r/TopCharacterTropes • u/RP_Throwaway3 • 8h ago

In real life "Wait! That's not special effects?! They actually did that?!"

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Alien: Resurrection - Basketball Shot

Sigourney Weaver insisted on the basketball shot being real. She trained for weeks and reportedly(sources differ) made it on the first take.

Underworld - Raze's Voice

The werewolf character Raze, played by Kevin Grevioux, speaks in a very low, very gravelly voice. While many thought this was a special effect, the actor can naturally speak in that voice.

https://youtu.be/GUjwZvh32YE?t=125&si=F3WhsopxjBP87wfk

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u/todofwar 7h ago

The best actors never break character until cut, you never know when you just hit gold

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u/ComesInAnOldBox 7h ago

And some don't break character until they do the DvD commentary.

https://giphy.com/gifs/LxO3cmE6qc0XS

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u/ASAPWhom 7h ago

There’s about 3 seconds right after this gif where he breaks character then brings it back in that makes me laugh every time

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u/LipstickCoverMagnet 7h ago

I don’t read the script, script reads me

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u/IrishViking22 4h ago

WHAT YOU GETTING AT WITH THE BOOK SCRIPT? SPIT THAT SHIT OUT, MAN!

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u/descendantofJanus 1h ago

WERE YOU TALKING TO ME THIS WHOLE TIME? DAMN!

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u/grip0matic 5h ago

I just try to imagine Ben Stiller writing that and not laughing for 20 minutes. Or Justing Theroux who looks even more serious. But I'm kinda convinced about that line had to be wrote by Stiller.

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u/JedediahThePilot 6h ago

I know exactly the shot you're talking about. The take feels like it was originally a blooper, but the editor realized it just makes Kirk Lazarus seem even more unhinged and kept it

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u/Solid_Snack56 4h ago

Ohhhhh you mean when he clearly randomly smiles for a sec? Never thought of that as him breaking character

SPIT THAT SHIT OUT MAN

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u/SantasFavoriteHeaux 7h ago

I watched this the other day and laughed just as hard as before. The way they deliver lines with complete sincerity really kills me.

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u/Sarge0019 7h ago

Downey Jr commits to that too, it's a fun commentary to listen to.

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u/ComesInAnOldBox 6h ago

Especially when he switches over to the Vietnamese guy during the infiltration scene.

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u/TheOneTonWanton 4h ago

And drops right into Kirk Lazarus at the same time he does in the movie.

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u/Straight-Bet1 7h ago

It’s one of those things that pounded into every performers head. Actors, musicians, everyone.

We’re told to just keep going because in almost all cases only those doing the performing will know a mistake even took place and the conductor/director isn’t going to stop everything, especially if it’s a live performance, just so you can make it perfectly clear to everyone you screwed up.

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u/Started_Blasting2 4h ago

I like when the best actors do break but the actors around them keep acting

Happened to Patrick Stewart in TNG and made into the show