Hollywood can be a battlefield, and some actors make it even more challenging. We're diving into the behind-the-scenes drama of movie sets where tensions ran high and co-stars couldn't stand each other. Get ready for some shocking stories of on-set conflicts!
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00:00We were in Vancouver, and Wesley Snipes was going crazy.
00:04Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at actors who didn't get along with a good majority of their co-stars throughout the production of a film.
00:10Okay, we'll try it again without the sarcasm.
00:13We got it.
00:14I love it.
00:17Jared Leto, Suicide Squad.
00:18I'm not gonna kill you.
00:21I'm just gonna hurt you.
00:23Really, really bad.
00:28This actor-slash-musician is known for being a little eccentric, and it hurt his reputation during the production of Suicide Squad.
00:34Leto decided to go down the method route, and according to some co-stars, he never broke character as the Joker.
00:39Yeah, well, whenever I met Jared, he never broke character, so I would say,
00:44Hi, I'm Karen Fukuhara. Nice to meet you. I'm Katana.
00:47And then he would come at me with,
00:50Hi, pretty.
00:52He refused to speak to his fellow actors, and reportedly sent them a number of off-putting gifts,
00:56including rats and used condoms.
00:58Leto later rebuked this, claiming that the gifts were made in good fun,
01:01and that the story was wildly exaggerated by the press.
01:04However, this conflicts with a report given by Viola Davis,
01:07who told Vanity Fair that Leto did some bad things, and gave some really horrific gifts.
01:11How about the gifts you gave everyone?
01:13Yeah.
01:14Rats, bullets, a hog.
01:17Where did that come from?
01:19Don't forget the anal beads.
01:21What did you send anal beads to?
01:23The used condoms.
01:25Sean Andrews, Days to Confused
01:28How's it going?
01:29It's fixing to be a lot better, man.
01:32What time is your party tonight, man?
01:349.30, man.
01:359.30.
01:36This actor had the opportunity of a lifetime, playing Kevin Pickford in the legendary Days to Confused.
01:42Unfortunately, he did not get along with any of his co-stars, with one major exception.
01:46Kevin was meant to play a much larger role in the movie,
01:49but according to director Richard Linklater, he wasn't really getting along with anybody.
01:54Hey, Dad.
01:55Huh?
01:56What's up?
01:57Did you order some kegs of beer?
01:58No.
01:59Well, there's a fella in a beer truck out on the street that says you did.
02:02At one point, he even brawled with Jason London.
02:05Linklater broke them up and reduced Andrew's role in favor of Matthew McConaughey,
02:09whose dialogue was largely improvised as a result.
02:11The only person whom Andrew seemed to get along with was Mila Jovovich, whom he married in 1992.
02:17However, her mother had the marriage annulled after just two months.
02:20So I guess you got the wrong house.
02:24Ugh.
02:26Yeah, inconvenience for you, I'm sorry.
02:29Brought Mr. Pickford all together.
02:31Hey, these things happen. Don't worry about it.
02:33Ben?
02:34Shia LaBeouf, Don't Worry Darling.
02:36I made a roast.
02:38Mm-hmm.
02:39Mm-hmm.
02:40What else?
02:41Fudge potatoes.
02:42What else?
02:43Cream.
02:44What else?
02:45We know what you're thinking. Hang on.
02:47Shia LaBeouf isn't in Don't Worry Darling.
02:49Exactly right.
02:51He had been cast in Harry Styles' role, but reportedly clashed with both the cast and crew throughout pre-production.
02:56The details are scarce, but from what we can discern, LaBeouf did not get along with his co-stars
03:01and reportedly made Florence Pugh uncomfortable.
03:03Oh my God.
03:05Oh my God.
03:07What's wrong with you?
03:08Director Olivia Wilde eventually let him go,
03:10referencing a combative energy and needing to create a safe, trusting environment.
03:14She later told Stephen Colbert that she was given an ultimatum and chose her actress,
03:19which seemingly confirms that the firing resulted from a conflict between LaBeouf and Pugh.
