- Jennifer Gray and Patrick Swayze worked together in the 1984 movie ‘Red Dawn’, and the actress later admitted she doesn’t remember it well.
- When they met at rehearsals on “Dirty Dancing”, Swayze decided to apologize to her. According to her, tears were in his eyes as he did so
- Jennifer Gray is set to star in the sequel to Dirty Dancing. He will reprise his role as Frances “Baby” Houseman
- You can find more of these stories on the Onet homepage
It has long been known that Jennifer Gray and Patrick Swayze did not get along during the filming of “Dirty Dancing”, which does not mean that there was no harmony between them. Jennifer Gray She recently appeared on the American talk show “The View”, where she talked about her experience with the actor who died in 2009.
Before “Dirty Dancing” Gray and Patrick Swayze They played together in the action movie “Red Dawn” from 1984. The actress said that work on the filming site was tiring precisely because of the actor’s behavior: he was late for work, made jokes and made an impression. That was all up to him in the group. – He was acting macho, and I couldn’t stand it. I said to myself, “Let this guy stop.” – The actress called in to see.
The “Red Dawn” team, 1984 – East NewsThree years later, Gray got a role in a movie “dirty dance”, in which she plays Frances “Baby” Houseman, a teenage girl who falls in love with Johnny, a dance instructor she meets during a family vacation. When Gray learned that Swayze was running for Johnny, she was unsatisfied.
The actor was aware of this and decided to apologize to her for his past behavior: – He took me out into the hall and said, “I love you, I love you, and I’m sorry. I know you don’t want me to be in this movie.” Tears were in his eyes, and tears were in my eyes, but for a different reason. Then he said, “If we do this, we’ll be great.” – Gray is mentioned in “The View”.
Jennifer Gray and Patrick Swayze, 1987 – Limited Partnership of Great American Films / Vestron Pictures / Coll / East NewsThe actress admitted on the program that at that time she was not sure whether her apology was sincere or not. – When we got back to the room and he took me in his arms, all I could think of was, “Oh, my God!” – Gray added. According to her, no actor who underwent the performance of the role of Johnny could compete with Patrick Swayze.
finally Jennifer Gray She accepted the apology and Swayze got the role of Johnny Castle, and together, as “Baby” and Johnny dancing to “(It was) the time of my life”, they wrote a short chapter in film history. The actress described her work with the actor in her autobiography, “Out of the Corner,” published in 2022.
Jennifer Gray in May 2022 – Cindy Ord/Getty Images“We weren’t a normal couple. But we had to play like that and that created tension. Usually when a couple doesn’t feel comfortable and normal, everyone goes their own way, but we had to be together. And that created a kind of synergy or friction that gave that effect” – Gray, who has also appeared in the films “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, wrote “I Only Want You” and “Game for love” and appeared as a guest on the sitcom. “friends”.
In April 2022, Gray gave an interview to People magazine in which she talked about her return to the role of “Baby” in the sequel “Dirty Dancing”, as well as what she will now say to the actor Johnny who died of pancreatic cancer. “If I could say something to Patrick right now, I’d say, ‘I’m so sorry I couldn’t just appreciate you and enjoy your company instead of wishing you were what I wanted you to be.'” – The actress admitted.
Source: Onet, Insider.com
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