5 Iconic Movie Scenes Created Because the Budget Ran Out

Everyone smiles when a film with real budget restraints winds up surprising everyone and becoming widely beloved. It’s always indicative of art’s consistent ability and power to endure amongst adversaries big, small, physical, and environmental.

Here are some of the best scenes in movie history that only turned out the way they did because the budget was running tight.

1. The Ice Rink Scene in Rocky

When Rocky and Adrian go on their ice skating date in an empty rink, and slowly begin to realize that they’re totally perfect for each other is a scene that could make the Grinch’s heart melt. But in the original draft of the script, the scene looked a lot different.

It’s no secret that Rocky has one of the most inspirational making-of stories of all time, and so much of that is owed to the extremely tight budget of the film. In Stallone’s script, the rink was set to be filled with other attendees skating alongside the couple, but due to their inability to pay for that many background performers, the scene was condensed to only include the two central players. All the better for it because the intimacy that the scene exudes can really only be achieved by letting the audience have as focused a view on these characters as they get.

2. The Ending of The Blair Witch Project

$Michael C. Williams in \u2018The Blair Witch Project\u2019$ ‘The Blair Witch Project’Credit: Artisan Entertainment

Influenced both by creative liberties and a lack of money, the ending of The Blair Witch Project still sparks massive speculation over twenty-five years after its release.

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