RoboCop
Sometimes, the director had a hand in improvisation as well. They would occasionally leave the actors in the dark so that the camera can catch genuine reactions! This was what happened when Kurtwood Smith told the director about a line he wanted to include in the film. When Smith shouts, “Give me my fuckin’ phone call”, the cast was actually floored!
A Clockwork Orange
Even Stanley Kubrick occasionally hits a creative brick wall. In A Clockwork Orange, he couldn’t get the break-in scene right until he told Malcolm McDowell, “Just do whatever you want.” That’s why the actor broke out into a song. The rest is history!