Initially, though, the scene’s carnal nature “was not something that we were prepared for. The equal-parts hot and artsy scene between Moore and Swayze-where his hands envelop hers in wet clay as she spins a phallic pot between her legs-has become iconic in the annals of celluloid romance. Rubin’s wife is a potter, and it was Zucker’s idea to make Moore’s character one, too. Somewhere in the Paramount vault is an unseen Swayze-Moore sex scene.
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He is barefoot, shirtless, wearing jeans.
#GHOST PATRICK SWAYZE DEAD BODY SERIES#
Sitting at her potter’s wheel throwing a series of pots.
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MOLLY'S STUDIO - NIGHTMolly, dressed only in a T-shirt, is She can literally produce tears from one eye or the other.” “It announced to us that she had her own ideas about who her character was.” In addition to Moore’s “stunning haircut,” Rubin praises the actress’s “depth of emotionality. And she wanted to do it, which was wonderful,” says Rubin, who calls her “ballsy.” Moore was hired “as a long-haired actress,” but showed up on the first day of shooting with “a short haircut, which is kind of an in-your-face choice,” Rubin recalls. Next came the “delicious” casting process. one of the most extraordinarily wonderful people around.” A year of collaborating on somewhat painful re-writes of re-writes yielded a script that was “crisper.” “I thought was probably the worst choice.” Still, Rubin agreed to a dinner where “a great friendship formed. “My heart was beating through my chest and I’m thinking, Spielberg, Scorsese, then she said, ‘ Jerry Zucker.’” At the time, Zucker was known for wacky comedies like the cult hit Airplane!. “That’s what it is to be a writer in Hollywood.” We asked Rubin to share memories of making the beloved film to mark its silver anniversary.Īfter the project landed at Paramount, studio executive Lindsay Doran called Rubin to say she had found a director. When the Los Angeles Times featured photos from the ceremony “there was Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and my right arm,” says Rubin, whose other credits include Jacob’s Ladder and The Time Traveler’s Wife. (Hattie McDaniel had won for 1939’s Gone with the Wind.) Presenter Jodie Foster gave the film’s second statuette to Bruce Joel Rubin, Ghost’s screenwriter, who defeated Woody Allen ( Alice). Whoopi Goldberg’s best-supporting-actress win for her tart portrayal of con-artist psychic Oda Mae Brown ended a 50-year drought for African-American women in the category. The movie’s five Academy Award nominations, including for best picture, netted two Oscars. Swayze, fresh off Dirty Dancing, further cemented his status as a go-to leading man. The sleeper hit even toppled the year’s box-office darling, Pretty Woman, by almost $50 million as it launched key players into Hollywood’s stratosphere.Īn ethereal Moore-in addition to besting her then-husband Willis-soon became the highest-paid actress. The two-hour supernatural romance, produced on a $22 million budget, grossed more than half a billion worldwide and dramatically out-performed both Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Total Recall ($261,317,921) and Bruce Willis’s Die Hard 2: Die Harder ($240,031,094).
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That day, Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze as Sam Wheat, a murdered banker who haunts lower Manhattan to protect his lover Molly Jensen, played by Demi Moore, began its ascent to surprise summer blockbuster. Back on July 13, 1990, just like today, the multiplexes were thick with sequels and action flicks.