“Expensive Blunders: The Surprising Costs Behind Hollywood’s Biggest Filming Fiascos!”
Fake Babies Will Cost You
Generally, fake babies cost less to use than real babies in film, and they’re also easier to work with. However, if you do use a fake baby, it’s important that the baby at least look real enough to fool the audience. This is where the military drama American Sniper ran into some troubles.
When Bradley Cooper’s character goes to pick up the baby, it’s totally obvious that the baby was a doll. They attempted to CGI the doll’s arm to make it seem alive which just made it look even weirder. Not only did they have to spend extra money on making a doll look like a living baby but the film received backlash for its laziness.
Nothing Like A Car Crash To Put A Dent In The Budget
It might be a good idea for producers to budget for a wrecked car during filming… just in case something happens. Because sometimes, it does. That’s what happened in the 2018 action thriller Proud Mary, where actress Taraji P. Henson plays a hit woman who works in Boston.
Henson insisted that she did her own driving scenes using the film’s expensive and very real Maserati. However, she accidentally drove the Maserati into a fire hydrant while filming a scene. Thankfully, Henson was okay, although repairing the car cost over $12,000.
Authenticity Comes With A Price
It’s known that Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now was both a nightmare to act in as well as direct. One of the reasons why it was so difficult was because Coppola insisted that the movie was filmed in the Philippines rather than a comfortable Hollywood studio.
