matched Aragorn’s emotional pain in the scene, it ended up being perfect.
She got emotional while reading it, and the tears came naturally.
“[The tears] were not intentional.
But [when it came to filming], I never expected that I was going to start crying.
It ended up being one of the most memorable moments of the film.
The moment made his character Jack appear flustered, which was perfect for the scene.
11.Joaquin Phoenix studied wild animals in captivity for his prison cell scene inThe Master.
Smashing the toilet wasn’t in the script; it was just a part of him going berserk.
“I didn’t intend to break the thing,” Phoenixsaid.
“I didn’t know that was possible.”
inGentlemen Prefer Blondes.One of the dancers, Ed Fury, accidentally pushed her in with his foot.
He was then fired because he tried to claim co-choreographer credit for the mistake.
was theresultof an accident.
But in the first shot, a car ran the light and almost hit them.
Staying in character, Ratso yelled, “I’m walking here!”
Sylvester Stallone caught it and went with it.
It ended up becoming a signature part of his character.
16.In1917, Schofieldwasn’t supposedto fall an extra ran into him, causing him to fall over.
He got back up again and kept running.
“Im obviously a little biased, but its one of my favorite scenes of the film.”
“It was actually by accident,” hesaid.
And it was just one of those things.”
It made the scene even more terrifying, and Calvin seem even more unhinged.
However, director Martin Scorseseended uploving it, saying, “The edge fog became the resurrection.”
22.The sound of lightsabers inStar Warswas actually created through a happy accident.
25.And the laughing in the lineup scene wasn’t supposed to happen either it wasmeantto be serious.
But we would lose it over and over and over.
26.The tender moment when Adrian hesitates to kissRockyactually occurred because actor Talia Shire was sick.
They continued with the shot, which the cinematographercalleda “miracle.”
30.This Pearl Harbor scene fromTora!
Tora!featuring people running from an exploding plane that happened by accident.
Thiswasn’t supposedto happen, and the stunt people running from the flames were really running for their lives.
The footage was that much more terrifying because it was real.
“It was probably some of the best footage that we shot that day.”
33.The helicopter crash inAttack of the Killer Tomatoeswas not meanttohappen.
It really did accidentally crash and burst into flames…which was caught on film.
So, they decided they might as well use it.
34.The cat Don Corleone creepily (yet iconically) pets inThe Godfatherwasnotin the script.
In fact, italmost ruinedmultiple takes from purring too loudly.
This made Brasi far more layered and memorable.
