Gina Gershon Talks About Nearly Breaking Tom Cruise's Nose While Filming Love Scene in COCKTAIL
Tom Cruise has always been known for doing many of his own stunts, and he has pulled them off pretty successfully, aside from injuries here and there on films like the Mission: Impossible franchise, as well as Days of Thunder and Collateral. But you may be surprised to find out that one injury was achieved on the set of the movie Cocktail, and it was from a love scene!
Cruise’s co-star in the film, Gina Gershon, appeared on the talk show Watch What Happens Live, and she was asked by host Andy Cohen if she ever hooked up with Tom Cruise. She said that Cruise was a newlywed when they shot the film, and his wife at the time was very present on set. Gershon also recalled that while shooting her first-ever sex scene, she nearly broke Cruise’s nose. She explained:
“He was a gentleman. It starts off under the covers and I told him I was very ticklish. I was like, ‘No, no, don’t ever do that.’ 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.’ He was like, ‘No you told me… It’s my fault.’ He was so protective over me.”
Luckily, he was okay, and he learned not to surprise Gershon again if he wanted to get out of the scene unscathed. In the movie, Cruise stars as a business student who becomes a bartender to make ends meet. Bryan Brown and Elisabeth Shue co-starred in the film, which earned negative reviews but was still a box office hit with $171 million at the worldwide box office. The film released as Cruise’s star power was skyrocketing in Hollywood after Risky Business and Top Gun.
via: Variety