As What Culture notes, Oscar winner Robert De Niro once paid a dentist $5,000 to grind his teeth down to make them appear pointier for a movie role. The film was Martin Scorsese's "Cape Fear" remake, in which De Niro took on the role of murderer and cigar aficionado Max Cady — and once filming wrapped, De Niro forked out an additional $20,000 to fix his teeth. Why didn't he just wear false ones, we hear you screaming? Well, De Niro has never done things by halves. While preparing to play Cady, he got into character with fake tattoos and worked out until his body was just 4% fat, according to What Culture. Luckily, De Niro was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars for his troubles.
The actor is no stranger to going full Method for his roles, the most memorable of which was "Raging Bull," in which De Niro played real-life championship boxer Jake LaMotta. He also drove around the streets of New York in a yellow taxicab to prep for "Taxi Driver," per Far Out magazine. However, De Niro's dental-based commitment may have had lasting consequences. In 2018, The Irish Sun reports that De Niro was late for an interview because he lost a tooth while eating a piece of toast. "He couldn't believe his luck when it fell out. An emergency dentist had to fix him up so he could fulfill his function," a source confirmed. Max Cady would never.
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