10 Times Actors Went Too Far (And Improved Movie Scenes)

10. An Extra - Being John Malkovich

This is one of those rare and fun moments it would be completely impossible to recreate in another take. Being John Malkovich is a film full of wonderful and zany moments, aided by an almost insane performance from John Cusack as puppeteer Craig Schwartz. In the film, Schwartz finds a hidden magic door which allows those who enter the ability to be inside the head of John Malkovich - seeing what he sees, feeling what he feels, and hearing what he hears.

After he meets Schwartz, Malkovich storms off in a fit of rage. As he does, a car passes by with a man leaning out the window; a man who commences to yell, "Hey, Malkovich, think fast!" and throw a can at the actor. Malkovich's reaction to being hit by the can is completely genuine and one of the film's best moments.

Both the yell and the throwing of the can was unscripted, and director Spike Jonze loved it so much he decided to keep it in. And it's a good thing he did, because it will never not be funny. To make it even more hilarious, it might interest you to know that the extra - who was reportedly actually drunk at the time - wasn't fired, but he was given a raise. Now that's a good day's work.