Can alcohol be used during filming to strengthen an actor's performance?
Many times I have noticed overly realistic drunk/anger/agony performances, which made me wonder if alcohol was actually used to relax the actor a bit and let them "spit it out" in a more natural way?
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Yes it seems true that alcohol has really done magic in strengthen actor's performance:
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- Margot Robbie : In the movie The Wolf Of Wall Street
Robbie confessed that she felt highly uncomfortable before filming her first sex scene with DiCaprio, and took three shots of tequila to settle her nerves.
- Brad Pitt & Ed Norton : In the movie Fight Club
One of the most memorable parts of the flick is a short scene featuring stars Ed Norton and Brad Pitt, as the Narrator and Tyler Durden respectively, drunkenly hitting golf balls on a verge, which fly off-screen and whack against something in the distance. As it turns out, Pitt and Norton were drunk in real life whilst filming the scene. In fact, director David Fincher decided to include the scene in the movie after seeing Pitt and Norton hitting golf balls into the catering truck after having few drinks during downtime.
- Natalie Portman & Mila Kunis : In the movie Black Swan
Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky claimed that Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis had to share a bottle of tequila to loosen their nerves before their intense, much-talked about sex scene in Black Swan
- Neve Campbell, Denise Richards & Matt Dillon : In the movie Wild Things
Neve Campbell was not shy about admitting that the three actors partook in tequila before filming their threesome sex scene in Wild Things. So there you have it: tequila is what makes uncomfortable sex scenes possible.
- Billy Bob Thornton – In the movie Bad Santa
Thornton has been honest about often actually being drunk during filming,
- Martin Sheen - In the movie Apocalypse Now
The famous opening scene featuring Sheen’s Captain Willard in a hotel room was unscripted. Instead, Sheen got drunk during the shoot and Coppola told the crew to film.
- Bob Hoskins & John Leguizamo – In the movie Super Mario Bros
Leguizamo claimed that he and Hoskins quickly realized the movie would turn out awful and would drink heavily during filming. In fact, Leguizamo accidentally broke one of Hoskins’ fingers while they were wasted during a scene together. Frankly, having seen the movie, I doubt it would have made a difference if they’d done it sober.
So these instances clearly suggest that alcohol has done miracles during filming of the scenes in the movie.
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What do actors drink when filming?
When you see actors drinking shots of whiskey, they are really drinking iced tea. Well, except for Johnny Deep, who, according to Butcher, while filming a scene for \u201cArizona Dream,\u201d reportedly drank about 11 shots of Jack Daniels. For heroin, prop experts use mannitol, which is usually used to cut the real drug.Can actors be drunk on set?
Well, it turns out that for some actors, drinking in a role means drinking as a role, on set, even on camera. More than a few of our favorite films (and likely way more than these) involve actors who were either drunk previous to or as a fact of the scene itself. Not all of it was Method.What do actors drink on set instead of beer?
Alcohol: the fake stuff. Beer: Carbonated iced tea or "near beer," commonly known as non-alcoholic beer that contains less than . 5 percent or less alcohol.Can actors drink alcohol on TV?
In most cases, actors drink iced tea when they appear to be drinking whiskey shots. The exception is Johnny Deep, who, according to Butcher, reportedly took about 11 shots of Jack Daniels during the filming of the Arizona Dream scene.Matt Damon Talks About What it Takes to Succeed as an Actor
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