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32 Great Improvised Movie Moments

Jason Wiese

May 11, 2024 at 9:00 PM

That's not in the script?

Aragorn's Furious Cry (The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers)

"Alright Alright Alright" (Dazed And Confused)

"I'm Walkin' Here!" (Midnight Cowboy)

"Here's Johnny!" (The Shining)

Edward Closes The Jewelry Box On Vivian (Pretty Woman)

Ryan's Last Memory Of His Brothers (Saving Private Ryan)

"I Don't Want To Go!" (Avengers: Infinity War)

Andy's Chest Wax (The 40-Year-Old Virgin)

The Most Annoying Sound In The World (Dumb and Dumber)

Lecter Mocks Starling's Accent (The Silence Of The Lambs)

"Are You Talkin' To Me?" (Taxi Driver)

Most Of Sgt. Harman's Dialogue (Full Metal Jacket)

Peter Hugs Tony (Spider-Man: Homecoming)

Buddy's Excitement About Santa (Elf)

"He Stole My Line" (Good Will Hunting)

“Leave The Gun. Take The Cannoli” (The Godfather)

"I Love Lamp" (Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy)

"You Can't Handle The Truth!" (A Few Good Men)

The Pecan Pie Scene (When Harry Met Sally...)

Joker Applauds Gordon's Promotion (The Dark Knight)

The Laugh-Filled Police Line-Up Scene (The Usual Suspects)

"My Mom And Dad Are Gonna Be So Mad At Me!" (Scream)

“You Hit Me In The Ear!" (Fight Club)

Luther Taunts The Warriors (The Warriors)

“You Serious? I Just Told You That A Moment Ago" (Zoolander)

"... Cinderella Story..." (Caddyshack)

"I'm The King Of The World!" (Titanic)

Mr. Blonde's Dance (Reservoir Dogs)

“Molly, You In Danger, Girl" (Ghost)

Most Of The Dinner Scene (Mrs. Doubtfire)

"Move The Leg" (Captain America: Civil War)

Calvin Candie's Bleeding Hand (Django Unchained)

That's not in the script?

Have you ever looked back at some of the most famous movie quotes and wondered how the screenwriter could have come up with that? Well, believe it or not, some of those memorable lines (and even some iconic moments in their entirety) were not part of the script and were invented on set and even on the spot while the camera rolled, either out of incident or by some instance of spontaneous creativity. The following are some of the most legendary examples of improvised moments from the movies.

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