03:23Once it became clear that it was not a tenable working relationship, I was given an ultimatum.
03:28I chose my actress, which I'm very happy I did.
03:31Robert Shaw, Jaws.
03:33Truly bigger than life.
03:36A man who intimidated me, who scared me, who exhilarated me,
03:41and I liked him and I hated him, and he had my number.
03:47He could get me.
03:48This English actor shared the screen with all of two people, and he intensely hated one of them.
03:53At the time, Robert Shaw was in a difficult place in his personal life.
03:56His wife was suffering from various mental health challenges, and they both had problems with alcohol dependence.
04:01In fact, Shaw frequently engaged in binge drinking while on set.
04:04He also repeatedly clashed with Richard Dreyfuss, often goading him into dangerous situations
04:09and engaging in constant bickering.
04:12I would say, look at you, Dreyfuss.
04:14You eat and you drink and you're fat and you're sloppy.
04:18Your age is criminal.
04:21Roy Scheider claims that Shaw saw Dreyfuss as a young punk,
04:24and Dreyfuss himself called Shaw some evil troll who would make me his victim.
04:28Needless to say, the whole grizzled veteran young city boy dynamic between Quint and Hooper wasn't too far off from reality.
04:35Well, it proves one thing, Mr. Hooper.
04:37Proves that you wealthy college boys don't have the education enough to admit when you're wrong.
04:41Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums
04:43Thirty years ago, I was knifed in a bazaar in Calcutta.
04:46He carried me to the hospital on his back.
04:49Who stabbed you?
04:51He did.
04:52Even from the off, Gene Hackman did not want to work on The Royal Tenenbaums.
04:56He was nearing the end of his career and wanted to take easy jobs,
04:59and he found it difficult to relate to his character, Royal Tenenbaum.
05:02However, he was ultimately persuaded by his agent.
05:05Good thing. His performance was widely praised and led to several awards, including a Golden Globe.
05:10I'm very sorry for your loss.
05:12Your mother was a terribly attractive woman.
05:14However, he was quite a difficult man to work with,
05:17frequently fighting with the cast and director Wes Anderson.
05:20Both Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelica Huston avoided Hackman,
05:23and he earned the ire of Bill Murray by verbally abusing Anderson.
05:26It culminated in Huston slapping him for real during a scene,
05:29leaving a huge imprint on his cheek.
05:31I want us to...
05:37Marlon Brando, Mutiny on the Bounty
05:40Impertinence noted. It shall be logged.
05:42Do you care to enlarge the entry?
05:44Despite being a legend of the screen,
05:46Marlon Brando has a complex legacy,
05:48with his working process attracting much controversy.
05:51His behavior was a huge problem while making the historical bomb, Mutiny on the Bounty.
05:55Many people involved with the production have criticized Brando for his prima donna attitude,
05:59like frequently arriving late and refusing to act if he didn't like a scene.
06:03You are the sort of self-styled gentleman who thinks only one thought.
06:06You feel only one emotion, contempt.
06:09Contempt for effort, for ambition,
06:12for anyone born less fortunate than yourself.
06:14You are poisoned with contempt, Mr. Christian.
06:17He also didn't get along with his co-stars.
06:19He frequently fought with both Richard Harris and Trevor Howard,
06:22the former calling Brando a dreadful nightmare,
06:24and the latter, unprofessional and completely ridiculous.
06:27He later wrote a letter to Howard apologizing for his actions.
06:30So, you know, that's something.
06:32You remarkable pig.
06:34You can thank whatever pig god you pray to,
06:38but you haven't quite turned me into a murderer.
06:40Wesley Snipes, Blade Trinity
06:42Sounds like rejects from a Saturday morning cartoon.
06:45We were gonna go with the Care Bears, but that was taken.
06:48Forget this crappy Blade.
06:50We want to see a movie about the movie.
06:52Its production is a piece of Hollywood lore,
06:54with Snipes being incredibly hostile to director David S. Goyer
06:57and being a general pain in the butt.
