In Lost in Translation, fading movie star, Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and young college graduate, Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) begin an unusual friendship in Tokyo, Japan.
When Bob says farewell to Charlotte at the end of the film, he plants an (unscripted) kiss right on Charlotte’s lips!
The Office
The Office is beloved by many viewers and is known for its unscripted moments, but the kiss between Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nuñez) and Michael Scott (Steve Carell) was particularly shocking.
When Michael finds out that Oscar is gay in season three, he does everything to prove that he is not homophobic.
Michael and Oscar
In a daring act to convey his solidarity, Michael plants a kiss on Oscar‘s lips, obviously going too far. Nuñez admitted that, in the script, the characters were only supposed to hug but Carell decided to infuse a little more comedy into the scene by adding the kiss.
When Nuñez realized where Carell was taking the scene, he did his best to go along with it and the hilariously awkward scene speaks for itself!
Bob and Charlotte
Johansson confessed she was completely surprised by Murray’s kiss, but her reaction to the unforeseen moment is what created so much authenticity in the scene.
As an avant-garde actor, Murray decided to take the creative liberty with his character and director Sofia Coppola approved of it in the end.
ER
The audience may never know if a surprising, on-screen moment was in the script or if the actor just chose to follow their character. Either way, if done correctly, these moments can totally shock even the most intuitive viewer.
On the medical drama ER, the romantic tension between Dr. Doug Ross (George Clooney) and Nurse Carol Hathaway (Juliana Margulies) left viewers on the edge of their seats during the show.