10 Famous Movie Scenes Only Made Possible By Deceiving Actors
1. The Cast Didn't Know There'd Be Real Gunfire - Boyz N The Hood
Sitting as one of John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood's most iconic sequences, the moment a set of rival crews look set to fire off their weapons at one another only to seemingly dodge anymore unnecessary bloodshed was quickly scorched into every person watching on's minds thank to what came next.
A sudden burst of unexpected gunfire from a machine gun would force much of the cast to scatter and jump out of their skins during this unforgettable moment. But that's largely because the aforementioned wave of bullet noise wasn't anticipated by the likes of Ice Cube and the other talents seen on screen.
As Cube himself would reveal in a tweet later down the road showing off himself and the cast rehearsing the scene, Singleton refused to inform his cast of the impending use of ear-piercing gunfire, ultimately producing a sense of legitimate panic when the noise was finally unleashed on them.
Rehearsing the Crenshaw scene for Boyz N Tha Hood. John never told us that it would be real gun fire during the scene. All reactions were real. John was brilliant. I miss him. pic.twitter.com/mGGJXHmUd5
It's hard to argue with the late Singleton's inventive method of getting his desired reaction here as his cast brilliantly elicited genuine fear thanks to being required to do very little acting at all in the moment.