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Top 9 movie/TV scenes that went off the script Posted: 18 Jul 2019 09:04 AM PDT What is movie magic? Sometimes it's a masterful screenplay. Sometimes it's a director's special touch, or perfect casting. Sometimes movie magic isn't planned at all. Whether due to creative improv or complete accidents, some of the best scenes in film and TV happened by sheer chance. Today, we celebrate the top nine movie and television scenes that went off the script. Get ready to re-watch some of your favorite onscreen moments with even more appreciation. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | Prime Video, Netflix, Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNOW, Redbox. Set in the year 1936, famed archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones must locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain it. Off-Script Magic: During a wild chase through the street markets of Cairo, Indiana Jones encounters a fierce, sword-wielding bad guy. After the bad guy showcases some impressive sword handling skills, a tired Indiana Jones calmly pulls out his revolver and shoots him. Originally, the two were supposed to engage in a whip vs. sword fight. However, after Harrison Ford fell ill from a bad case of food poisoning, Steven Spielberg decided to change the scene. Good Will Hunting (1997) | Prime Video, Netflix, Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNOW, Redbox. Will Hunting, a brilliant but wayward M.I.T janitor, agrees to go to therapy and help a mathematics professor to keep himself out of jail. Off-Script Magic: Will Hunting's therapist, Sean Maguire, tells a personal story involving his late wife's unusual farting habits. The funny yet intimate story makes Will uncontrollably laugh. Surprisingly, the entire story was made up on the spot. Not only did Matt Damon genuinely laugh, but the cameraman giggled, causing the frame to shake a tiny bit. The Shining (1980) | Prime Video, Netflix, Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNOW, Redbox, Hulu. After receiving a job as a winter caretaker, Jack Torrance takes his family to an isolated hotel in the Colorado mountains. During their stay, sinister forces of the hotel gradually influence Jack to attack his family. Off-Script Magic: After Jack Torrance chops his way through the bathroom door, he sticks his head through the splintered opening and yells, "Here's Johnny!" Believe it or not, Jack Nicholson improvised the line, inspired by Ed McMahon’s catchphrase on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNOW, Redbox, Sling. A lunatic general uses a back-door mechanism to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, in the Pentagon War Room, key personal frantically try to stop the attack. Off-Script Magic: Although Dr. Strangelove is bound to a wheelchair, the nuclear scientist unexpectedly stands up at the end of the film and declares, "Mein Fuhrer, I can walk!" The stellar scene is a famous flub — Peter Sellers forgot his character was disabled. Casablanca (1942) | Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNOW, Redbox. A cynical nightclub owner Rick Blaine decides if he should help his former lover and her resistance leader husband flee from Nazi-occupied Casablanca. Off-Script Magic: Before Rick's former lover leaves Casablanca, Rick tells her "Here's looking at you, kid." Although the American Film Institute lists this line as the fifth most memorable movie quote, the line wasn’t in the script. Bogart used this phrase while teaching Bergman how to play poker between takes. Pretty Woman (1990) | Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNOW, Sling. Ruthless businessman Edward Lewis travels to Los Angeles for a business trip. Edward decides to visit the city's red-light district and hires a local escort Vivian Ward to accompany him to social events and business meetings. Off-Script Magic: When Edward Lewis presents Vivian Ward with an expensive diamond necklace, she cautiously reaches out for it. Unexpectedly, Edward quickly snaps the jewelry box shut, causing Vivian to burst out laughing. The famous scene was an improvised playful moment between Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. The director felt Julia’s laugh was so genuine he kept it in the film. Being John Malkovich (1999) | Prime Video, Vudu, FandangoNOW, Redbox, Spectrum, Sling. Puppeteer Craig Schwartz is down on his luck until he discovers a hidden portal that leads him into the mind of actor John Malkovich. Off-Script Magic: As John Malkovich wanders by the side of a road, a car approaches with a man hanging out the window. The man yells, "Hey Malkovich! Think fast!" The man whips a beer can off John's head, causing John to yell out in pain. The hilarious beer can encounter was not in the script —the extra was just acting on a moment of drunken inspiration. While most people would assume a lawsuit would quickly follow, director Spike Jonze thought the scene was brilliant. Instead of firing the extra, the director gave him a raise. Roman Holiday (1953) |Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNOW, Redbox, Via subscription to Starz on The Roku Channel Bored of her sheltered existence, European princess Ann escapes from her guardians and enjoys a night out in Rome. During her time out, she runs into American reporter Joe Bradley. It doesn't take long before the two fall in love. Off-Script Magic: When Joe puts his hand inside the Mouth of Truth, he pretends it was bitten off, scaring Ann half to death. Gregory Peck improvised the cute moment, inspired by a Red Skelton comedy bit. Audrey Hepburn wasn't in on the gag – her priceless reaction is completely genuine. Django Unchained (2012) | Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNOW, Redbox. Set in the late 1850s, German dentist turned bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz buys the freedom of slave Django to help him identify several wanted men. During their bounty hunter quests, the two form a friendship and devise a plan to rescue Django's wife from ruthless plantation owner Calvin Candy. Off-Script Magic: After Calvin Candy discovers Schultz and Django were attempting to scam him, Calvin slams his hand against a table, cutting it open. The cut was an accident, but Leonardo DiCaprio decided to keep acting anyway. Despite the blood, he finished the scene to a standing ovation from the cast and crew. The moment was simply too good to cut out. Looking for more? Check out these new movie releases. Happy Streaming! The post Top 9 movie/TV scenes that went off the script appeared first on The Official Roku Blog.

