31 Movie Feuds That Really Amped Up That On-Set Toxicity

These got a few ‘yeeshes’ from the onlooking crew
31 Movie Feuds That Really Amped Up That On-Set Toxicity
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Wherever you happen to work, the people really make the environment. Like, we had what, on paper, seemed like a god-awful job back in the day, but with a good pal by our side, it ended up being our favorite job ever. And now that we have our dream job of writing pre-list blurbs about movie feuds, it’s kind of sullied by all the jerks around us. 

This is what we expect the surrounding cast and crew felt while witnessing some of these completely insane fights on set. 

Oh, wow! I gotta go! Two fellow movie fact-finders are duking in out in the lunchroom again!

Josh Trank vs. Miles Teller

Director Josh Trank almost fought Miles Teller on the set of 2015's Fantastic Four. Trank lobbied to get Teller onboard, then almost got into a fight with Teller -- they ended up chest to chest and almost punched each other. CRACKED.COM

Shia LaBeouf vs. Tom Hardy

Shia LaBeouf fought Tom Hardy on the Lawless set, and they had to be restrained. And, apparently, there was a rumor LaBeouf knocked out Hardy - but things didn't escalate that far, luckily for everyone. CRACKED.COM

Jack Palance vs. Tim Burton

Boss Grissom actor Jack Palance refused to come out of the bathroom on Batman. Не was supposed to just walk out, but he picked a fight with Tim Burton, saying I've made over a hundred films, how many have you made? CRACKED.COM

Sam Taylor-Johnson vs. E.L. James

The Fifty Shades of Grey author fought with the movie's director. We would have proper on-set barneys, said director Sam Taylor-Johnson. The problem? The movie wasn't going to be as explicit as the book. CRACKED.COM

Tom Hardy vs. Charlize Theron

Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron fought on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road. It was the isolation, and the fact that we were stuck in a rig for the entire shoot, she said. It was like a family road trip that just never went anywhere. CRACKED.COM

Bryan Singer vs. Rami Malek

Bryan Singer got SO mad on Bohemian Rhapsody, he threw electrical equipment. Apparently, he'd had a fight with Rami Malek -- which is kind of amazing, because Malek is considered one of the nicest actors in Hollywood. CRACKED.COM

Steven Seagal vs. John Leguizamo

STEVEN SEAGAL vs. JOHN LEGUIZAMO MOVIE SET CRACKED.COM Seagal let the Executive Decision cast know I'm in command, according to co-star Leguizamo. I started cracking up. Then he Taekwondo'ed my ass against a brick wall and hit me with his elbow. He's six-foot-five. His publicist told my publicist that he wants to punch me out. I better stop talking about him.

Lucy Liu vs. Bill Murray

LUCY LIU vs. BILL MURRAY BOSLEY'S OFFICE CRACKED.COM Murray interrupted Charlie's Angels filming to criticize Liu's performance, complaining What in the hell are you doing here? You can't act! Liu responded by throwing wild punches before cast and crew got between them. The fight may have something to do with Bernie Mac taking over as Bosley in the sequel.

George Clooney vs. David O. Russell

GEORGE CLOONEY vs. DAVID О. RUSSELL THE DESERT CRACKED COM Three Kings producer Charles Roven: We're shooting the climax. It's chaos, madness. And George sees David talking to the extras' , and he's yelling at him. But he's yelling to be heard. And George comes running over and goes, 'I told you, motherf***er, if you're going to pick on somebody, pick on me.' And David goes, 'Why don't you just f***ing remember your lines for once?' And boom!

Rip Torn vs. Dennis Hopper

RIP TORN VS. DENNIS HOPPER THE DINNER TABLE CRACKED COM The scene: An Easy Rider preproduction dinner in 1967. Hopper told Jay Leno that Torn pulled a knife over some script changes. Torn alleged in a defamation suit that Hopper pulled the knife. Peter Fonda has a third version where one man fought with a butter knife and the other with a fork. They were all likely ripped on peyote so who really knows?

Jim Carrey vs. Tommy Lee Jones

Behind-the-scenes feuds ? ما Batman Forever Jim Carrey vs Tommy Lee Jones I hate you, Jones outright told Carrey, not mincing words. I really don't like you. I cannot sanction your buffoonery. This not being in the movie is everyone's loss. (Also, we're totally stealing that line.) CRACKED.COM

Wesley Snipes vs. David S. Goyer

Behind-the-scenes feuds A Blade: Trinity Wesley Snipes vs David S. Goyer A misunderstanding led to Snipes allegedly trying to choke director Goyer, who then hired a bunch of bikers as his own private security. In the end, Snipes would only communicate through Post-It notes. CRACKED.COM

Faye Dunaway vs. Roman Polanski

Behind-the-scenes feuds Chinatown Faye Dunaway vs Roman Polanski Polanski was reportedly an abusive director, not even allowing Dunaway to go to the bathroom. Rumors that Dunaway peed on a cup and threw it at Polanski were never confirmed - but then again, she never denied it either. CRACKED.COM

Kenny Baker vs. Anthony Daniels

Behind-the-scenes feuds Star Wars Kenny Baker vs Anthony Daniels Baker, who plays R2-D2, has called C-3PO's Daniels boring, infuriating, and rude. And while Daniels has discussed the feud much less, his side of the story kinda confirms Baker's. CRACKED.COM

Dirty Dancing

Behind-the-scenes feuds Dirty Dancing Patrick Swayze vs Jennifer Grey Swayze, a classically trained dancer, found Grey childish and unprofessional, and was often annoyed at her (particularly when she messed up a take). CRACKED.COM

