10 Movies That Made Subtle Character Changes At The Last Minute
1. Marlowe & Vivian's Interactions Were Reshot To Be More Flirtatious - The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep is one of the most iconic and beloved film noirs of all time, but its production was nothing short of a hot mess.
Though released in 1946, it was originally shot in 1944, but after stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall received rave reviews for their chemistry in the film To Have and Have Not released that very year, the decision was made to reshoot several of The Big Sleep's scenes to exploit that chemistry.
And so in 1945, shortly after Bogart and Bacall also got married in real life, several of the interactions between their characters, Philip Marlowe and Vivian Sternwood Rutledge, were reshot to be more innuendo-filled.
One pivotal scene, for instance, saw Bacall wear a sexier, more revealing outfit while trading flirty barbs with Bogart, and was now set in a bar instead of Marlowe's office.
These changes didn't alter the context of the film's famously labyrinthine plot much, though did change the central character dynamic to satisfy audiences fascinated with the couple's real-life romance. In this case, it paid off dividends.