Scenes from movies that put an end to their actors’ patience due to the number of takes

There are some movies with some ridiculous records that you would never think of, like the most cursing, the longest explosion, or the biggest set. However, there are challenges that, compared to the previous ones, are nothing. Like that of these movie scenes that ended with the patience of their protagonists, since they required an absurd number of takes.

Despite being one of the best directors in history, Stanley Kubrick wasn’t the best when it came to dealing with his actors. The moment from “The Shining” that made Jack Nicholson repeat the same take over 120 times is well known to fans. But few know that in ‘Eyes tightly closed’, made Tom Cruise repeat a moment where he opens a door over 90 times, to finish using the first one. Available on HBO Max

spider man 1

Maybe if you were to try and catch objects in the air with a small tray, you’d end up knocked off your feet too. And that’s exactly what happened Tobey Maguire with ‘spider man 1’, where the actor ended up with exhausted patience after being forced by Sam Raimi to catch all the food Mary Jane had thrown in the air, after a minor slip. Most astonishing of all is that there are no special effects, and it’s all Maguire doing it, for real, 106 times. Available on Netflix, HBO Max and Disney+.

The social network

Another of those directors who has a reputation for being so perfectionist, to the point of driving several members of his productions crazy, is David Fincher. With ‘The social network’ the patience of Jesse Eisenberg and Ronney Mara is over, in the scene where their characters break down at the beginning of the tape. The director asked them to repeat the moment 99 times, to eliminate the last 10 takes he had done. Available on HBOMax.

old boy

In one of the best Korean movies of all time, like ‘Oldboy’, director Park Chan-Wook wanted to make a sequence of shots, cutting and splicing several shots to make it happen. It took 3 days and about 17 takes to make the scene as the director wanted, exhausting Choi Min Sik, who brought the protagonist to life.

robocop

Sometimes a film takes a long time to make, not because of its director’s needs, but because of its limitations. It happened to Peter Weller, who was behind ‘Robocop’, in a small scene where the protagonist had to get an officer’s keys. However, the suit’s limited movement made it nearly impossible for the actor to move, which required him a full day on set. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

The young master

Jackie Chan is also notorious for being constantly called upon to repeat a sequence until it’s right. And ‘The Young Master’ was no exception, as the actor had to repeat the fight sequence with fans 329 times, although they say that for ‘Lord Dragon’ the martial arts master did a number of 2,900 takes for one of the scenes in the film.