Andrew Garfield Smashed Over 30 Laptops for One Scene in The Social Network
Dozens of takes meant a fresh prop for every attempt, and the actor's real exhaustion ended up on screen
While filming The Social Network (2010), starring Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield, Garfield had to smash over 30 laptops for a single scene. It's one of my favorite movie details in the film.
Why Andrew Garfield went through over 30 laptops
The moment comes in the explosive climax of his character's arc, when Eduardo Saverin confronts Mark in the Palo Alto office. They did over 35 to 40 takes of the shot, so Garfield had to break over 30 different laptops.
To get the maximum emotional intensity, Fincher had Garfield shoot the sequence again and again. Every single time, the prop department had a new laptop ready to destroy. These were functional, period accurate machines for Garfield to obliterate.
Garfield's real exhaustion made the final cut
By the final take, his hand was very tired. That physical exhaustion was real, and it made it into the final cut of the film.
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