Top 10 Worst Movie Extras

You might think that being an extra, standing in the background to fill a scene, might be an easy task, but these famously bad extras still managed to mess it up! WatchMojo presents the Top 10 Worst Movie Extras! But who will take the top spot on our list? Will it be extras from North by Northwest, Back to the Future Part III, or a Storm Trooper form Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope? Watch to find out!
Watch on WatchMojo: http://www.WatchMojo.com
Big thanks to MrKlatez for suggesting this idea, and to see how WatchMojo users voted, be sure to check out the suggest page here: WatchMojo.comsuggest/Top+10+Worst+Movie+Extras+
You’re not doing it right. Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the Top 10 Worst Movie Extras.
For this list, we’re looking at film extras who stole the show for one unintentional moment. In all honesty, these scenes should have probably been reshot. But thankfully for us… they weren’t!
#10: The Lazy Student
“10 Things I Hate About You” (1999)
Starring Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Heath Ledger; this romantic comedy takes William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew and adds a solid dose of teenage angst. The scene in question involves the soccer coach, a wayward arrow, and probably the laziest student ever. After the archery team accidentally uses Mr. Chapin as a target, a teenage girl is told to run back to the school and call 911. The extra jogs for a few steps, before stopping for a breather, probably assuming that she was out of the camera's sight. Clearly, she was wrong.
#9: The Helpless Henchman
“The Dark Knight Rises” (2012)
Bruce Wayne is an expert martial artist, who dresses up as a bat, and spends most nights beating the hell out of henchmen. Suffice it to say, Batman can be rather intimidating. The Dark Knight Rises sees the caped crusader going up against the powerful Bane, who brings an army of goons to Gotham and stages an uprising. Sadly, not all henchmen are born equal, as this one particular dude collapses from Batman and Catwoman's mere presence. Why fight when you know you are going to lose? Personally… we think this particular goon was the smartest of the bunch.
#8: The Rolling Extra
“Die Hard 2: Die Harder” (1990)
Apparently, pretending to be running scared isn’t as easy as most extra make it look. Who is to say how someone should react to the sound of gunfire? Perhaps falling to floor (with very little prompting, we might add) and slowly barrel rolling IS the way to go. Die Hard 2 relocates John McClane from a skyscraper to Dulles International Airport, before forcing him to – once again – prevent a terrible disaster. This unintentionally hilarious scene happens after Bruce Willis engages in some gunplay with two of Stuart's goonies, sending the extras into a panicked frenzy. Also, rolling seems to be contagious, as another extra soon follows the lead of our accidental scene stealer.
#7: The Happy-Go-Lucky Swimmer
“Jaws” (1975)
Unless you’re watching them attack from the safety of your living room, it’s really best to avoid up close and personal encounters with sharks. Jaws turned Steven Spielberg into Hollywood's hottest commodity and served as a precursor to future classics like Raiders of the Lost Ark and Jurassic Park. By today's standard, the shark might look a little silly, but the special effects were great for the time and scared off a few people from going to the beach. Still, not everyone was traumatized by Jaws, as demonstrated by this extra who seems absolutely delighted to be involved in a shark attack.
#6: The Frozen Children
“Everything Must Go” (2010)
While Will Ferrell is primarily known for his goofball comedies, he has proven himself to be a capable dramatic actor. Everything Must Go follows Nick, a down on his luck alcoholic who need to sell his personal belongings after sabotaging his job and marriage. Desperate for a pick me up, he visits Delilah - an old high school friend - leading to a rather odd moment. As the two adults talk, the movie cuts back to her playing children, who are completely frozen in place. It is never referenced by the other characters, so, maybe Delilah just learned to never question their behavior? We doubt it.
#5: The Exposed Extra
“Teen Wolf” (1985)
In the 1980s, a decade with which Michael J. Fox was synonymous, this campy fantasy-comedy saw the beloved actor turn into a werewolf. Hey, it was the ‘80s after all, meaning that no premise was too odd for film. While the hairy version of Marty McFly is quite entertaining, the actor's natural charisma is sadly overshadowed during the climax. After scoring the winning shot in the basketball game, a packed gymnasium celebrates as Scott, our hero, kisses the girl. One student got a bit too excited however, and cheers with his fly wipe open. Dude, trying to cover yourself up just brings more attention to it. How the production team missed this… we’ll never know.
#4: The Sweeping Man
“Quantum of Solace” (2008)
That is NOT how a broom works. After Casino Royale brought James Bond back into the public's good graces, Quantum of Solace helped to taper off people's expectations for the future of the franchise. The writer's strike forced Daniel Craig and Marc Foster to perform rewrties and fill in the blanks of a rather barebones script, resulting in an understandably uneven final product. The story is not the only part of the film that failed to make the grade though, as James Bond is temporarily eclipsed by this man trying his best to look busy - and utterly failing at it.
#3: The Precognitive Kid
“North by Northwest” (1959)
How did Hitchcock fail to notice this? For a brief second, the master of suspense was outwitted by a young boy with the useful skill of precognition. North By Northwest is an entertaining thriller starring Cary Grant as your average joe who is mistakenly assumed to be a secret agent. After barely surviving a stroll through a cornfield, the exhilarating third act takes the action to Mount Rushmore, resulting in Grant’s character getting shot by Eva Marie Saint’s Eve Kendall. Sadly, this tense moment is undercut by a young boy in the background, who he covers his ears a few seconds before the gunshot.
#2: Doc Brown’s Son
“Back to the Future Part III” (1990)
Back to the Future Part III brought Marty McFly and Doc Brown's story to a satisfying conclusion with one final adventure - this time, to the wild west. Christopher Lloyd ends up finding love in the most unlikely of places, as he marries a school-teacher back in the year 1885. The film ends with the couple showing off their two children, although their youngest son seems to have other things on his mind. From Dannel Evans' uncomfortable expression “come here” hand gesture and suggestive pointing, it seems like the actor's flux capacitor has sprung a leak.
#1: The Tall Stormtrooper
“Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope” (1977)
A sign of a great film is when even the accidents are worth keeping. A New Hope introduced Star Wars to the world, and the franchise continues to go strong today. Stormtroopers serve as the Empire's disposable army, and they are rarely allowed to show any personality in the original trilogy. Their one humanizing moment comes during a hilarious scene when a particularly tall stormtrooper bangs his head on the doorway. Intentionally left in or not, this goof proved memorable enough to warrant a call back in Attack of the Clones.
