Accidental Bloopers That Became Iconic Movie Moments

American Beauty

Lester Burnham was supposed to throw his plate angrily on the floor, but this actor took his role to the next level. He picks up the plate and shatters it against the wall. The plate explodes right behind Thora Birch's back, and her reaction to the surprise improvisation is very genuine. The scene was a standout performance from the overall successful film. 

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The More You Know

  • The Candyman, played by Tony Todd, had to put real bees into his mouth to film the movie’s climax.
  • In the movie Dredd, they slowed down a Justin Bieber song by 800 times to create the "slow motion" noise.
  • The director of Cannibal Holocaust had to prove in court that the actors were still alive and didn’t get killed during the movie.
  • The Lion King was originally known as King of the Jungle until someone at Disney finally remembered that lions don’t actually live in jungles.
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