even for the best actors
some scenes are too ridiculous to play
them straight
do you think i'm cute private pile do
you think i'm funny sir no sir then wipe
that disgusting grin off your face sir
yes sir
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
scenes where actors couldn't keep a
straight face
call the pound we got a string for this
list we chose moments in which actors
let loose any facial expression
from the littlest sneer to convulsive
laughter that wasn't in the original
script
we've selected scenes from both
television and film but
excluded anything that was shot live
that means that the following incidences
of character breaking were either
overlooked or intentionally included in
the final products
number ten meeting frank the pug men in
black
that's the worst disguise ever that
guy's definitely an alien starting off
our list is a scene between
two grown men and a pooch so cute you
can't help but smile
you don't like it you can kiss my furry
little butt in this classic sci-fi
comedy
agents k and j played by will smith and
tommy lee jones respectively
meet frank an alien informant disguised
as a pug
killian's and bugs frank what do you
know i know nothing not a thing
while interrogating frank who is in fact
played by a real
trained adorable dog named mushu jones
becomes
self-aware and cracks a big one it's a
cinematic moment that proves even the
most veteran actors can't hold
themselves together when they're talking
to a dog
and the bug had other plans the galaxy
is the best source for sub-atomic energy
in the universe
number nine hotel bellboy transylvania
six five thousand
you won't before his sitcom tenure
michael richards was playing the oddest
oddballs you can imagine
the smell is cool
in this dracula stein farce richards
plays fayose
a butler whose hijinks weird out hotel
guests but crack up actors
this good is nice richards improvised
parts of his role
using puppets banana peels and other
props of his own accord
to get laughs out of his on-screen
associates especially
jeff goldblum here
you smell the smell things aren't always
as they seem in transylvania
so who's really pulling whose leg
just a little bit do it again number
eight
warming up anchorman 2 the legend
continues
have a great broadcast darling in the
first scene of ron burgundy's sequel big
screen feature
a newscaster husband and wife team
played by will ferrell and christina
applegate
practice their diction and scales before
delivering the night's top
back stories meanwhile farrell takes
comedy to the next level
and octave grab the children
while trying to warm up applegate gets
helplessly distracted by farrell's
uproarious preparation methods
and cracks a few smiles between her oohs
and corning stones
believe it or not this was the most
serious take they got
grab the children save the children
number seven she used to fart in her
sleep good will hunting
but i think that's a super philosophy
world that way you can go through your
entire life without ever having to
really know anybody
even in dramatic roles robin williams
couldn't hold himself back from seizing
an opportunity
for hilarious improvisation my wife used
to fart when she was nervous
during a short respite in this scene
between williams playing a therapist
and matt damon as his stubborn patient
williams catches damon completely off
guard with an inventive anecdote about
romance and
flatulence he was used to farting to
sleep
sorry i shared that with you one night
it was so loud i woke the dog
up the scene is a standout of organic
and revealing laughter by two actors in
modern cinema that only an actor like
robin williams could bring about
she woke up and got like oh is that you
see i didn't have the heart to tell
yes organic and revealing is referring
to damon's pig squeal
number six toilet humor american pie
hey kevin you seen shipwreck lately
why what did you do to him high school
senior finch
played by eddie k thomas has a crippling
fear of going number two
on school grounds i don't think he's
gonna have a problem sitting in school
anymore
slipped a little something into his
mochaccino his rival stifler
pranks him by slipping an ungodly amount
of laxatives into his mochaccino
you can see where this is going in this
paragon of toilet humor
finch spends the next few minutes
soiling his own reputation
as everyone can hear his moans and
groans from outside
joni um is that you
towards the end thomas slips out of
character acknowledging the scene's
absurdity
and gives us a small knowing smirk
number five the waxing the 40 year old
virgin
take off your shirt in an effort to be
more attractive to the ladies
steve carell goes for a chest waxing at
his friend's suggestion
if she starts doing his pubes i'm out of
here for this scene corral volunteered
to actually have
his bare chest bare waxed ignorant of
how insanely painful it would be
by his natural reaction to scream out
whatever random thought entered his mind
that one hurt that one hurt just as much
as the first one
his co-worker buddies played by paul
rudd seth rogen
and romini malko as well as the waxing
lady forgo their directions to pity him
and instead
laugh at his agony
i'm sorry i really don't swear this much
okay you know what you know i got a weak
stomach that's all i could really take
all right i'll see y'all
number four dr strangelove's out of
control arm
dr strangelove or how i learned to stop
worrying and love the bomb
radioactivity would never penetrate her
mind some thousands of feet deep
there are mad scientists who can't
control their arms and then there are
actors who can't control their
expressions
during one of the funniest scenes in
stanley kubrick's cold war
satire former nazi scientist dr
strangelove played by a brilliant peter
sellers
struggles to manage a right arm that
still compulsively heils his fuhrer
standing right behind him is peter bull
who drops a nice
big grin as seller's farcical
performance might cause anyone to do
also then when they go down into the
mind everyone would still be alive
number three killing younglings star
wars episode 3
revenge of the sith not even the
younglings survived
in any given film not every written line
is perfect
padme anakin has turned to the dark side
that rule applies to episode three of
the star wars saga
in which anakin skywalker breaks bad and
becomes darth vader
ewan mcgregor who plays anakin's once
mentor obi-wan kenobi
gets the honor of delivering one such
imperfect line
informing padme of anakin's descent into
darkness
i have seen a security hologram
of him killing younglings
mcgregor takes a moment to finish the
awkward melodramatic line
and covers his mouth as if to keep from
smiling
hey whatever gets us to the next fight
scene he couldn't
he was deceived by a lie we all were
number two
ross plays the bagpipes friends
david schwimmer is known for some
hilarious antics as ross geller on the
sitcom
friends why is your family scottish
why is your family ross in this classic
bit
he whips out his bagpipe and plays his
best rendition of celebration
remember i'm still learning schwimmer's
novice playing is supposed to make his
friends uncomfortable
but as lisa kudrow joins him with what
she believes are the lyrics
jennifer aniston gives up and hides her
amusement behind her hands
you know the song sing along
as shown by the outtakes it was a
miracle to get any of the friends to
keep a straight face in the scene
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
oh my god emperor bill came down from
[ __ ]
giving me hey you ever uh
you ever talked to bullfrogs in the
middle of the night
not generally
how about two how about i take these two
legs
and shove them right up your ass all the
way to the knee dwight dwight relax
number one line up the usual suspects
all right you all know the drill when
your number is called step forward and
repeat the phrase you've been given
understand coming in at the top spot are
five criminals having a blast
in police custody hand me the keys you
[ __ ] [ __ ] sucker
in this classic crime mystery the usual
suspects
are lined up and asked to read a line
then crack up at stephen baldwin and
benicio del toro's mocking
interpretations
knock it off get back and especially del
toro's uncontrollable bout
of flatulence
scripted as a serious scene director
brian singer spent a whole day filming
the lineup
becoming frustrated when the actors
continually lost
self-control you don't put guys like
that into a room together
who knows what can happen eventually he
scrapped his original
plan and used the funniest takes instead
and we couldn't be happier that he did
do you agree with our list
what's your favorite scene where an
actor couldn't keep a straight face
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