The film also grossed an impressive $547 million worldwide (viaBox Office Mojo).
Unfortunately, the conversation isn’t about the powerful performances.
The prop baby led to countless memes and overshadowed theAmerican Sniper’s success story.
Real baby number two was a no show."
Then, Hall claims director Clint Eastwood growled, “Gimme the doll, kid.”
That led to the toy-like doll being used in a movie that had a budget of $58 million.
Unfortunately, the prop baby inAmerican Sniperdrastically hurts the 2014 movie.
Another instance where a real baby simply could not have been used for the scene is inTrainspotting.
The unnatural way the puppet baby crawls and the inhuman face are actually quite fitting for the nightmarish scene.
However, in many cases, it only proved the limitations of CGI.
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