Tiny But Timeless Details In Heath Ledger Movies

Heath Ledger’s name is synonym to the famous villain of Batman; the Joker who  is the most decorated negative character and has so many fans all over the globe. When Heath Ledger was first announced to rope in as the Joker, fans were not quite pleased with the casting and of course Heath Ledger proved them so wrong and how!
He received an Oscar too. And his final role as The Joker was life changing not only for his legacy but also for us. His performance was so strong that it was even respected by the Marvel fans.
Joaquin Phoenix too, blew us away with his role in and as Joker but it is impossible to miss Heath Ledger.
And there are so many other films of his which were so good especially films like 10 Things I Hate About You and Brokeback Mountain!
These films of Heath Ledger have their own small details that make the movies timeless.

The fans have found these impressive details in the films like The Dark Knight and A Knight’s Tale which remind us that Heath won’t be forgotten ever.
Here are some of those details:

1. When The Joker Kept Tabs On Bruce Wayne Without Makeup

According to the Reddit User kioba  The Joker would go incognito to observe Bruce Wayne in the movie The Dark Knight.

2. That Moment When Heath Ledger Scared Michael Caine So Much That His Terror and Surprise Were Genuine

According to the Redditor User  mortysanchez13,   in The Dark Knight movie released in 2008, in the scene where Joker crashes the party it was Michael Caine’s first time seeing Heath Ledger. He was so shocked that he forgot his line For Real.

3. In ‘A Knight’s Tale’ The Lances Were Actually Hollowed Out And Filled With Raw Spaghetti

According to the Reddit User ToyVaren ,in the movie A Knight’s Tale, for the much needed safety reasons, the team made lances hollow and filled them with some uncooked spaghetti to make them look like “splinters.”

4. Patrick, Being A Sweetheart, Gifts Kat With A Nicer Guitar Than She Picked For Herself

According to the Reddit User nobeki in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You released in 1999, Patrick sees Kat playing a Squier Strat in the music store. When he surprises her with a new guitar at the end of the movie, it is actually a Fender Strat. Fender is the top of the line brand and on the other hand Squier is their budget, entry level brand.

5. Ledger Kissed Jake Gyllenhaal So Hard On Set He Almost Broke His Nose

According to the Reddit User Brianmares,  Heath Ledger apparently almost broke Jake Gyllenhaal’s nose by grabbing him and slamming him against a wall and kissing him way too hard in Brokeback Mountain.

6. Will Thatcher Was Actually Supposed To Have Silver Hair

According to the Reddit User realestwood in the movie Knights Tale released in 2011, just before the dance Kate asks Will if he his going to wear his hair like that. He was originally going to show up with silver in his hair but clearly that didn’t end up in the film.

7. Heath Ledger Ended Up Applying His Own Make Up

According to Reddit User jchillin2  in the movie The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger insisted on applying his own make up in order to make it look more realistic. His argument was that the Joker’s character would have applied it himself too and thus, he should do it as well. If you look keenly, in some of the scenes you can even see the make up on his fingers.

8. The Pencil Practical Effect In “The Dark Knight” Took Whole 2 Days To Shoot

According to the Reddit User arthurfla, in the movie The Dark Knight, the famous Joker pencil scene was shot in 2 days and 22 takes. Nolan had decided to stage the stunt for real with the stuntman swiping the pencil away at the last minute and apparently had ‘three knockouts’ while filming the scene. That is some amazing dedication for one scene from the entire team.

9. You Should Always Leave Someone To Have An Eye On Heath Ledger’s Joker

According to the Reddit User ainiesta1996,  in the movie The Dark Knight, after Batman leaves to save ‘Rachel’ we can see that there are shards of broken glass behind the Joker. He then hoodwinks Det. Stephens to attack him offscreen and cut to the next scene,that is exactly where we can see Joker holding on of the shards to his neck.

10. Joker Likes To Stay Away From Doing The Dirty Work

According to the Reddit User SK_customs in the movie The Dark Knight, the Joker loads a magazine and racks the slide of his glock but then the slide stays back. That just means the magazine was actually empty and would lead to the conclusion that his gun was empty as well the whole time.

11. The Time When The Joker’s Prosthetics Kept Falling Off

According to the Reddit User samiam1228  in the movie The Dark Knight, Joker’s famous lip- licking scene was actually due to Heath Ledger’s scar makeup. The prosthetic scar kept falling off and ruining all the takes; so Heath Ledger modified the scene by licking his lips to make sure it stays on.

12. Against The Famous Myth On Internet, Heath Ledger’s Reaction Was Thoroughly Practiced

According to the Reddit User TacticalHog,  in the movie The Dark Knight, contrary to the internet myth the delay in the hospital explosion was not actually a fluke. And it was really a part of the script and Heath Ledger had practiced the Joker’s reaction meticulously before they did it for real