American Beauty – Smashed Dinner Plate
American Beauty is a drama about life in the suburbs that contains many shocking scenes. Among them was an unplanned moment in which actor Kevin Spacey was supposed to smash a dinner plate to the floor. But, instead of tossing it to the floor, he decided to hurl it against the wall. This surprise genuinely shocked actress Thora Birch. Director Sam Mendes decided to keep this unscripted version of the scene in the film.