14 new movie releases in July Posted: 17 Jul 2019 09:00 AM PDT July brings us a variety of new movie releases and there are a few standouts we think you'll enjoy, like Breakthrough – a faithful mother prays to save her dying son, Shazam! – by shouting "Shazam!" a teenage foster kid can become a grown-up superhero, Intruder – a young married couple buys a new house but the person they bought it from won't let it go, and Avengers Endgame – the Avengers take one final stand against Thanos in the Endgame. What are you waiting for? Fire up your Roku players and Roku TVs and start streaming! AVAILABLE NOW Breakthrough – When her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed. | Google Play, Redbox, FandangoNOW, Prime Video, VUDU Escape Plan: The Extractors – After security expert Ray Breslin is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogul from a formidable Latvian prison, Breslin’s girlfriend is also captured. | Google Play, Redbox, FandangoNOW, Prime Video, VUDU Shazam! – We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word – SHAZAM – this streetwise fourteen-year-old foster kid can turn into the grown-up superhero Shazam. | Google Play, Redbox, FandangoNOW, Prime Video, VUDU Hellboy – Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge. | Google Play, Redbox, FandangoNOW, Prime Video, VUDU The Professor – Black comedy stars Johnny Depp as a college professor who decides to live his last chapter with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. | Google Play, Redbox, FandangoNOW, Prime Video, VUDU Alita: Battle Angel – Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned cyborg Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes her to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past. | Redbox, FandangoNOW, Prime Video, VUDU Missing Link – Mr. Link recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, this trio of explorers travel the world to help their new friend. | Google Play, Redbox, FandangoNOW, Prime Video, VUDU July 16 The Intruder – A young married couple buy a beautiful house on several acres of land only to find out that the man they bought it from refuses to let go of the property. Long Shot – Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogen), a hard-partying journalist has got it bad for Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron), his first crush turned presidential candidate. After Charlotte hires Fred as a speech writer, he's a fish out of water on her elite team. But sparks fly as he turns her on to a wild new world of raging parties, secret rendezvous, and hilarious rule-breaking. UglyDolls – Animated film centers around the adorably unique town of Uglyville. The film follows Moxy and her friends as they confront what it means to be different and discover that you don't have to be perfect to be amazing. Inspired by the global plush phenomenon. July 19 Supervised – Real superheroes get better with age. Tom Berenger and Beau Bridges lead this comedy centered around a group of senior superheroes spending their twilight years in a nursing home in Ireland. When Ray (Berenger) suspects foul play at the nursing home, he reassembles his old team for one last mission, proving that saving the world never gets old. July 23 Poms – Uplifting comedy about a woman who forms a cheerleading squad at a retirement community. With an all-star ensemble cast led by Diane Keaton and Jacki Weaver and co-starring Pam Grier, Celia Weston and Rhea Perlman. July 30 Trial by Fire – Based on the true story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was wrongfully sentenced to death in Texas for a gruesome triple homicide. Avengers Endgame – The climactic conclusion to an unprecedented, 11-year (and 22 film) cinematic journey in which the Avengers take one final stand against Thanos. Digital Exclusive: "Steve and Peggy: One Last Dance" explores Captain America and Peggy Carter's bond, forged in moments from previous films that lead to a momentous choice in "Avengers: Endgame." Looking for more? Here’s how to watch free movies online on The Roku Channel.. Happy Streaming! The post 14 new movie releases in July appeared first on The Official Roku Blog.

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