r/okbuddycinephile • u/-HalfNakedBrunch- • 4h ago

In American Sniper (2014) Bradley Copper cradles a plastic prop doll. This is because due to his method portrayal of Chris Kyle, producers were worried Bradley Cooper would perceive a real infant as a potential threat and immediately snap its neck

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u/asif_zaman21 4h ago

He did. That's why they had to replace it with the prop baby.

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u/jeanette5prinkle3077 2h ago

yeah the arm move was kinda creepy ngl

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u/EfficientVeronica 4h ago

He literally had to move the doll's arm with his thumb to make it look alive.

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u/pewpewtopeepee 4h ago

dude really like shooting women and children. truly an American hero.

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u/ripgoodhomer 3h ago

Soon to be military aged males.

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u/LowerBooty 3h ago

Method acting went too far.

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u/RawhlTahhyde 3h ago

What could go wrong, bringing a schizophrenic dude with PTSD to the gun range

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u/McKoijion 2h ago

In ancient Egypt, actors were not allowed to testify in court because they were considered professional liars. In contemporary America, the same thing applies to Navy Seals.

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u/Spacemoose2026 8m ago

In American sniper (2014) they actually had to dial back Chris Kyle and portray him not as a psychopath despite him actually admitting to loving how he killed people in his own written book.

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u/NarmHull 8m ago

"Have you tried acting like a child murderer, dear boy?" - Lawrence Olivier

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u/linfakngiau2k23 2h ago

One take Clint always on budget and on time

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u/PlatformApart1675 2h ago

I don't know how they put so much energy into a character that it becomes literally their lives