MOVIE COUPLES WHO DETESTED EACH OTHER

RYAN GOSLING & RACHEL MCADAMS

‘THE NOTEBOOK’ (2004)

Theirs is one of contemporary cinema’s most celebrated romances,

complete with that iconic scene of them smooching in the rain.

Upsettingly for fans of ‘The Notebook’, the relationship between

Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams was stormy off screen too.

Gosling allegedly asked director Nick Cassavetes to replace

McAdams with another actress after shooting had begun, and

Cassavetes recalls walking into a room to find the pair

screaming at each other at the top of their voices. Of course,

Ryan and Rachel went on to be one of the cutest couples in

Hollywood, which just goes to show how accurate that terrible

‘opposites attract’ romcom cliché can be.

BILLY BALDWIN & SHARON STONE

‘SLIVER’ (1993)

This shameless attempt to rekindle the erotic thrills of smash hit

‘Basic Instinct’ fell limp, thanks mainly to non-existent

chemistry between stars Stone and Baldwin. Perhaps aware

she was starring in a dud, the actress liked to emasculate

Baldwin between takes to amuse herself; in one kissing scene,

she bit his tongue so hard that his brother Alec probably felt it.

Billy allegedly wasn’t able to talk for a week afterwards, though

unfortunately the film was able to be finished.

NICK NOLTE & JULIA ROBERTS

‘I LOVE TROUBLE’ (1994)

It’s hard to imagine Nick Nolte in any kind of romantic leading

man capacity these days, but his unique look was considered

hot stuff back in the 90’s when he was paired with Julia Roberts

in romcom about rival reporters. Roberts did not get on with

Nolte one bit and neither party were afraid to admit it. Even

years later, they are unable to hide their animosity. Roberts

recently called Nolte “a disgusting human being” while Nolte

fired back, saying of Roberts, “She is not a nice person.”

Mee-ow!

CLAIRE DANES & LEONARDO DICAPRIO

‘ROMEO + JULIET’ (1996)

Literature’s most tortured lovers shared an equally torturous

relationship on set. Though both were youngsters at the time

of shooting Baz Luhrmann’s hip Shakespeare adaptation,

Danes considered 22-year-old DiCaprio “immature” and avoided

him when possible. Rumour has it she turned down a role

in Leo’s Hoover biopic ‘J Edgar’ because she’d still not forgiven

him for goofing around. Years later while speaking to ASOS,

Danes managed to fit in a jibe about DiCaprio’s ballooning

weight, calling him a “big, fat grown-up”.

TONY CURTIS & MARILYN MONROE

‘SOME LIKE IT HOT’ (1959)

“It was like kissing Hitler,” said Tony Curtis of his co-star and

an entire generation of men suddenly wondered if screen

goddess Marilyn was rocking some lip fuzz. Curtis and Monroe

had actually been lovers before shooting ‘Some Like It Hot’,

but by the time they were cast together in Billy Wilder’s

screwball comedy, Curtis said his former paramour had

changed: “She’d gone funny, her mind was all over the place.”

Discussing the couple’s make-out scene on a yacht, Curtis

said of Marilyn, “It was awful. She nearly choked me to death

by deliberately sticking her tongue down my throat into

my windpipe.” What a way to go.

PIERCE BROSNAN & TERI HATCHER

‘TOMORROW NEVER DIES’ (1998)

It’s not like Bond to forge lasting relationships with his female

partners, so 007 actor Pierce Brosnan took that to heart when

it came to working with ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ Bond girl

Teri Hatcher. The soon-to-be Desperate Housewife was

apparently not the best timekeeper, although it later turned

out that she was pregnant and was suffering from morning

sickness. “I got very upset with her,” said Brosnan in 2005.

“She was always keeping me waiting for hours. I must admit

I let slip a few words which weren’t very nice.” It’s not like

James Bond ever mistreated a woman, is it?

PATRICK SWAYZE & JENNIFER GREY

‘DIRTY DANCING’ (1987)

Legend has it that Patrick Swayze had to get down on his hands

and knees to convince Jennifer Grey to star in ‘Dirty Dancing’,

because when the pair shot ‘Red Dawn’ together she was not

a fan of his. That backfired somewhat when Grey’s immaturity

caused Swayze no small amount of irritation – neither of them

had the time of their life. “She’d slip into silly moods, forcing

us to do scenes over and over,” said Swayze in his memoirs.

“We did have a few moments of friction… she seemed

particularly emotional, sometimes bursting into tears if

someone criticised her.” Sure, Patrick. ‘Someone’.

ANTHONY HOPKINS & SHIRLEY MACLAINE

‘A CHANGE OF SEASONS’ (1980)

“She was the most obnoxious actress I have ever worked with.”

That’s Anthony Hopkins there, resolutely refusing to mince

his words about Shirley MacLaine, with whom he starred in

1980’s Golden Raspberry-nominated romantic drama. The

precise reason for Hopkins’ dislike of the actress is unclear,

although he’s not the only person to criticise MacLaine.

Director Don Siegel once said, “It’s hard to feel much warmth for

Shirley. She’s too unfeminine and has too much balls.”