This shocking news, plus three other much-loved major movie scenes which almost got canned 

<p>C&rsquo;mon - we&rsquo;ve all tried - and <strike>probably</strike> definitely failed - to recreate the iconic dance lift scene from <em>Dirty Dancing</em>. </p><p>But the world&rsquo;s most famous ever lift almost didn&rsquo;t happen. Jennifer Grey has revealed on the 30th anniversary of the film, that her co-star Patrick Swayze was in terrible pain during filming due to a knee injury. </p><p>Thankfully main man Johnny Castle managed to launch Frances ‘Baby&rsquo; Houseman into the air, but it took him several takes and a great deal of discomfort. What a guy! </p><center><iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="271" src="//giphy.com/embed/jgKzLAaXcxHDa" width="480"></iframe></center><p>Get <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/dvds/dvd-dirty-dancing-the-definitive-edition/910003002854">Dirty Dancing on DVD</a></p><h2>Lady and the Tramp </h2><p>Close your eyes. Clear your mind. Now, name the first Disney film scene that comes to you…</p><p>Bet you thought ‘the spaghetti scene with the two doggies&rsquo;! Yeah, knew it. Well, brace yourself, IT ALMOST DIDN&rsquo;T HAPPEN. </p><p>Believe it or not, Walt Disney thought it would be too messy and cut it from the film&rsquo;s first storyboards. </p><p>Former Disney archivist Steven Vanini told Yahoo Movies: “Walt wasn&rsquo;t convinced that would be a very clean-cut scene. As you can imagine, if you have two pets and they eat a plate of spaghetti, it&rsquo;s hard to envision that being too graceful” </p><center><p><iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//giphy.com/embed/XvZ8PJ4DSqzSM" width="480"></iframe></p></center><p>Get <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/kids-dvds-blurays/dvd-disney-the-lady-the-tramp-diamond-edition/910000552857" target="_blank">Lady and the Tramp on DVD </a></p><h2>Taxi Driver </h2><p>One of the most quoted lines in movie history: “You talkin&rsquo; to me?&rsquo; happened entirely by happy 'spur of the moment' thinking from De Niro. </p><p>His only instructions from director Martin Scorsese was to look in the mirror. Thankfully the actor took actions into his own creative hands and produced a moment in pop culture we&rsquo;ll never get tired of repeating. </p><center><iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="278" src="//giphy.com/embed/sURCRshAEZzO" width="480"></iframe></center><h2>E.T</h2><p><strong>SPOILER ALERT </strong>for anyone who has never watched <em>E.T. </em>before (have you been living in a cave all your life??):</p><p>In the original script E.T. dies! Yes, Steven Spielberg initially wrote a sad ending where the lovable little alien perishes in government activity. Thankfully there was an outcry and E.T. got to live. Just imagine - the iconic bikes-flying-across-the-moon scene would never have happened. </p><center><p><iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="288" src="//giphy.com/embed/aCFFoeahQVAeQ" width="480"></iframe></p></center><p><em>Liked these? Make sure you check out Asda's <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/aisle/music-film-games-books/film-tv/1215186489155" target="_blank">DVD</a> collection</em><em> to remind yourself of all your classic favourite movie moments. </em></p>

The iconic Dirty Dancing lift ALMOST didn’t happen!

By Asda Good Living,22nd February 2017

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