Gina Gershon nonetheless remembers her first intercourse scene turning into somewhat dangerous enterprise.
The actor jumped on the probability to star reverse Tom Cruise in “Cocktail” (1988) at solely 25 years outdated, however revealed on “Watch What Happens Live” that issues didn’t go fairly as deliberate whereas filming her “first love scene” — when she practically broke Cruise’s nostril.
“He was even a gentleman,” she stated Thursday. “At one point he starts off under the covers and I told him I was very ticklish. I said, ‘No, no, don’t ever do that,’ and in one take, I think he wanted a reaction and he grabbed my stomach — and I kneed him right in the nose.”
“I was like, ’Oh my god, I just broke Tom Cruise’s nose!” Gershon continued.
Gershon was rightfully nervous. The ticklish actor had but to determine herself as a serious expertise and “Cocktail” was solely her fifth credited film function, whereas Cruise was already a bona fide film star with movies like “Risky Business” and “The Color of Money” to his title.
Gershon shared Thursday that Cruise took the hit on the proverbial chin, nonetheless, and recalled him interrupting her apology: “He’s like, ‘No, no, you told me.’ I was like, ‘I’m so sorry,’ [and] he’s like, ’No, it’s my fault.’ And he was so protective over me.”
“Cocktail” was usually torched by movie critics and audiences alike however has since turn out to be an debatable cult basic. Cruise, who had already discovered field workplace success with “Top Gun” two years prior, went on to turn out to be probably the most famend motion stars of his time.
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The truth that he practically broke his nostril whereas simulating intercourse on strong floor — somewhat than throughout all the death-defying airplane, base-jumping and helicopter-piloting stunts throughout the eight “Mission: Impossible” movies he’s helmed since — absolutely isn’t misplaced on followers.
Gershon recalled specializing in one thing else completely all through manufacturing, in the meantime, and candidly admitted that her chemistry with Cruise was greater than mere performing when requested Thursday whether or not they “hooked up” whereas filming.
“Do you think I would actually answer that?” Gershon cheekily replied.
“He had just gotten married,” she continued, including: “But we did kiss as much as we could. Every scene it was like, ‘Should we kiss in this scene? Oh yeah, I think we should kiss in this scene.’”
