10 Actors Who Shot Movie Scenes Without Permission

10. Nicolas Cage & Elisabeth Shue - Leaving Las Vegas

Mike Figgis made the uncommon decision to shoot his eventually Oscar-winning 1995 drama Leaving Las Vegas on 16mm film, which as opposed to the bulky 35mm cameras typically used by Hollywood movies allowed Figgis to shoot his film under a fair veil of anonymity.

The smaller 16mm camera allowed him to stage scenes on the streets of Las Vegas despite the fact the production didn't have the resources to shut down the Strip for filming.

As such, many of the scenes that show stars Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue talking out in the streets of Vegas were simply filmed while the hustle and bustle of the real-life Strip was going on around them. No permits, no shutdowns, no nothing - anyone could've interrupted a take at any time.

Though the small crew mostly managed to blend into the busy Vegas environment, this did reportedly result in Figgis shooting a number of scenes in just one take to avoid attracting the police's attention.

Figgis was ultimately pleased with how it turned out, resulting in a more authentic, almost documentary-like feel to Cage and Shue's performances.

And you'd never guess so many of the scenes were "stolen" without permission from the local authorities, because they have all the gritty polish you'd expect from any Oscar-winning movie.