Jennifer Grey reveals why Patrick Swayze cried and apologized on ‘Dirty Dancing’ set in 1987
us.hola.comJennifer Grey speaks fondly on her relationship with her former co-star Patrick Swayze.Earlier this week, Grey stopped by The View to discuss her memoir, “Out of the Corner,” which includes stories about her tense experiences working with the actor, who died in 2009 at the age of 57.After starring together in 1984’s Red Dawn, Grey and Swayze ended up by one another’s side once again for Dirty Dancing in 1987.
Due to some issues on set throughout their first film together, Jennifer admits she was hesitant about working with Patrick once again.“Patrick was playing pranks on me and everybody,” Grey said of their time on the set of Red Dawn. “It was just, like, macho, and I just couldn’t take it.
I was just like, ‘Please, this guy, that’s enough with him.’”Following that experience, she wasn’t sure about signing on for Dirty Dancing with Swayze, but she agreed to do a screen test with him anyway.
During their chemistry read, he ended up apologizing for his behavior on the previous film.“He pulled me down the hall and said to me, ‘I love you, I love you, and I’m so sorry. And I know you don’t want me to do the movie,‘” she explained.Grey continued, “And he got the tears in his eyes.
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