Even Hollywood's most dedicated and phenomenal actors struggle to keep it together when it comes to side-splitting, impromptu scenes. Whether it's a fellow star who goes rogue and proclaims a funny line, hilarious scripts that make the cast burst into laughter or just someone who giggles, the camera has often caught these wildly entertaining moments on film. . Sometimes it doesn't even have to be a scene within one comedy movie.
Despite initially being pitched as a bleak and serious scene introducing the five criminals, the boys enter The usual suspects completely lost their composure as Benicio del Toro continued to throttle on every shot. Just like Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann tried (and failed) to keep it together when Melissa McCarthy launched into an exploitative diatribe in This is 40. Let's take a look at 10 scenes that actors could barely get through without laughing.
10 The usual suspects
Bryan Singer's Oscar-winning 1990s neo-noir heist film The usual suspects has long been acclaimed for its many twists and turns and compelling storytelling, with the mystery chronicling the events surrounding a lucrative heist gone wrong and the enigmatic mastermind behind it. In the iconic scene where the five criminals are forced to do the police lineup, they repeatedly burst out laughing and can't contain their laughter, despite it being written that they are doing the scene straight. Actor Kevin Pollack revealed that the reason the guys couldn't make it to the lineup shoot was because of Benicio del Toro and his flatulence. it despite not persisting in doing the deed.
9 So I married an ax killer
Comedy genius Mike Meyers is known for portraying hilariously eccentric personas on screen, enthralling audiences with his fearless approach to humor and improvisation. The Saturday Night Live legend played a dual role as father and son in the romantic black comedy So I married an ax killer, with his lavish performance as Stuart MacKenzie making co-star Anthony LaPaglia lose his cool on camera. In the funny scene, Stuart van Meyers rants about KFC's Colonel Sanders and how he put an addictive chemical in the chicken to make it so irresistible. LaPaglia couldn't stop laughing as Meyers continued his impassioned fried chicken diatribe, with his amusing response making it to the final cut of the film.
8 Beverly Hills agent
Eddie Murphy skyrocketed to superstardom when he appeared as a cast member Saturday Night Live in the early 1980s before further establishing himself as a leading actor in cinema with roles in 48 hours. And trading places, yet it was his role as the fast-talking Detroit detective Axel Foley Beverly Hills agent that really increased the actor's star power. In true Murphy fashion, the comedian added many of his lines in the film alongside Judge Reinhold and John Ashton, with one scene in particular causing his co-stars to burst out laughing.
When Foley covers for his fellow detectives in front of their superior, Murphy deviates from the script and raves about how the duo are "super agents," causing Ashton to hang his head in an attempt to hide his uncontrollable laugh. Enter the off-the-cuff exchange Beverly Hills agent was the result of Murphy trying coffee for the first time, with the caffeine fix producing the hilarious impromptu monologue.
7 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy features a wonderful cast of Hollywood's funniest actors, including Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner, and revolves around a group of friends on a San Diego television station in the 1970s and the hilarious pranks they get sucked into . In a recent interview with GQ, American sweetheart Rudd revealed how difficult it was to film the scene where Carell's dim-witted character Brick enjoyed a "falafel hot dog" for lunch. The guys couldn't keep it together all the time Anchorman scene, with Carell committing to eating the disgusting-looking concoction and even making Ferrell break.
Rudd said to GQ with amusement, "Every time Carell took a bite of it, it was so disgusting we all started laughing. We'd have to do it again, and then the build up would get funny because Will would say 'By like Brick , what are you eating?' And as soon as you just said 'By the way Brick' he didn't even come out 'What are you eating?' It was the pause and then noticing, and then we all just started laughing."
6 The 40-year-old virgin
Steve Carell turned in an unforgettable performance as the hapless titular character in Judd Apatow's comedy classic The 40-year-old virgin, featuring the celebrated hit about the inexperienced Andy's quest to lose his virginity with the help of his eccentric buddies. Fans of the movie can't help but remember the scene where Andy gets an intense and side-splitting professional body wax, while Carell screamed some hilarious zingers as he was in pain.
Co-stars Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and Romany Malco couldn't keep it together because Carell actually had his chest hair waxed, and Apatow later said, "We tried to prep him, but we knew that whatever happened would happen, and of course of course he delivered the funniest performance ever...Romany Malco walked off-set because it made him really sick. And Seth and Rudd had the funniest reactions of disgust."
5 Good Will Hunting
The late and great Robin Williams was revered for his quick-fire improvisation and outrageous wit, and he continually displayed his impeccable skills in both dramatic and comedic roles. His Oscar-winning portrayal of Dr. Sean Maguire in the acclaimed psychological drama Good Will Hunting remains one of his best screen performances, with the actor appearing as Will Hunting's (Matt Damon) kind-hearted and encouraging therapist. Williams couldn't help but lighten the mood in a particularly down-to-earth scene when he went off-script and thought about his late wife during a session with Hunting.
He confessed to Hunting: "She farted in her sleep," Williams revealed. "One night it was so loud that the dog woke up. She woke up and said, 'Oh, was that you?' I'd go, 'Yeah' - I just didn't have the heart to tell her Damon managed to stay in character (albeit through genuine laughter) and the exchange was kept in the movie.
4 Stupid and dumb
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels played the eponymous sweet dorks in Peter Farrelly's buddy comedy Dumb and stupid, which follows Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne as they find themselves on a cross-country road trip to return a mysterious briefcase to its rightful owner. When Lloyd and Dunne pick up dangerous henchman Mental, who they believe is a hitchhiker, the criminal gets more than he bargained for when Carrey's Lloyd demonstrates the world's most annoying noise. Carrey proceeds to improvise a yell to his fellow passengers, causing Daniels to try to contain his laughter before he can restrain himself and join in the annoying noise.
3 The teacher
Praised for his stellar dramatic performances, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman earned an Oscar nomination for his compelling portrayal of a World War II veteran struggling with PTSD in the drama The teacher. While the film provides a poignant look at post-war life and showcases the talent of fellow stars such as Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams, the production had its fair share of funny moments, with the elevator scene being one of the most comedic. Gas must be a recurring problem in Hollywood, as Paul Thomas Anderson's taut film quickly descends into delightful chaos when one of the actors has one rip in the close-up scene; the outtake is hilarious and shows the couple bursting into laughter over the unexpected sneaker.
2 This is 40
It should come as no surprise that whenever Melissa McCarthy takes on a comedic role, she's always going to serve up a ton of giggles and laughter. Her boisterous performance opposite Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann in Judd Apatow's rom-com This is 40 really showcases her impeccable improv skills as she portrays a fellow student's mother who causes trouble for the main couple's child. The cast erupted in uncontrollable laughter when McCarthy ranted at Rudd and Mann's characters after being called into the director's office, making for a priceless blooper reel that shows the comedian berating the duo and aggressively the stunned director steps in. - splitting mode.
1 American pie
For every actor having to pretend to have explosive diarrhea in front of the camera while keeping a straight face American pie star Eddie Kaye Thomas learned firsthand while shooting the unpredictable bathroom scene for the memorable farce. After high school enemy Stifler (Seann William Scott) spikes his coffee with a laxative, the publicly defecating terrifying Finch (Thomas) runs to the girls' bathroom where he is forced to have a violent bowel movement with an audience of giggling teenage girls. Thomas struggled to keep his composure during the lively scene (as did the cast and crew), with some of his heartfelt reactions and giggles making the final cut in the blink-and-you-will-miss-it moment captured .
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