10 Bizarre Ways Directors Tricked Audiences

Stanley Kubrick was a filmmaker unshackled by genre, and was able to tackle a range of themes and styles with equal efficiency. But he was known as something of a difficult director, evident by Shelley Duvall's near psychotic breakdown during the filming of the The Shining (1980).

One of his most intriguing eccentricities was his unwillingness to travel. Disliking Los Angeles and favouring London over New York, Kubrick spent the latter part of his career in England, where he could make movies close to his home.

This posed some difficulties when it came to filming his Vietnam War movie, Full Metal Jacket (1987). Transforming areas of London to appear like South East Asia was no easy task, and required extensive and highly detailed sets, with hundreds of imported palm trees and other tropical plants.

But there was another unforeseen issue that required a bizarre solution. Much of the filming took place in the winter months. The actors became so cold that their breath was visible on camera. To counter this, Kubrick had an array of giant heaters positioned just off screen to blast hot air at the faces of Mathew Modine and Adam Baldwin.

Although it worked for the most part, there are several moments when you can still see Cowboy's (Arliss Howard) breath.