10 Movie Mistakes That Made Films Better
5. Rain Man - Phone Booth Flatulence
You don't get to be one of America's greatest actors by landing only one entry on a list like this one. Dustin Hoffman's career has spanned decades encompassing some of the most innovative and passionate roles ever portrayed on film so it should come as no surprise to learn that the man has shot a few accidental scenes that made it into movies.
While his most famous example clearly comes from Midnight Cowboy, another iconic role of his required him to remain in character while going through something many have had to deal with... flatulence in a small space.
In the movie Rain Man, Hoffman played the older brother Raymond to Tom Cruise's, Charlie. Raymond was an autistic savant who had difficulty navigating the social niceties and norms in polite society, which is why he remained in character while shooting in a phone booth with Cruise when he had to let out a massive fart.
In true Dustin Hoffman fashion, he remained in character and repeated, "Uh-oh fart" over and over again. Cruise, who is also a stalwart actor, remained in character and reacted in much the same way anyone would in such a situation making this scene one of the funniest, most realistic, and memorable from the entire film.