10 Movie Mistakes That Made Films Better

When hundreds of people get together to make a movie, mistakes happen all the time

Perhaps you saw the hydraulic system on the underside of a chariot in Gladiator, for example

These mistakes sometimes make it to screen, but only rarely do they happen in such a way as to

actually improve a scene. No, the guy wasn't supposed to drop the most powerful item in the

universe, but it sure was funny when he did. When it happens, it's memorable, and sometimes

it's entirely movie-making. Some of the best moments in video history were completely unscripted

and accidental. So with that in mind, I am Ellie with WhatCulture, here with movie mistakes that

made films better. Star Wars Stormtrooper Headbutt When it comes to 1977's Star Wars, the most infamous blooper has got to be the time a

stormtrooper slammed his head into an opening door. If you ever needed more proof that those

suits were so impractical for intergalactic space fighting and just for general vision

then this moment is absolutely golden. It's one of those scenes that every fan of the franchise

knows but probably missed the first time they watched the movie. In the 1977 special edition

remaster of the film, the director added an audible bonk sound and even recreated the scene

in Attack of the Clones. As Jango Fett was walking into his ship, he bonked his head on the opening

door in exactly the same way, which solidified the trait of stormtroopers, his clones, having

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deal. Damn good deal. Midnight Cowboy, I'm walking here. Sometimes actors like to ad-lib their

dialogue when they think that their words are better than the scripted bits. Dialogue make it

into the final cut and become some of the best spoken words in the movie. And this is what

happened in Midnight Cowboy. When it was being shot, the production didn't have the permits

necessary to shut down traffic on a busy New York City street. But Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman had

to make that trek. To get past the lack of a permit, a van was stationed with a hidden camera

across the street, and the actors walked back and forth to get the scene on a busy sidewalk

After 15 takes, the duo finally had a workable shot, but it was interrupted by a cab that ran a red light and nearly barreled right into the actors Without skipping a beat Hoffman reacted like anyone would in such a situation but he remained in character which made all the difference He repeatedly slammed the hood of the car and yelled

I'm walking here! And movie history was made. Zoolander So why male models? Sometimes an actor will remain in character and re-deliver the same line

hoping to spark that memory to get to where they need to be. Which usually doesn't get thrown into

the final cut of the film, or at least you'd hope it wouldn't. For Ben Stiller and David Duchovny's

scene in Zoolander, though, the director found their take so funny, it made it to the final cut

This was the most crucial moment of the film, when Duchovny's J.P. Pruitt reveals the plot

involving turning male models into assassins. Zoolander asks, so why male models, and receives

the explanation that they don't think for themselves and do as they're told. In perfect

form and timing, still have forgot his next line, so he simply repeated his last, which played

perfectly with what Duchovny had just said. The gaff was kept in and remains one of the funniest

moments in the whole movie. Casino Royale. Bond's white bikini scene. Fans were originally quite

sceptical of seeing Daniel Craig portray the British secret agent in 2006's Casino Royale

going back and forth pretty much up until one moment. That one moment, of course, being when

he emerges from the ocean in all of his drippy, wet glory in some spin of Ursula Andress' white

bikini moment in 1962. The only catch is, that scene wasn't planned at all. Originally, the shot

was meant to be filmed quite differently, with Bond positioned to look on at the villain's wife

Solange, while he floated in the ocean. But the reality of the location stepped in and changed

everything. Craig explained that where they filmed in the Bahamas is one of those places where there's

a sand shelf, and the sand shelf happened to be three feet deep. He was supposed to swim in and

then float off like a friendly sea lion, but the water level thought otherwise. If only he'd been

wearing the white bikini. Django Unchained, DiCaprio's hand slip. To be honest, we've all

heard about this one by now. It is legendary. Leonardo DiCaprio's performance as Calvin Candy

in Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film Django Unchained has that one key moment where acting overtook all

sense of reason and made one big blooper historical moment in the process. And it was, of course

during the dinner negotiation scene where DiCaprio candy decides to drive a point home by slamming the palm of his hand on the table as hard as possible Unfortunately for Mr DiCaprio there happened to be a crystal glass in the way which shattered and embedded a chunk or two into the actor hand requiring stitches afterwards The injury was so unexpected

and intense that you can see the look of shock and concern on the actor's face. Fortunately

a little blood wasn't going to slow Leo down, and so he finished the scene and it was kept in the

movie. As you can see by all of the blood. Rain Man, phone booth flatulence. While his most famous

example clearly comes from Midnight Cowboy, another iconic role of Dustin Hoffman's required

him to remain in character while going through something many have had to deal with, flatulence

in a small space. I mean, Shrek always said better out than in, and who are we to argue with Shrek

eh? In the movie Rain Man, Hoffman played the older brother Raymond to Tom Cruise's Charlie

