20 scenes where the actors were not acting

Modified Oct 11, 2024 09:10 ET

20 scenes where the actors where not acting — 20 movie scenes where the actors where not acting

8) The Shining (1980)

In Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining, Jack Nicholson famously exclaimed, "Here's Johnny! as he burst through the bathroom door brandishing an axe. The line, a reference to Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show, was never in the script and was a surprise to Kubrick as well as Shelley Duvall and Wendy. Duvall's reaction already was one of true fear due to Kubrick's intense direction, which became even more believable when Nicholson delivered the impromptu line.

This unscripted moment added to the horror and madness of Nicholson's performance as Jack Torrance, making the scene one of the most memorable in horror film history.

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