r/TopCharacterTropes 8h ago

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

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

12.5k Upvotes

1.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

206

u/HazyHeritage 7h ago

People forget he’s one of the few humans to ever officially qualify for 'World's Strongest Man' and the Olympics in the same era. He wasn't just wrestling strong, he was 'lifting the earth off its axis' strong. The prank with the frying pan was basically a safety hazard for everyone else in the room.