Raymond was an autistic savant who had difficulty navigating the social niceties and norms in polite society

which is why he remained in character while shooting in a phone booth with Crows when he had to let out a massive fart

In true Dustin Hoffman fashion, he remained in character and repeated, uh-oh, fart, over and over again

Cruise, who is also a stalwart actor, remained in character and reacted in much the same way anyone would in such a situation

making this scene one of the funniest, most realistic, and memorable from the entire film

True Lies, Stumbling Stripper When Jamie Lee Curtis played a mum and unwitting wife to a secret agent in the movie True Lies back in 1994

she had a memorable scene that few could forget. While trying to put a little excitement into her life

she gets involved in an espionage mission orchestrated by her husband, though she isn't aware of his involvement

Through the course of the operation, she finds herself in a hotel room with a dark figure

and the instruction that she has to plant a bug, which leads to her stripping in front of the sitting gentleman

As she throws her clothes off in front of the man she isn't aware is her husband, she starts out awkwardly but slowly finds her rhythm

as her dance develops into a sexy show of distraction that culminates in her use of a bedpost as a stripper pole

Just as things are getting hot, she pulls herself up on the pole and quickly falls right off and hits the floor

It was an accident, and good old Arnie nearly stood up to make sure Curtis was okay

but she kept her composure and continued with the scene. Given her awkwardness in the scene

the gaff actually played perfectly for the character, and it remained in the film

The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Kick the Can Through the course of three epic films shot and produced over several years there were bound to be a few injuries on the set of the Lord of the Rings movies One does not simply walk into Mordor and Viggo Mortensen learned that the hard way by smashing

his foot up and not being able to walk anyway. When Aragorn and company finally catch up to the

Uruk-hai, who have Pippin and Merry, it appears that they were killed. In his frustration and

anger, Aragorn kicked a helmet towards the camera and cried out in anguished pain. The scene was

shot numerous times to try and capture Aragorn's rage and disappointment in finally finding his

friends, only to have them turn up dead. But after four takes that weren't pulling off what

director Peter Jackson wanted, he asked for more. The fifth take was perfect for Jackson

who saw the character's pain come across in the shot. Little did he know at the time that Mortensen

had actually broken two of his toes, and while he did stay in character as he screamed in pain

that pain appeared to be all the more real to the situation rather than real to his newly broken

toes, which is why that take made it to print. Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord's clumsiness

In the first Guardians of the Galaxy film, Peter Quill begins his adventure by finding an artifact

which turns out to be an Infinity Stone, also known as one of the most dangerous and powerful

items in all the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Wow, that was handy, wasn't it? You would think that

such a device would hold the reverence of the characters, but when the collector asks for the

stone, Quill does something that is so true to character and funny, it's surprising to learn that

the whole thing was an accident. In true Star-Lord fashion, just as he is about to hand over the most

powerful thing in the whole universe, Quill drops the stone and quickly recovers it. That scene was

an accident, and Chris Pratt truly did drop the prop. They shot several takes, but the one that

made it to the final cut of the film showing the gaffe was arguably the best of them all

The Usual Suspects, the Line-Up Scene Originally, the police line-up scene in The Usual Suspects was supposed to be serious

and each actor was meant to read the line, Hand me the keys, you effing sucker

with all the grace and aplomb you would expect from such hardened, professional actors

As it happened, they all giggled like schoolboys, which didn't make director Bryan Singer happy

At first, what made it to the final cut of the film was hardly serious

and there's a familiar reason why. Flatulence. It's amazing how many scenes have been ruined, or rather improved, by something so mundane as passing gas

Benicio del Toro farted like 12 takes in a row, inciting uncontrollable laughter and the delivery of their lines in silly, over-the-top ways