When Actors Go Off Script And NAIL IT

Here are some of the movie moments where actors improvised on the spot.

Thanks, Alex for the Voiceover.

[sthenxr]

My favorite one, from Life of Brian: Brian is telling his followers "You are all individuals!" and the crowd responds together "Yes, we are all individuals!" Then one voice squeaks out "...I'm not." That is my favorite line of the movie and it was an off script moment from a random extra.

[PhoenixRizez]

Is it just me, or is it weird that the pic they used for the video’s thumbnail (with Scarlett Johansson) wasn’t an off-script moment. It’s only in the video for a second as part of the Avengers montage, and the narrator doesn’t even acknowledge it.

[Mr.Q-Tip]

No matter how good the video, if I go there by clickbait, I NEVER subscribe.

[kevincozens]

Glad that Nicholson changed the line in A Few Good Men. The original line wouldn't have had near the same impact as what was used in the film.

[xenotbbbeats]

That line about Bugs Bunny cross dressing was one of my favorite lines in Wayne's World. I just recently told a person too young to know about Wayne's World about that entire scene. I was talking about how back in the 1990s, I would go to the SeaTac Airport and do exactly what they were doing with my boyfriend at the time. We'd lay on the hood of his car (I had a VW Bus. His little car was a better choice.) and have conversations while we watched airplanes take off over our heads. That scene is so nostalgic to me.

[-TheShaun-]

Always always always, need more cow bell. It can't be said enough.

[tommiejonsson]

If Darryl Hannah's screaming and flailing was improvised, what was she supposed to do according to the script? Screaming and flailing seems like the only thing you can do after having your eye plucked out.

[zerstorer]

I always thought Luke was just excitedly shouting some variant of “hey!”.

[randythemitoman]

That was a great line: "Am I not merciful"... while he is yelling at his sister.

[ZachsMind]

5:02 This is the sign of a great actor. The line in the script is still in the subtext. He changed the line from "You already have the truth" to "You can't handle the truth" because from the character's perspective, everyone in the courtroom already "has" the "truth" and they're still insisting he elaborate, because they can't handle it. He's THE Colonel Jessup. He doesn't have to elaborate. He doesn't have to explain himself. Great powerful moment. He was figuratively punching Tom Cruise's face with his words in that scene. Brilliant.

[Norwolf]

props to the police car! great improv!

[bj]

Those Bob Hope/Bing Crosby "Road to..." movies were mostly improvised! At one point the Director asked them "Where do I say CUT?"

[TheSchaef]

I'll bet they were glad they had three cameras on that car when it skidded.

[tommymorrison]

Gimli's line about swimming with little hairy women was not a nod to Jaws. "Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged wimmin" is an old toast.

[marylane]

Nice to see some new info in this “genre”. How many times have we had to watch “hey, I’m walkin’ here!”?

[haroldbrown]

I didn’t catch the CWalken impersonation the first time he said, “I need more cowbell.” But, it is super clear the second time.

[Blazingstoke]

"You can't handle the truth" was actually a line in the original play that _A Few Good Men_ was based on; it's just not as prominent as it is in the movie because that whole exchange between Kaffee and Jessup is a lot more verbose.

[Willowy]

1:25 This reminds me of Kate Beckinsale's character to one of the brides from Dracula in Van Helsing: If you are going to kill someone, kill them! Do't stand there talking about it!!😂

[redbeard]

If Michael Rooker goes off script you follow.

[bjamesm]

You missed to very big ones: "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.", and "You're gonna need a bigger boat".