6. Matt Damon’s ad-lib
We’re all aware of the concept of ad-lib: It’s when an actor speaks or does something without any form of preparation.
Matt Damon as Private Ryan
There have been many famous ad-libs over the years. But none quite so long and rambling at Matt Damon’s in Saving Private Ryan.
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Can you guess which line is the ad-lib? No? Cast your mind back to the moment when Miller and Ryan share a moment talking about their lives at home…
A heart-to-heart
Miller mentions his wife, and cutting rosebushes. But he doesn’t go into much detail, just specifying that one needs a context to remember a person’s face.
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Ryan, however, goes off on a massive ramble about a time when he and his brothers caught another one of his brothers with an ugly girl.
Ryan’s story was ad-libbed by Damon
Even though the crew didn’t find it particularly funny or exciting, they decided that it worked for Damon’s character. And now we’re all wondering where Damon got the story from, too…
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