10 Ridiculously AWKWARD Moments You Won't Believe Happened On Movie Sets
7. Kurt Russell Destroyed An Antique Guitar - The Hateful Eight
When something happens accidentally on set while the cameras are rolling, it can sometimes be turned into pure gold depending on how the actors react. Look at Leonardo DiCaprio famously cutting his hand for real while filming Django Unchained, and proceeding to wipe his blood across Kerry Washington's face.
In a similar instance, this time in Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, Jennifer Jason Leigh was required to do almost no acting at all as Kurt Russell smashed what he thought was a prop guitar against a wall. He didn't know it at the time, while Leigh did, that the guitar was actually an antique from the 1860s that had been loaned to the film set by the Martin Museum.
When the realisation hit, Russell was apparently heartbroken, but not so much as Leigh. She had learned to play guitar with that very instrument, and even had designs to buy it when filming was done. She was in love with it, and had to watch as an unknowing Russell destroyed it in front of her very eyes.
It ultimately added another dimension to the scene, and to Jennifer Jason Leigh's Oscar-nominated performance, but you can just imagine the moment the penny dropped and Kurt Russell realised what he had done.