When Tom Hanks found himself with his pants down in front of the iconic Mona Lisa painting while filming The Da Vinci Code, director Ron Howard couldn’t help but laugh.

Howard says an unexpected time crunch led to the incident, which in some circles may be considered blasphemy. Ron Howard is offering a behind-the-scenes account of a scandalous chapter in the making of his 2006 film The Da Vinci Code.

At a Happy Days reunion event held at MegaCon in Orlando on Friday, Feb. 7, director Ron Howard offered an anecdote about the behind-the-scenes of the film and how star Tom Hanks wound up with no pants on in front of the world's most revered work of art.