# In 2019, Dakota Johnson had a panic attack while filming a movie scene. “I just took off running”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-2019-dakota-johnson-had-a-panic-attack-while-filming-a-movie-scene-i-just-took-off-running/
- Published: 2026-10-24T18:15:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T19:23:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/in-2019-dakota-johnson-had-a-panic-attack-while-filming-a-movie-scene-i-just-took-off-running/

## Key points

- A voice playback prompted an intense reaction from Dakota Johnson on set.
- She said she ran, laughed, stopped and cried.
- The scene was for the emotional drama *Our Friend*.

## Summary

While filming a scene for the 2019 drama *Our Friend*, Dakota Johnson said a playback of her recorded voice triggered a reaction she described as a panic attack. The incident offers a glimpse of the emotional intensity involved in filming a story about a family facing serious illness.

Johnson told Jimmy Fallon she ran around the theatre and backstage, then laughed, stopped moving and began to cry, leaving the crew unsure how to respond. She appeared partly to be joking as she recounted it, and the article suggests her response may have been a strong reaction to the film’s subject matter.

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