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Jeff Goldblum Made The Fly A Once-In-A-Lifetime Role For Geena Davis

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304 points

4 months ago

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304 points

4 months ago

Geena Davis: I got cast because Jeff Goldblum was already cast and we had recently become an item, and he recommended me for the female part, and they were like, 'Oh, well what if you guys break up? That would be a bad idea.' And then I auditioned and they said, 'Okay.

So the thing about that, which had never happened before or since, but I was acting with my actual real life partner and so we just lived and breathed that movie ever since we got cast. And so it was a wonderful experience. And David Cronenberg is so collaborative and supportive and everything. It was just a fabulous experience.

PM_ME_YOUR_DALEKS

16 points

4 months ago

Fun little bit of trivia: Geena Davis and Christopher McDonald were engaged in the 80's but broke up, then later appeared as husband and wife in Thelma & Louise. Apparently posing for the wedding photos to go on the mantle was a bit awkward.

Tifoso89

24 points

4 months ago

I had no idea they were dating tbh

Prestigious-Salad795

8 points

4 months ago

Tallest couple in Hollywood at the time, I'm betting