Why Cars in Movies and TV Shows Don’t Have Headrests

Obviously, movies and TV shows have to take creative license. I mean, it's Hollywood transporting us to incredible action scenes, horror, edge-of-your-seat drama, a tear-jerker, or hilarious comedy you're watching for the fifth time in your life.

Society's rules and laws of life sometimes just can't apply.

With all of this comes the production aspect and what realism must be skirted or altered for filming. Distorting reality is truly something we can accept for entertainment purposes and escapism.

According to Mental Floss, one of the most obvious tweaks from real life is when vehicles don't have headrests.

These driving scenes in general are usually quite fake-looking, then toss in missing headrests, and it's oddly noticeable.

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So why is this a thing in films and television shows? Because clearly, there's a reason Hollywood has removed those head and neck restraints.

FIRST REASON CARS HAVE NO HEADRESTS

According to the Motor Trend website, movie and television crews often remove those head restraints from the two front seats so you can see the faces of the actors riding in the back seat.

Even with them removed, the actors in the backseat still looked squished at times.

SECOND REASON CARS HAVE NO HEADRESTS

They literally get in the way of filming and the equipment, whether there's anyone in the back seat or not. This is why rearview mirrors are often missing as well.

Also, if the crew is only shooting the actors in the back seat of a car, like a cab, for instance, the camera crew is often using the top of the passenger seat or the driver seat.