Bruce Willis vs. Kevin Smith

Behind-the-scenes feuds CITTA DETECTIVE Cop Out DB Bruce Willis vs Kevin Smith Willis and Smith became friends after the fourth Die Hard, but they butted heads they had to work together. Once Smith called Willis the director for trying to call the shots, and Willis reportedly wanted to fight with him over that. CRACKED.COM

Vin Diesel vs. Dwayne Johnson

Behind-the-scenes feuds Fast & Furious franchise Vin Diesel vs Dwayne Johnson The big baldies have not gotten along. For the eight movie, they wouldn't even shoot together. More recently, Johnson found slimy that Diesel tried to publicly guilt him into returning to the franchise by invoking Paul Walker's name. CRACKED.COM

Julia Roberts vs Steven Spielberg

Behind-the-scenes feuds Hook Julia Roberts vs Steven Spielberg Roberts' personal drama apparently seeped onto the set, which led Spielberg to say that while she was a good actress, he wouldn't work with her again. Roberts felt hurt, and they indeed haven't worked again since. CRACKED.COM

Paul Newman vs. Steve McQueen

Behind-the-scenes feuds The Towering Inferno Paul Newman vs Steve McQueen The movie stars disliked each other, and both wanted top billing. As a result of negotiations between the towering egos, McQueen's name appears first on the poster, but Newman's is a bit higher. CRACKED.COM

Robert Shaw vs. Richard Dreyfuss

Behind-the-scenes feuds Jaws Robert Shaw vs Richard Dreyfuss Shaw, an alcoholic, said he'd give anything to give up drinking. So Dreyfuss threw Shaw's drink out the window-and it was on. Shaw ended up bullying Dreyfuss so much that Spielberg had to intervene. CRACKED.COM

Tony Curtis vs. Marilyn Monroe

Behind-the-scenes feuds Some Like It Hot Tony Curtis vs Marilyn Monroe During her final years, Monroe was dealing with heavy stuff (and drugs), which strained the shooting. She said she had to fantasize about other guys during her romantic scenes with Curtis, while he said it was like kissing Hitler. imbim CRACKED.COM

Ryan Gosling vs. Rachel McAdams

Behind-the-scenes feuds The Notebook Ryan Gosling vs Rachel McAdams Gosling and McAdams disliked each other so much the director had to put them in a room just to scream their hatred at each other. It worked, and the actors delivered good on-screen chemistry - so good, in fact, that they ended up dating. CRACKED.COM

Nick Nolte vs. Julia Roberts

Behind-the-scenes feuds I Love Trouble Nick Nolte vs Julia Roberts After shooting the rom-com, Roberts called Nolte nice but disgusting, and Nolte replied that she wasn't even nice. They reportedly hated each other so much that their romantic scenes involved doubles, so they're not actually together in most of them. GRACKED.COM

Edward Norton vs. Tony Kaye

Behind-the-scenes feuds American History X УБ Edward Norton vs Tony Kaye After Kaye (the director) turned in his cut of the film, the studio demanded another with Norton's involvement. Kaye hated the Norton cut, publicly disowned the film, and punched a goddamn wall. Today he admits he got carried away by his ego. CRACKED.COM

The Blair Witch Project Cast vs. The Blair Witch Project Production Team

The cast was subject to constant psychological torture. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT CRACKED COM They were periodically told to pick fights with each other, while being stalked through the woods day and night by crew members.

Joan Crawford vs. Bette Davis

Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. The feud started in 1933 over competing for headlines, and the affection of actor Franchot Tone. It reached a boiling point on and off set of their 1962 film Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? The life-long feud inspired the FX show Feud. CRACKED

Marvel vs. Robert Downey Jr.

Behind-the-scenes Drama Captain America: Civil War Marvel's CEO tried to get Robert Downey Jr. fired. Kevin Feige and lke Perlmutter's long simmering feud came to a head when Perlmutter tried to get Feige to cut RDJ from the film over his steep paycheck. CRACKED.COM

Debra Winger vs. Shirley MacLaine

Debra Winger farted on Shirley MacLaine while filming Terms of Endearment. The two actors' wildly different personalities caused them to clash on the set. MacLaine didn't like Winger's carefree attitude, and Winger exploited that by messing with her. In MacLaine's memoir My Lucky Stars, she remembered a time they argued about standing in the right spot. Winger replied, How's this for a mark? Then lifted her skirt slightly, looked over her shoulder, bent over, and farted in my face. CRACKED.COM

Sylvester Stallone vs. Richard Gere

In 1974 Sylvester Stallone elbowed Richard Gere in the face over a greasy piece of chicken. M While filming The Lords of Flatbush, Gere annoyed Stallone by staying in-character. Their feud escalated when Gere bit into some chicken and splattered Stallone with mustard, leading to Stallone's elbow shot and Gere's dismissal from the movie. CRACKED.COM

Robert Downey Jr.

As soon as Robert Downey Jr. met Hugh Grant on the set of Restoration, he hated him. RDJ wanted to kill him on sight for no reason, leaving Grant so hurt. After over 20 years, RDJ offered to bury the hatchet. CRACKED.COM

LL Cool J vs. Jamie Foxx

LL Cool J and Jamie Foxx had a fist fight during the shoot of Any Given Sunday (1999). Things got heated between them when they got too excited during a fight scene between their characters. It ended with LL Cool J punching Foxx out cold. Foxx later pressed assault charges. CRACKED.COM

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