Actors Who Were Traumatized By Their Most Intense Roles

The King's Speech

Almost a full year following the film's premiere, Firth admitted in an interview that his part from The King's Speech had left him with a minor speech impediment. The actor found himself occasionally lapsing into a stammer during casual conversation from time to time. Fortunately, he appears to have figured it out in the years since the filming. 

Advertisement

Next Page →

The More You Know

  • While filming Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren punched Sylvester Stallone's chest so hard, his heart slammed against his breastbone, causing it to swell and his systolic blood pressure shot to over 200. Filming was halted as Stallone was flown to a nearby hospital and spent eight days in intensive care.
  • Tom Cruise earned $75 Million for his role in Mission Impossible 2.
  • The cat in "The Godfather" was a stray.
  • In Home Alone, Buzz's girlfriend is actually a boy in a wig. The director thought it would be too mean to ask a girl to be in the film this way.
Next Page →