Brad Pitt on Fart That Forced Film Set to Evacuate

Brad Pitt didn’t necessarily have the breeziest start to his Hollywood career.

While the two-time Oscar winner is a household name these days, he had to break (wind) onto the scene by doing smaller indie movies, including one where he experienced a stinker of a memory.

“We’re shooting in this little, tiny café. It’s full of the crew, so there’s about 60 people in there,” Brad said on the July 2 episode of Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast. “It’s hot. You can’t breathe and my character hadn’t eaten for days, and he gets this big plate of beans and bacon.”

And as the 61-year-old explained, he chose to fully commit to the character with a method-style approach to the scene.

“I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to do this right,’” he continued. “I just powered down this plate of beans. Take two, do the same thing. Take three, I do the same thing. Take four, I do the same thing.” 

Then, all of a sudden, Brad recalled, “Something hit me.”