Will Smith’s fart on ‘Men in Black’ set led to 3-hour cast, crew evacuation, director reveals
nypost.comLet’s Talk Off Camera,” where the veteran filmmaker was promoting his new book, “Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time.”Smith and co-star Tommy Lee Jones had to be “hermetically sealed” and locked into a tight space to film a scene for the iconic 1997 sci-fi blockbuster, Sonnenfeld recalled, but but just before they started rolling, Smith broke wind.“They have to be put in this device, which is [a car] that transforms into a hyper car, and [they’re] going to go through the Midtown Tunnel upside down,” he said. “We have to bring a ladder over on wheels like it’s like the old days, when you would get on airplanes from the tarmac.
We get them up there and we put them in the thing and we turn it upside down and we’re ready to shoot.”“I hear Will Smith go, ‘Oh, Jesus, so sorry.
Tommy, so sorry. Baz, get the ladder,’” he continued. “And you hear Tommy saying, ‘That’s fine, Will. No worries, Will. Don’t worry, Will.’”Soddenfeld said he ran the ladder over to the device.
Jones raced down the stairs to escape the stench. The smell was so overpowering that the cast and crew “evacuated” the stage for three hours.“What happened was, Will Smith is a farter.
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