In American Psycho (2000) Willem Dafoe (Detective Kimball) acted each meeting with Bateman 3 ways in 3 different takes: 1. He knew Bateman was the killer, 2. He only suspected Bateman was the killer, 3. He did not suspect Bateman. These clips were later spliced together to keep the audience guessing

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image showing In American Psycho (2000) Willem Dafoe (Detective Kimball) acted each meeting with Bateman 3 ways in 3 different takes: 1. He knew Bateman was the killer, 2. He only suspected Bateman was the killer, 3. He did not suspect Bateman. These clips were later spliced together to keep the audience guessing

getyourcheftogether on June 7th, 2020 at 03:56 UTC »

You know, I'm something of a detective myself

DrLoomis6Times on June 7th, 2020 at 04:34 UTC »

The same tactic was used in Juno when her and Jason Bateman were slow dancing. They filmed one take with shy chemistry, one that was more friendly/casual and one that was supposed to be sexual, then cut them all together.

CeeArthur on June 7th, 2020 at 04:46 UTC »

Similar story I always enjoyed was about Kubrick getting George C Scott to do completely over the top takes for Dr Stranglelove with the assurance that they were just to loosen everyone up. Then he used those takes