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EXCLUSIVE: Smashed on Set! We Reveal the Shameless Confessions of Booze-Mad Actors Who Were Happily Wasted While Working

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Shocking confessions have revealed a range of huge actors' antics on set while drunk.

June 3 2025, Published 7:30 a.m. ET

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Hollywood has long been known for wild parties, but some stars brought the party onto the set. These actors admitted they were drunk or high while filming iconic scenes – and somehow still pulled it off. From Oscar winners to cult favorites, their confessions are shocking, hilarious and totally off-script.

Here, RadarOnline.com reveals the celebs who were reel-ly under the influence.

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Tequila Time

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Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman got drunk on tequila while making 'Practical Magic.'

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Sandra Bullock & Nicole Kidman – Practical Magic

The two stars playing sorceress sisters chugged real tequila for a magical scene where they get drunk together.

Nicolas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas

To make his roulette meltdown real, Cage confided he guzzled booze so "in that scene in the casino when I’m freaking out, I’m really drunk."

Dennis Hopper / Peter Fonda / Jack Nicholson – Easy Rider

Given real pot during one scene, the trio purposely screwed up their lines so they could film again – and light up more free joints.

Natalie Portman & Mila Kunis – Black Swan

To prepare for their intimate bedroom tango in a sexy scene for the ballet dance film, Portman and Kunis guzzled down a whole bottle of tequila.

Brad Pitt & Edward Norton – Fight Club

These superstars couldn’t fight the urge to get "semi-wasted" in a scene from the hit movie about secret basement battles.

Johnny Depp – The Rum Diary

The movie title says it all – in order to play his character, Depp drank copious amounts of booze, and a bottle was kept on set for his convenience!

Billy Bob Thornton – Bad Santa

The actor says in one scene, he prepared with "three glasses of red wine for breakfast," then switched to vodka and cranberry juice and a few Bud Lights.

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'Method' Acting

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Nicolas Cage admits he was truly wasted during the 'Leaving Las Vegas' casino scene.

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The Beatles – Help

The Fab Four got help being silly in a scene with a lot of alcohol… and they also smoked dope before meeting Queen Elizabeth II the same year.

Peter O’Toole – Lawrence Of Arabia

O'Toole was famously sloshed while filming some of the epic desert scenes. He later joked: "I can’t remember filming half of it – but I feel I was brilliant."

Margot Robbie – The Wolf Of Wall Street

While many fans dream of a romantic tryst with Leonardo DiCaprio, Robbie downed three shots of tequila to steady her nerves.

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Sloshed Seduction Scene

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Margot Robbie knocked back shots before seducing Leonardo DiCaprio in 'The Wolf of Wall Street.'

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Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games

The actress says for one scene, she and some of her costars spent their breaks sipping tasty piña coladas.

Carrie Fisher – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Fisher said she did lots of coke on set during the original trilogy and joked: "We did everything but drop acid."

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Johnny Depp kept booze on set and drank for real while filming 'The Rum Diary.'

Robert Shaw – Jaws

The heavy drinker was so blasted he passed out during the iconic USS Indianapolis speech and had to repeat the monologue the next day – hile hungover!

Woody Harrelson – Indecent Proposal

Harrelson may be a well-known pot advocate, but he opted for liquor for one scene – though he says the experience was not pleasant.

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