Improvisation is a great tool for actors and directors.
It improves morale on the set because it makes the performers feel like they're a larger
part of the creative process as they try to find lines that are better or funnier than
the screenplay.
But sometimes, a noble attempt at improv cracks up the cast and leads to an unusable outtake.
For example ...
Anchorman
A laughter-free take of this scene made it into the credits of this classic retro comedy,
including a line Will Ferrell apparently made up on the spot, but that doesn't mean the
whole take was laughter-free.
It comes early in the movie, when Ron Burgundy is conducting vocal warm-ups in the minutes
leading up to live news broadcast.
One is so ridiculous that even a pro like Ferrell can't handle it ...
"The skeleton ran out of shampoo in the shower."
"The Human Torch could not get a bank loan."
"The Hu— "
"The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."
Anchorman 2
While filming the sequel to 2004's Anchorman, writer-director Adam McKay threw out line
suggestions on-the-spot for young actor Judah Nelson — one involving warm apple juice.The
kid gives it his all, but he can't quite get through it …
"Can you yell, 'I don't want to drink hot frothy horse p---?'"
"I don't wanna drink hor ... forthy …"
This is 40
Judd Apatow is a director that likes to feed improvised lines to his actors.
While Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day has no problem playing punk rock in front of thousands
of rowdy fans, repeating one of Apatow's off-the-cuff jokes while filming This is 40 made him lose
his composure.
Maybe it hit a little too close to home?
"Yeah, I'm really trying to get back in touch with my anger."
"It's hard to stay angry when you're this rich."
"It's hard to stay angry when — "
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Some actors and directors work together so often that they develop a rapport that results
in movie magic — real-life couple Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow are definitely on that
list.
In this clip from the filming of The 40-Year-Old Virgin, it's clear that Apatow treats Mann
like any other actor, providing on-the-spot line suggestions to improve the scene.
Mann is game at first, but then breaks character when Apatow crosses the line ...
"Do you wanna f--- in the car?"
"So, do you wanna f--- in the car?"
"No!"
"Do you like xtc?
Let's do some 'E' at my house."
"What?
Xtc?
Honey, we have kids!"
Trainwreck
LeBron James is obviously a great basketball player, but who would've thought he'd be such
a charming and funny actor?
He holds his own as a thrifty, sensitive version of himself in Trainwreck opposite formidable
comic talents like Amy Schumer and Bill Hader.
James rolls with all the improvised lines fed to him, cracking up his co-stars …
"I had tortilla soup.
I can't get a hamburger.
Look at how big I am.
You think a tortilla soup is gonna last me for the rest of the day?"
The Hangover
When your movie stars a veteran of The Office and The Daily Show and a one-of-a-kind standup
comedian, it's best to just let them do their thing.
In this scene from the first entry in the Hangover trilogy, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis
engage in a rapidly escalating war of words, reaching absurd, specific, and ridiculous
heights …
"You look like someone puked hair on your chest."
"You look like someone puked hair on your face."
"Guys, did you see his body?"
"You look like you just swallowed two frozen turkeys.
Happy Thanksgiving."
"What?"
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