15 Difficult Scenes To Film In Stranger Things

Stranger Things has some of the most intense scenes put to screen! And that is in large part thanks to the incredible actors that bring the show to life. Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Dacre Montgomery and Sadie Sink are just a few of the amazing actors that give their all into creating their characters. This level of intensity means sometimes things get dangerous on set, both physically and mentally. There are numerous examples of our favorite actors losing their voices due to screaming too much. One actor stated they lost their voice nearly every day while shooting! There were also plenty of injuries to go around. From scrapes and bruises, contacts that burned eyes, temperatures that ranged from freezing cold to scorching hot, and nauseating stunts that made actors throw up, filming these scenes was no joke.

There was also the mental side of filming. Many of these actors were part of emotionally exhausting and mentally draining scenes. This would lead to actors crying before, during, and after shooting. Some scenes got really intense, to the point where the actors had to comfort each other when the cameras weren’t rolling. Balancing raw emotions with intense physicality was tricky at times. In one particular incident, it led to an actor putting his head through a glass window.

We are really impressed with the commitment each of these actors have towards their roles. They gave it their all every day, and the results speak for themselves. Which scene do you think was the most intense? Let us know in the comments, and thanks for stopping by at The Things!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Spinning
01:01 Sauna Test
01:50 Farewell Recording
02:44 Billy and Eleven
03:33 Screaming Match
04:12 Headbutt
05:06 Bruised Billy
05:45 Emotional Fight
06:25 Will’s Possession
07:05 Closing the Gate
07:40 Eleven’s Pool
08:13 Papa
08:38 First Kisses
09:21 I’m Coming In
09:59 Scream Machine
10:36 Outro

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Written by: Zachary Goldberg
Narrated by: Zachary Goldberg
Edited by: Olena L

[ColliderMoviesandTV]

What’s your fave Stranger Things scene? 🎬

[Milk]

how does Millie act like it's normal to go off set to throw up, or almost pass out on set, or even scream until she cries? She really gives it her all

[flowersforever]

Sadie sink’s character Max has developed massively in season 4. Her acting is phenomenal!

[nightfrost]

everyone is such good actors but dacre, millie and noah really got to show off their acting chops with such intense scenes for this show even though they had to go through some of the hardest stuff, it really payed off

[elijahford]

I honestly HATED Billy's character but watching this makes me like him he worked really hard on this role and did amazing !

[jrtheanimator]

Dacre is truly a phenomenal actor. Pity they killed off his character

[lewisboys]

Let’s give respect to Dacre and Millie for going all out for this show, it really was a masterpiece.

[Misdrex]

Dacre Montgomery and Millie Bobby Brown are so amazing. I'm so sad that Billy will no longer be in stranger things, maybe a flash back perhaps? Dacre did an amazing job I could feel his emotion during these scenes

[rea]

Poor kids, they're still young and seeing how much they've gone through for a show. Major major respect for them, such great actors !!

[adelynrininger]

I can’t imagine how upset Dacre was when he broke the class open with his head, and then figured out they wouldn’t even be using that clip in the show!

[ellie-mai]

She is an actual INSANE actor, she deserves the BEST of the BEST

[LUCCI_]

It’s crazy to me that people think Millie can’t act. I know there jealous and hating but still mind blowing

[yeahno.]

Dacre Montgomery truly gave it his all in this season, I feel like he deserves more credit

[nononohdjrjrje]

Barbra: Ms Steal yo dreams
Jonathan Byers: Mr steal yo girl
Billy Hargrove: Mr steal yo wife
Steve Harrington: Mr steal yo kids
Alexi:Mr steal yo Slushie (edited)
Bob Newby: Mr steal yo tears
Demigorden: Mr steal yo life
Vecna: Mr steal yo eye
Mind Flayer : Mr steal your magnetism
Dart: Mr steal your cat
001: Mr steal your heart
011:Ms steal yo eggos

[lhyziareyes]

Let us clap for millie and dacre for giving their full talent in acting and make stranger things season 3 more realistic and scary.

[trinaq]

I'm so excited for the upcoming season. The best moment for me was Will describing to Joyce what being possessed felt like, I got so much chills from Noah's performance.

[canny_linguist]

What's really impressive is that knowing how some of these scenes were filmed only adds to how impressive their execution really is. The acting, the writing, the directing, the special effects, everything about this show is ridiculously good. Barely known anything like it in terms of production value.

[lordvenjix]

There are countless memorable scenes in Stranger Things that have the potential to be the best. From Steve’s big moment to awkward school dances.

[jennifer]

I just watched season 4 ep 4, and Sadie's acting ripped a fresh hole in my heart. Her reading the letter at the grave and the running scene at the end toward the light, omg! Her genuinely desperate expression on her face... I wept. 😭

[gracedortch]

I miss Billy as a character so much. If he lived Steve and him would have been a great friendship taking care of the children.