10 Movie Mistakes Directors Refused To Fix Because The Acting Was Too Good

You'd never know that these moments weren't meant to have happened.

[Juggtacula]

Fun fact about the Kevin Nash scene. The knife was *supposed* to be a rubber plunger blade so when he stabbed him, it would just go into the handle. But not only was it a real knife...it was *DULL*, which means it takes more force to pierce flesh and technically hurts more because you're tearing with pressure instead of a clean cut. That means Thomas Jane was strong enough to force a dull prop knife through a man's chest, and Kevin Nash was tough enough to ignore it and finish the scene. Also Kevin actually threw Jane through that wall.

[PaulTShoink]

People wondering how Kevin Nash didn't flinch after being stabbed: about 5 years earlier, Hulk Hogan gave Nash "the fingerpoke of doom" in the exact same spot on his upper left chest. It clearly did so much damage to Nash, he no longer has any functioning nerves in the area.

[zakhunt]

The Zoolander one sounds like you’re crediting Stiller for the brilliance. Duchovny was the one who made it brilliant by just rolling with it in character. Credit to all of them really for not busting up because that moment is absolute gold. 😂

[noctysapra]

I never did acting, but I did marching band, and we were taught to keep going and act as if our mistakes were intentional. It helped us a lot, even just as high schoolers. I can only imagine how much more doing such things helped professional actors. This is proof of how awesome their improv is

[tsarfox]

Ok the dude getting actually stabbed and not reacting and just going on for the whole scene is incredibly impressive. Same with the actor in Blade Runner who put her elbow through a car window.

[luckybynn]

I've never thought about it before, but head-bumping stormtrooper guy actually demonstrates that Luke is in fact the perfect height for a stormtrooper

[infamoushackerchan]

Viggo Mortensen absolutely obliterating two toes during the scene in which he kicks the Uruk-kai helmet is my personal favorite. He also didn't tell anyone else he'd broken his toes until _after_ they were done shooting for the day.

[SeiryuuX]

Another funny thing about the Stormtrooper head bump in A New Hope was that they added a "call forward" to it in Attack of the Clones. After the Obi-Wan/Jango Fett fight, Jango nearly smacked his head on his spaceship's lowering door in the same manner, making it pretty much canon that the Stormtrooper was an aging Clonetrooper

[PeachMde]

Thomas Jane as the Punisher gets over looked by so many, and it’s sad. The movie was amazing for its time.

[breezyveezy]

Oh man it’s going to bug me if I don’t say something… The Birdcage is set in Miami, not San Francisco 😂

[sixstring]

My favorite is Leo DiCaprio playing Calvin candy. When he smashed his hand on the table, breaking the glass, it really cut his hand and didn’t break character. Made that scene so great.

[addiebuss]

I watched Guardians of the Galaxy pretty recently, and I thought him dropping the orb was completely intentional. He really did a great job covering it up and it definitely added a good bit of comedy to the scene

[harryboyes]

Also in The Punisher after that fight scene, Rebecca put stitches into Tom's chest for real. He stayed in character and finished the scene. Props to him and Kevin both.

[jettblade]

That Punisher movie was really good and that one scene really elevated it. All of these flubs were awesome and really did make the movies better.

[SCFowler]

You have to give it up for Duchovny also, for not breaking character and just going with it perfectly by saying “You serious? I just told you”

[alyssarodriguez]

Why didn’t Leo’s performance in Django make this list? He actually cut his hand on glass and wiped his own blood on Kerry Washington’s face. Her reaction was authentically disgusted and Leo’s on screen reaction to him cutting his hand is brilliantly in character.

[ForceM]

The fact that Nash literally doesn’t even flinch and gives Jane a dumb grin is just unreal…

[satyrosphilbrucato]

During a community theatre play I was in during my teenage years, I got accidentally clocked by one of my co-stars - a dude about four inches taller and at least 10 years older than I was. Normally, we'd use a stage slap; that night, we both misjudged distances and he knocked me off my feet. Grabbing me by the collar, he hauled me offstage as we both continued our characters' argument. "Oh my God, " he whispered as soon as we were out of sight. "I'm sorry. Are you okay?" I'm fine, " I told him. "Keep going." Our poor co-stars were left on stage as the two of us acted out a fight WAY beyond the level we were supposed to be having. When we'd ascertained that I wasn't bleeding or anything, he hauled me back out on stage by the scruff of the neck, shoved me away, and we picked up the scene where things were supposed to have left off.

[danasaeed]

That Whole Scene In The Punisher Was One Of The Most Brutal Scenes Ever,
And The Movie Was Fantastic!

[caribaska]

Leonardo Di Caprio really cut his hands during a dinner scene in Django unchained, and he remained bleeding in his character. That was one of the best scene in cinema history tbh