30 Behind The Scenes Shots That Completely Change The Tone Of Great Movies

21. "Leave The Gun, Take The Cue Cards"

No, you're not looking at some sort of practical joke on the set of The Godfather, you're looking at Robert Duvall bailing out Marlon Brando from being Marlon Brando. Brando's performance as Vito Corleone in the classic Godfather movie earned him his second Academy Award and cemented him as one of the best actors of his generation. However, aside from winning Oscars, Brando had another habit and that was not learning his lines. Brando hated to study scripts, so he'd convince the cast and crew to allow him to use strategically placed cue cards around the set to "keep him fresh." Brando used the cue cards throughout the filming of the movie and used them in various other performances as well. Although it certainly didn't hinder Brando's performance, it kind of changes things knowing when Vito is looking at Tom Hagan, he's reading words off of his torso.

20. Godzilla's Feet

Since most great monster movies were done before the days of CGI, most movie makers had to great creative when it came to filming large destruction scenes. Godzilla has destroyed Tokyo and Japan more times than anyone can count (why do people insist on riding in trains when a giant monster is rampaging through towns?) and shots of the monster's giant feet crushing things was a popular choice for the Toho studios. Haruo Nakajima portrayed Godzilla from his first film all the way up to his retirement in 1972. The suit was so heavy that it caused Nakajima to suffer from dehydration, necessitating that a valve be installed in the suit to drain his sweat. Nakajima could only wear the suit for a few minutes at a time, making filming a long and potentially dangerous problem. So, while Godzilla is rampaging through Tokyo and destroying power lines and subway systems, keep in mind that above those feet is a sweaty, dehydrated Japanese stunt man who's hoping this take works so he can drink about 73 gallons of water.

19. Greedo Wears Heels First

Ah yes, Greedo. For someone who only appeared in the movie for about a minute, the Rodian bounty hunter has certainly caused his share of controversy due to the whole "Han shot first" situation. While Paul Blake portrayed the doomed Greedo in the shots with him and Han Solo, certain close up shots used a different actor to play him... or her? Maria De Aragon was tapped to play Greedo in the closeup shots. The Canadian actress only worked the last few days of the shoot for A New Hope and you really couldn't tell the difference between her work and Blake's. However, it's still slightly unnerving to see one of the most feared Jabba bounty hunters wearing heels like he's on his way to a fancy dinner after this whole "killing Han Solo" thing is over.