David O. Russell has a problem with another actor - James Caan
James Caan has left the movie “Nailed” after David O.Russell asked him to cough AND choke after eating a cookie in the movie. James Caan argued that it is not possible to cough and choke to death at the same time but David O. Russell would not have any of it. He told Caan to shoot the scene with coughing and without coughing and they would choose the better shot. Caan felt that his version will not be considered and he stormed off the set.
“Nailed” stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Biel, James Marsden, Catherine Keener, Tracy Morgan, Olivia Crocicchia and James Caan played role of a U.S speaker of the house who chokes on a cookie. The story of “Nailed” revolves around a woman who travels to Washington to fight for better health care after she gets a nail lodged in her head.
David O. Russell has had famous confrontations on the set before with actors like George Clooney during production of ‘3 kings‘ (they actually got into a fist fight) and with Lily Tomlin during the making of ‘I heart Huckabees‘. You can view his crazy rampage with Lily Tomlin here.