Famous scenes you didn’t know were improvised

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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’ (2002)

When Aragorn kicks a helmet out of frustration, he lets out an unscripted roar that was actually the result of actor Viggo Mortensen breaking his toe.

‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ (1981)

The script included a lengthy sword fight between Indiana Jones and one of the bad guys, but Ford was suffering from dysentery and could only film in 10 minute increments, so he changed the scene at the last minute and just shot the goon, cutting out what would have taken two to three days to film.

'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981)

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