Top 10 Most Iconic Unscripted Movie Scenes

These unscripted movie scenes went down in history. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most celebrated and memorable instances of actors and filmmakers throwing out the script. Our countdown includes "Pretty Woman," "The Shining," "Jaws," and more! What's YOUR favorite unscripted movie moment? Let us know in the comments!

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[DanGamingFan]

"You talkin' to me." is one of those lines that's so iconic, it's completely transcended the the film it's from. And the fact that it was completely improvised is the icing on the cake.

[trinaq]

I love how confused the other actors look during Mrs White's monologue about how much she hated Yvette. They're wondering who told Madeleine Kahn to say those lines! 😂

[Omar-wqdz]

The necklace scene in Pretty Woman was great

[katietoole]

Julia Roberts laugh in the necklace scene and Robin Williams mask dripping into the tea. Of course, half of everything RW did was improvised. Such genius.

[beckymahoney]

I can’t believe that Dustin Hoffman’s “we’re walkin here” from Midnight Cowboy didn’t make the list! That’s ridiculous!

[cathm]

Probably half the movies Robin Williams was in had unscripted moments, he was brilliant!

[ballybunion]

You can tell instantly Julia's laugh is real because it sounds completely different from her "acting laugh."

[Omar-wqdz]

Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Empire Strikes Back, and Jaws are definitely up there with having the best unscripted moments, like “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”, Han Solo’s “I know”, and Indy shooting the swordsman

[lft]

The reason for that necklace thing is that Julia Roberts arrived on the set sleepy because she partied all night. And then Garry Marshall told Richard Gere to keep her awake. That’s where Richard improvised that scene to keep Julia up.

[BFA]

The "I'm Walkin Here" scene from Midnight Cowboy was also ad-libbed.

[missydehart]

Well done list!!! So glad to see some of my all time fav movies included! Empire, Raiders, Jaws (my 3rd fav movie of all time), Godfather (even if it is in the honorable mentions). Madeline Kahn’s “ Flames on the side of my face” pops into my head all the time. She was so great and so missed. Great job Mojo!

[cadillacdeville]

Joe Pesci is ALWAYS a win 😊. I thought Julia's smile and laugh was so lovely.

[kellyfalletta]

😂. “Take the cannoli” was my first thought and all time favorite. Gotta love cannolis to really appreciate. 😂

I think there may have been some from Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean, “I’ve gotta jar of dirt” sing song. Maybe others. But Robin Williams King of ad lib, Good Will Hunting and wife farting so loud in her sleep, she woke herself up. Priceless.

[timwong]

I read somewhere that Dustin Hoffman yelling "I'm walkin' here" in Midnight Cowboy was an unscripted reaction to almost being hit by an actual taxi cab that was not planned.

[AmericanBoy-sizg]

"Soon" from Mel Gibsons The Patriot should've been on here.

[Tomy_Yon]

Anchorman seems like it had no script at all... 😂

[alexius]

In a meta moment about Spinal Tap….in the film the band plays at a Milwaukee venue called Shank Hall. Later a Milwaukee entrepreneur reopen a nightclub calling it Shank Hall. A few years later “Spinal Tap” actually did a “tour”. When the came to Milwaukee….they played their show at Shank Hall.

[jasminejohnston]

For me it’s anything Jim Carrey makes up on set. From his Ron Howard impression in The Grinch to the most annoying sound in the world from Dumb And Dumber everything he makes up is hilarious!😂

[nikog]

It’s the running gag of Lord of the Rings facts for me. It’s not really an unscripted moment but when in The lord of the rings: two towers Aragorn kicks the helmet and that powerful scream was actually real because he had to do that seen over and over again the last take he actually broke 2 of his toes and his reaction was so powerful that he didn’t break character and got kept in. Viggo is a warrior👌🏻👌🏻

[musangaring]

Fast and furious.
The baby oil scene and exchange bet Gibbson and Dwayne Johnson.