06:59It's said that Snipes refused to speak to his co-stars,
07:01never called them by name,
07:03and spent much of his time alone in his trailer smoking pot.
07:05Just ask Patton Oswalt how much fun he had filming with Snipes.
07:08And after a while, he resorted to just...
07:10He would communicate with post-its
07:12that he would give to the director,
07:15and each one he would sign Blade.
07:19Funnily enough, the man Snipes seemingly hated the most
07:21was Ryan Reynolds,
07:23often criticizing his zany sense of humor
07:25and even calling him a racial slur.
07:27However, the two later kissed and made up,
07:29resulting in a legendary Blade cameo in Deadpool and Wolverine.
07:32I don't like you.
07:33You never did.
07:35Richard Pryor, Blue Collar
07:37That's all you talk about, the plant.
07:39Everybody know what the plant is.
07:41The plant just short for plantation.
07:43No one said working with legends was easy.
07:45Just ask those involved with Blue Collar,
07:47a 1978 drama starring Richard Pryor,
07:49Harvey Keitel, and Yafek Kodo.
07:51Despite their near-mythical status,
07:53the three actors did not get along
07:55and were constantly fighting amongst each other.
07:57And while all three share blame,
07:59the main source of the conflict seems to be Richard Pryor.
08:01Get out of my house! I'll pay the goddamn money!
08:03Will you pay it?
08:04Yeah, I know I will!
08:05The comedian was battling substance abuse,
08:07suffered from poor health,
08:08and was in a failing marriage with Debra McGuire,
08:10all of which influenced his negative actions.
08:12Aside from the constant yelling,
08:14Pryor was reportedly quite physical on set,
08:16in separate incidents punching Keitel,
08:18throwing a chair at Kodo,
08:20and even aiming a gun at director Paul Schrader.
08:22I do my job.
08:24Can't nobody say no different.
08:26Bill Murray, Various
08:28Dr. Marvin!
08:31Dr. Marvin!
08:33Hello, Bob.
08:35What are you doing with a rifle?
08:37There's a hard truth to accept in Hollywood,
08:39and that's that Bill Murray is a massive grump.
08:41You name a movie,
08:43chances are that he hated working on it.
08:45Murray has feuded with the likes of Chevy Chase,
08:47Sean Young, and Lucy Liu,
08:49but there are two major films in which he seemingly
08:51didn't get along with anyone.
08:53What about Bob and Groundhog Day?
08:55Murray was quite combative on the set of the former,
08:57pushing producer Laura Ziskin into a lake
08:59and throwing an ashtray at Richard Dreyfuss.
09:01Hello, I'm Bob.
09:03Would you knock me out, please?
09:05Just hit me in the face.
09:07He was also famously bitter throughout Groundhog Day,
09:09often throwing tantrums with the cast and crew
09:11and criticizing others' performances.
09:13He also frequently clashed with director Harold Ramis,
09:15and the two remained estranged for years.
09:17I'll give you a winter prediction.
09:19It's gonna be cold,
09:21it's gonna be gray,
09:23and it's gonna last you
09:25for the rest of your life.
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09:45Klaus Kinski,
09:47Aguirre, The Wrath of God
09:53Described by Werner Herzog
09:55as a monster and a great pestilence,
09:57Klaus Kinski was notorious
09:59for his volatile and erratic personality.
10:01He hated virtually everyone he worked with
10:03and often raged over the slightest
10:05inconveniences.
10:07Basically, he didn't need to do much acting
10:09as the mad Lope de Aguirre.
10:21Herzog intentionally
10:23angered Kinski on the set of
10:25Aguirre, The Wrath of God, often leading to
10:27furious and violent outbursts
10:29aimed at his coworkers. His anger boiled
10:31over one night while the cast and crew
10:33were loudly playing cards in a hut.
10:35Irritated at the constant noise, Kinski grabbed
10:37a rifle and fired into the hut,
10:39hitting an extra and taking off the tip of his finger.
10:49Do you think you would enjoy working with these people?
10:51Let us know in the comments below!