The Unexpected Reality Behind Hollywood's Steamiest Scenes

Allison Janney, "Life During Wartime"

Janney actually sent her costar Michael Lerner to the hospital while filming their sex scene. “We had to have sex up against a wall and they started spraying us with glistening stuff to make us look sweaty, but no one seemed to realise that we were standing on a marble floor. They said action and he … pulled me up against the wall and his feet slipped out from under him and he went crashing down on the floor. It was terrible, but it was one of those moments I’ll never forget.”

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The More You Know

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  • Ronald Reagan was originally announced as the lead for Casablanca. The proclamation turned out to simply be a ruse to keep the actor’s name in the press.
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