The wedding scene guest, whose performance of a lifetime stole the show from Benedict Cumberbatch, enters that bizarre pantheon of extras who gave it some extra
Within the space of 26 seconds, the extra looks offscreen as if calling across to an old acquaintance. She gives a quick burst of three wildly distinct reactions to this unseen friend and then aggressively scans the front of the church, the church’s ceiling and her own knees. Then, for just a split second, she almost peers into the camera, before catching herself and overcompensating by scanning the ceiling again.
It’s a magnificent performance and one that has secured the actor’s entrance into the pantheon of bewildering extras. Quantum of Solace, for instance, had a troubled production. And perhaps this is why one scene that made the final cut included a shot of the world’s least employable road sweep. You can see him in the background while James Bond broods on a motorbike, sweeping up with grit-jawed concentration, while steadfastly refusing to let his broom go anywhere near the ground.
There are dozens of other examples, but I’ll leave you with my favourite two. Hulk Hogan’s 1993 Kindergarten Cop rip-off Mr Nanny is not a film that ever needs to be rewatched, except for a long scene where Hogan rides his Harley-Davidson around aimlessly. Because this is where, perhaps entirely by accident, he passes a man who is right in the middle of flinging his dog into the sea. The dog-flinging has an authentic flourish to it, like the man is truly done with being a pet owner.
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