21 Iconic Movie Lines That Were Made Up on the Spot
‘I love you!’ ‘I know’
Writing a movie is hard work. You’re basically providing the entire framework of the story, and nobody even knows who you are if you’re not also a director or Oscar caliber. Even worse, at any time, an actor might decide they don’t like a line as you wrote it and substitute their own, and everyone will fawn all over them for something you do literally every day.
Sometimes, however, that dumb pretty boy makes the right call. It turns out that some of the most iconic lines in cinematic history were made up on the spot by an actor with a stroke of inspiration and a lenient director. That’s why user Ad3quat3 asked r/AskReddit, “What historic movie lines were actually not scripted?”
Midnight Cowboy
The Fugitive
Blade Runner
Aliens
Caddyshack
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Taxi Driver
When Harry Met Sally…
The Princess Bride
Thor
Saving Private Ryan
Forrest Gump
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Aladdin
Clue
Avengers: Infinity War
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
The Empire Strikes Back
The Godfather
The Shining
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
