Famous Movie Moments That Were Improvised On the Spot

The Shining

Jack Nicholson really leaned into his role in this horror thriller. He cut through over sixty doors before the crew got the perfect shot. The craziest part of this is that he didn't have a specific line. "Here's Johnny" was just the best take of the door cut, so the editors were pretty much forced to include the line in the final version. Luckily, it became a hit, but allegedly Nicholson hated the dialogue. 

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Post originally appeared on Inside Mystery.