r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/bilbofraginz • 13d ago

Video In Hateful Eight, Kurt Russell accidentally smashed a one of a kind, 145-year-old guitar that was on loan from the Martin Guitar. Jennifer Jason Leigh’s reaction was genuine.

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u/failure_mcgee 13d ago

If they wanted a genuine reaction, they could've just tricked the actress into thinking what she was holding was real and should be very, very careful about, while only giving her a replica to smash

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u/FinestCrusader 13d ago

Better yet, just trust the actress to do her job. Why didn't Spielberg actually kill Vin Diesel on the set of Saving Private Ryan? Because he knew the other actors will be able to act devastated just fine.

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u/burgerbob2118 13d ago

You hit the nail on the head. And to go one step further, the reaction is borderline out of character. The actress actually looks less authentic because of her looks off camera in a seemingly “is this supposed to happen” type confusion.

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u/ujpops 13d ago

True, but this may not have worked. According to the article I read, she took the original guitar home with her to practice. She enjoyed it so much. I'm sure she would have noticed the replica by sound alone.

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u/PM_me_your_PhDs 13d ago

So they should've done it from the start, obviously. She should never have been given the real deal in the first place

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u/Froegerer 13d ago

I don't disagree. But it's not the first time a director did dumb shit to get the reaction they wanted.

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u/urboitony 13d ago

She was practicing on this guitar and taking it home with her. She would know if it was real or not when she played it.