# “I had to go lie down”: the 2011 movie scene that caused Emma Stone to have a “meltdown” on set

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/i-had-to-go-lie-down-the-2011-movie-scene-that-caused-emma-stone-to-have-a-meltdown-on-set/
- Published: 2026-11-08T11:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T11:21:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/2011-movie-scene-that-caused-emma-stone-a-meltdown/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- The lift scene triggered Stone’s fear of being raised high.
- She watched *Labyrinth* to calm down.
- A double performed the lift in the end.

## Summary

Emma Stone said a scene in the 2011 comedy *Crazy, Stupid, Love* triggered a panic when she was lifted above Ryan Gosling’s head in a move inspired by *Dirty Dancing*. She had not realised she was afraid of being raised to that height, and described having a “real meltdown” before going to lie down.

Stone said she calmed herself by watching *Labyrinth*, a comfort film, and a double was eventually used to perform the lift. She also linked her reaction to an earlier gymnastics accident in which her instructor dropped her, breaking both her arms.

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