10+ Movie Mistakes That Are So Good They Became the Films’ Highlights

The process of filming a movie is lengthy and complex, and sometimes unpredictable events and mistakes occur that end up being captured on camera. More often than not, a scene is reshot, but occasionally, the mistakes and improvisations of the actors are so remarkable that they become a highlight of the entire film.

Titanic

When Kate Winslet first dives into the water, she gasps. This reaction was involuntary, as the water was very cold. The water used was actually from the Pacific Ocean

Casino Royale

Daniel Craig was pretending to swim in shallow water and then he stood up and walked out of the water. Instead of another attractive woman in a bikini, the viewers were treated to Agent 007 sporting swim briefs.

Zoolander

In the scene where the hand model, played by David Duchovny, finishes giving the main character an elaborate explanation of why Mugatoo’s Machiavellian plans needed male models to be executed, Zoolander asked again, “But why do they choose male models?” After an uncomfortable pause between the characters, Duchovny replies, “Are you serious? I just explained it to you.”

“Right,” answers a confused Zoolander, and after the joke, the film continues normally. That conversation was not planned. In fact, Ben Stiller had forgotten his lines and was confused when he repeated the question. The scene didn’t get cut and it was considered a mistake that complemented the character very well.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

It all happens when Gandalf visits his friend Bilbo who, being a hobbit, had a house of very small proportions. According to the script, Gandalf was to bump into a candlestick. What was not stipulated was that he should hit his head on a roof beam as it happened, which ended up being a sort of punchline to the candlestick joke and, of course, it was left in the film.

The Princess Diaries

When the actress Anne Hathaway who plays the main character, Mia, talks to her friend while climbing the steps in the schoolyard, she accidentally slips and falls. Some actors in the cast wanted to go and help her, but she decided to continue the scene by laughing at her clumsiness and continuing the conversation she was having while in character.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Having agreed on the fate of the orb they had fought so hard for, the protagonists finally met the merchant they would sell it to. Chris Pratt takes the gem out to show it off in the foreground. However, the gem falls from his hands, so he has to bend down quickly to pick it up, then return to the starting position as if nothing had happened, thus removing all solemnity from the moment. That scene was not planned — the actor actually dropped the object and had to pick it up before it touched the ground. He did it with such charisma that, without a doubt, the director left it in the film. And fans were grateful for the moment.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

In one scene, the actor playing the android K 2S0 accidentally hit his partner, Diego Luna. Far from apologizing, he added, “And I have another one just like it if you talk again.”
If you watch the scene closely, you’ll notice that the beaten-up actor had to cover his face with his hand to hide his laughter; and despite those unexpected events, the scene was left like that, since the joke was in accordance with the character’s sense of humor.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The moment in the scene when the flag is flown, however poetic it may have been at the time, was not planned. It was windy that day and the flag was apparently not tied very well. Even so, it remained in the final cut as it was considered a beautiful metaphor for everything that would happen afterward.

The Dark Knight

The production team had only one chance to do the hospital explosion. The scene was going normally until the switch that would detonate the bomb failed. Fortunately, in that short stretch, Heath Ledger stayed in character and continued to push buttons until finally, it worked. It was an unexpected comedic moment in an otherwise tense scene.

Harry Potter films

Imelda Staunton wore plenty of padding to portray the tubby Umbridge. It was her idea to create a little round person, who’s not very nice. “I didn’t want her to have any hard edges. I thought it was important for her to appear soft and warm because, of course, she is neither,” she said.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Hayley Atwell was not supposed to touch Chris Evans’ chest. Perhaps she simply couldn’t resist such temptation. Nevertheless, the scene turned out so well that they decided to keep it in the film.

However, not all the mistakes are noticed by filmmakers. Some bloopers do find their way into the final version of the film, and it’s the viewers themselves who discover them.