Brilliant Movie Lines That Weren’t Actually In The Script

One of the best things of watching a movie is quoting those lines that have become part of pop culture lore. We often assume that everything was written by the screenwriters, but surprisingly some of the best lines in film history are actually unscripted.

They come from talented, witty, and hilarious actors who take a moment to throw something new, wild, and exciting into the ring. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t. In this case, these unscripted lines made some of these movies iconic because of the actor’s improvisation. See which lines from movie history were all the actor’s doing…

A Few Good Men 

The climax of Rob Reiner’s military courtroom drama, A Few Good Men, sees Colonel Nathan Jessup, played brilliantly by Jack Nicholson, being questioned strongly by Tom Cruise’s Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee. Tensions are high as Kaffee demands of Jessup “I want the truth!”

Nicholson was scripted to say, “You already have the truth!” However, Nicholson didn’t love the line and out popped the famous line “You can’t handle the truth!” Many don’t realize that Jack Nicholson only had a little less than 15 minutes on camera, yet was nominated for an Academy Award for the film.