“” is a cult film. The production was permanently etched in the memory of viewers, and the stories about the difficult relationship between Jennifer Gray, who played the role of Baby Houseman, and Patrick Swayze, who played Johnny Castle, became legendary. A few months ago, the biography of the actress, “Out of the Corner: A Memoir”, was published, in which she honestly told m. about working with Patrick.
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Jennifer Gray is honest about her relationship with Patrick Swayze. “If that’s not love, what is?”
The dislike of the actor began on the set of “Red Dawn” in 1984. Swayze was supposed to play pranks on her all the time, be late for pictures. He was being macho, and Gray couldn’t handle it. When she found out that Patrick was going to audition for Dirty Dancing, she begged the producers not to hire him. After the first test shots, Swayze dragged her into the hallway and tearfully begged her forgiveness.
He had tears in his eyes, I had tears in his eyes, but for a different reason. I thought he was trying to convince me, he said: We could do something great together (…). I knew it was swept away
— Gray in his book. The case has been settled. None of the actors who auditioned for the role of Johnny could compare to . The actors had to forget about their quarrels and focus on their work. However, there were difficult moments. One of them was the lifting scene in the finale, where Swayze and Gray danced to the song “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. The actress could not get over her fear of falling. Fortunately, a memorable scene was shot with the help of Swayze himself.
What you see between us in this scene was also real. True gratitude. True respect. Real care. If that’s not love, what is?
Complicated relationships between actors. “We weren’t a natural couple”
The actor tried to help Gray as much as he could. Sometimes in an unusual way. When she had trouble laughing at the scene where Johnny breaks the car window, she asked Patrick for help.
He pulled his dick out of his pants. He knew me, knew it wouldn’t do any good, but I squealed and laughed in genuine resignation
she mentioned in the book. However, the relationship between the actors was very complicated. We weren’t a natural couple. And the fact that we had to play it caused tension. Because usually when someone doesn’t suit you, you both go your separate ways. We had to be together. It created a kind of synergy or friction,” Gray confessed to the magazine on the occasion of the premiere of her biography.
Source: Gazeta
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