7 Unfortunate Takes Left in Movies

1. Fall scene, The Martian

The Martian

• USA, UK, Hungary, 2015.
• Fantasy, adventure.
• Duration: 144 minutes.
• IMDb: 8.0.

The Ares 3 mission leaves Mars due to a sandstorm. The astronauts had to leave employee Mark Watney on this planet - the team considered him dead due to a broken spacesuit. However, he survived and is now forced to wait 4 years before the arrival of a new mission.

Donald Glover played a small role in this Ridley Scott film. At one point, his character Rich gets up from his chair to get more coffee, but accidentally falls over. This error should not have been in the film, but the director found it funny, so he decided to leave it.

2. The hanger and hammer episode, Thor 2: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

• USA, 2013.
• Fantasy, Action, Adventure.
• Duration: 108 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.8.

Thor meets his new enemy - Malekith, who controls an entire race aliens. Malekith is much stronger than all the deities, but the hero still takes on the salvation of the universe.

When Thor enters the apartment, he hangs his hammer on a hanger. This moment was not in the script, it arose by chance - Chris Hemsworth was just having fun on the set. The authors of the film liked how casual the scene looks, so they left it.

3. Headbutting Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

• New Zealand, USA, 2001.
• Fantasy, adventure, drama, action.
• Duration: 178 minutes.
• IMDb: 8.8.

At Bilbo's birthday party, Gandalf starts talking about ring, which the hobbit found many years ago. It belonged to the dark ruler Sauron and is able to give its owner unlimited power. Bilbo instructs his nephew Frodo to destroy the artifact.

Gandalf had a problem: the Hobbit Passage was too small for him. He hit his head while moving around Bilbo's house. This was not in the script, but the episode looked so organic that the creators left it in the film.

4. The Cat Episode, The Godfather

The Godfather

• USA, 1972.
• Drama, crime.
• Duration: 175 minutes.
• IMDb: 9.2.

Vito Corleone is preparing to marry his daughter. At this time, his son returns home, not wanting to run a family mafia business. There are people on the horizon who want to change the rules of the game and remove Don Corleone from his throne.

Vito is intimidating, but you can remember the moments where he sits at the table in a suit and strokes cat. She shouldn't have been in the movie at all - she's just a drifter that Coppola found near the set. Marlon Brando fell in love with the animal so much that he allowed him to film with him. Later, the director decided that the animal should be left in the final version of the film.

5. Hand cut, Django Unchained

Django Unchained

• USA, 2012.
• Western film.
• Duration: 165 minutes.
• IMDb: 8.4.

Schultz is a thug who can find and kill anyone for money. One day, he frees the slave Django in the hope that he will help him find the right bandits. At the same time, Django has his own plans for these people. The thug and the slave team up despite having nothing in common.

Calvin Candy finds out about Django and Schultz's secret plan and slams his hand on the table in fury. As a result, the character breaks the glass, while cutting his hand. The accident on the set was not immediately noticed - DiCaprio continued to play. The result was an emotional scene, which was only reinforced by the blood on the actor's hand.

6. Stormtrooper Strike, Star Wars. Episode 4: A New Hope"

Star Wars

• USA, 1977.
• Science fiction, fantasy, action, adventure.
• Duration: 121 minutes.
• IMDb: 8.6.

Obi Wan Kenobi rescues Luke Skywalker, who is destined to become a Jedi Knight. Han Solo joins them to find Princess Leia, the leader of the rebels. Together they will fight with Darth Vader and his deadly weapon.

In one scene, a group of stormtroopers enter the door looking for Luke. One of them hits his head on the top of the doorway. George Lucas I liked this bad take and even increased the sound of the blow.

7. Hair removal scene, "The Forty-Year-Old Virgin"

The 40 Year Old Virgin

• USA, 2005
• Comedy, melodrama.
• Duration: 116 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.1.

Andy is a 40-year-old appliance salesman. In general, he has nothing to complain about - he has friends, hobbies, work. Everything is there except for the girl. When friends find out that Andy is still virginthey decide to help him find his love.

In one of the scenes, Andy is getting ready for a date - he gets waxed. Steve Carell was actually forced to take this step - in the film, his reaction is sincere. The actor's scream made the film crew and his partners laugh, although the episode was written differently in the script. Director Judd Apatow decided to keep the footage.