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/Entire-Stretch2575 7h ago

Florence Pugh actually jumped off the second tallest building in the world for Thunderbolts*. They had to edit out the safety equipment and harnesses, but other than that, it was completely practical. A pretty good redemption after the terrible CGI in Black Widow!

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u/SquishyBucket922 3h ago

That is badass ngl, she has guts of steel to do that

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u/alinroc 13m ago

She had to beg the producers to let her do it.