De Niro went all in for Cape Fear (1991), grinding his teeth down for $5K to perfect Max Cady’s menacing look – then dropping $20K to fix them afterward. That’s dedication but also a costly ...

De Niro also engaged in somehow more method acting than usual for the role, putting on a ton of muscle and spending $25,000 to have his teeth sharpened/ground down before filming, and subsequently ...

To achieve it, De Niro did what many would consider insane: he spent $5,000 to have a dentist grind down his natural teeth, giving him a sharper, menacing look. After filming, he paid another ...