Gina Gershon revealed an interesting anecdote about her time working with Tom Cruise on the 1988 classic Cocktail, revealing she nearly broke his nose.
The 62-year-old had just a handful of small roles to her name when she was cast as a photographer named Coral in Cocktail, the girlfriend of Cruise’s Brian Flanagan.
She was promoting her new film Borderlands on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live with her co-star Cate Blanchett, when she told a story about Cocktail.
Host Andy Cohen read a question from a viewer, asking if she actually ‘hooked up’ with Tom Cruise while filming the movie.
‘Oh my God. Do you think I would actually answer that?’ Gershon said, though Andy commented, ‘If I hooked up with Tom Cruise I would want people to know.’
Gina Gershon revealed an interesting anecdote about her time working with Tom Cruise on the 1988 classic Cocktail, revealing she nearly broke his nose
The 62-year-old had just a handful of small roles to her name when she was cast as a photographer named Coral in Cocktail, the girlfriend of Cruise’s Brian Flanagan
‘He had just gotten married, his wife was very present,’ Gershon said of Mimi Rogers, who Cruise married in May 1987 before they split in late 1989.
Gershon admitted, though, ‘But we did kiss as much as we could. I think we should kiss more. My first love scene ever.’
When Cohen asked, ‘Did he take care of you?’ she insisted he, ‘Totally,’ did, before sharing the story about how she nearly broke his nose.
‘He was even a gentleman… I told him, at one point I starts off under the covers and I told him I was very ticklish, don’t ever do that. In one take I have to say, I think he wanted a reaction, he grabbed my stomach and I kneed him right in the nose,’ she said.
‘I was like, “Oh, my god, I just broke Tom Cruise’s nose.” He’s like no, you told me. I’m so sorry, no, it’s my fault. He was protective over me. It was great,’ she said.
Cocktail followed Cruise’s Brian Flanagan, fresh off a stint in the Army who wants to go into business… and ends up as a bartender in Manhattan.
After learning his business partner Doug (Bryan Brown) slept with his girlfriend Coral (Gershon), the bartender heads to Jamaica where he meets Jordan (Elisabeth Shue).
While the film was panned by critics, it earned $78.2 million domestic ($207.6 million in 2024 dollars when adjusted for inflation) and $171.5 million worldwide ($455.4 million in 2024 dollars when adjusted for inflation), taking the ninth spot on the year-end box office top 10.
‘He had just gotten married, his wife was very present,’ Gershon said of Mimi Rogers, who Cruise married in May 1987 before they split in late 1989
Gershon admitted, though, ‘But we did kiss as much as we could. I think we should kiss more. My first love scene ever’
When Cohen asked, ‘Did he take care of you?’ she insisted he, ‘ Totally,’ did, before sharing the story about how she nearly broke his nose
‘He was even a gentleman… I told him, at one point I starts off under the covers and I told him I was very ticklish, don’t ever do that. In one take I have to say, I think he wanted a reaction, he grabbed my stomach and I kneed him right in the nose,’ she said
Gershon plays Tannis in Borderlands, based on the hit video game series that has brought in over $1 billion in revenue and is one of the best-selling franchises in gaming history.
Gershon will next be seen in The Trainer, starring alongside Paris Hilton, Bella Thorne, Lenny Kravitz, Gavin Rossdale, Stephen Dorff and Julia Fox.
She also has Cash Out 2 in development starring alongside John Travolta and Lukas Haas.