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Early in her career, the actress was offered a role in “Friday the 13th Part 2,” one she ultimately passed on after discovering she would be topless. Gershon has a new memoir out, “I was offered a lead in that movie,” Gershon told Fox News Digital.
“And, of course, I was so excited to act in movies, but it definitely felt kind of exploitative to me and a little silly that right before she gets killed, her top has to come off.” In the book, Gershon wrote, “At the time, those kinds of slasher movies always had girls dying with their breasts exposed. My character would be killed by a stake through the heart, blood dripping down her t—. That seemed pretty lame to me: exploitation 101.”Actress Gina Gershon shared in her new memoir that she turned down the lead role in the movie “Friday the 13th Part 2” due to a topless scene she felt was “exploitative.”“Listen, I was really lucky that I had a father who really taught me how to believe in my own decisions,” she told Fox News Digital. “It wasn’t like I had to rebel against my family. I remember asking him about it, thinking he was going to say, ‘No daughter of mine is going to do that!’ And he said, ‘It’s your body. If you’re comfortable with it, I’m comfortable with it.’” “When I sat and thought about it, I just thought, ‘I don’t really want to do this,’” she shared. “I wasn’t comfortable with it. It seemed silly to me. Not that I had anything against nudity — I grew up on European films — but only if it makes sense for the character and the story. But when it just seems silly, I don’t know. It just felt like it was something that wasn’t for me.”“My dad may have died too soon, but he taught me many valuable lessons in the 19 years I had with him,” Gershon wrote. “Mainly, he taught me to trust myself in making my own decisions.”The film, directed by Paul Verhoeven, follows the rise and moral unraveling of a young dancer. It also starred “Saved by the Bell” alum Elizabeth Berkley. Gershon admitted in the book that she and Verhoeven fought “constantly” over creative differences involving her character, Cristal Connors. Gina Gershon reveals why she didn’t want to work with Prince — and how she talked her way out of one shockingly risqué ‘Showgirls’ scene “I think Paul secretly enjoyed it when we argued about the most mundane things,” she wrote. “Sometimes I suspected he was throwing things out there just to see if he could get a rise out of me. Or maybe not. Maybe it was annoying that I didn’t just roll over and do what he asked. “Whatever the case, our battles were becoming exhausting. And let me say this: I liked Paul. A lot! Especially when we weren’t locked in some game of control. He is a very smart, very interesting guy. A mathematician and theologian. I really enjoyed our chats about religion and philosophy.” Gershon said they were scheduled to shoot a scene that took place in Cristal’s dressing room. That’s when she received a surprise. “I was in the hair and makeup trailer once again, waiting for my team to transform me, when Paul came in and said without any warning, ‘In today’s scene, I think it would be good if you showed your vagina,’” she wrote. “Whoa, that came out of the f—king blue. Just that morning, I’d made a deal with myself that, no matter what, I would avoid all arguments that day. Oh boy, this one was going to be a doozy. “’Why?’ I asked. And in my most sincere, calm-actress voice, without trying to provoke or sound like an a—hole, I continued, ‘I mean, what’s the reason Cristal would do that? I’m open to anything as long as it makes sense. How does it reveal my character? How does it move the story forward?’” The filmmaker pointed out that Berkley would be doing so and that Sharon Stone had also taken on an infamous scene in his previous film, “Basic Instinct.” Gershon wrote that she kept calm, noting that her contract didn’t require that level of nudity for the role. To avoid a tug-of-war over the scene, she defused the situation by proposing an exaggerated alternative. It prompted the director to drop the idea and proceed with the scene as originally written. “To my utter relief, Paul slowly backed out of my trailer, looking at me like I was bonkers, and said, ‘No, it’s OK, we will do the scene as written. Forget I said anything,’” she wrote. “He never mentioned my vagina again.” In response, a spokesperson for Verhoeven told Fox News Digital, “Mr. Verhoeven has not read the memoir, and has no comment.” “I think the real challenge was that I went into ‘Showgirls’ thinking it was a completely different sort of movie,” Gershon explained to Fox News Digital. “It was very serious, and I loved the part. It was very operatic in my mind. And then when I got to the set, I realized it was a completely different film from what I had envisioned. So I think the biggest challenge was to adjust to what it was and to figure out a way to play it that made sense in the environment.”But today, it’s widely regarded as a cult classic. “’Showgirls’ has been such an interesting journey,” Gershon told Fox News Digital. “It’s just funny to me how when it came out, so many journalists jumped on the bandwagon of, ‘This movie is horrible.’ They really ripped it apart.” “Thankfully, I kind of came out of it fairly unscathed, but still, it’s not a good feeling,” she reflected. “You want the whole movie to do well. And I actually think it could have done well. I just thought the marketing was silly, and it never should have been NC-17 to begin with. That’s a whole other conversation.” “Now, some of those journalists, it’s like the first question they want to talk about. ‘Let’s talk about ‘Showgirls.’ It’s such a cult classic!'” she laughed. “All of a sudden, people who hated it love it now. I’m happy it’s brought so many people hours of pleasure. It really taught me not to pay too much attention to reviews. You can’t really listen to critics so much. That was my big lesson out of that.”“I just want to do something that I feel proud of or that I would like to go see,” Gershon added.Kyle Richards called this 50%-off vitamin C serum a ‘miracle’ — and it has over 10,000 five-star reviewsBethenny Frankel and I both wear these ‘elite’ slip-on sneakers — and they’re under $52 right nowTiger Woods' girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, shares first social media post since golfer's DUI arrest TLC singer Chilli reveals political stance after donating to Trump campaign, sharing bizarre Michelle Obama conspiracy Tiger Woods' pal blasts golf pro as 'terrible driver,' reveals why he likely refused urine sample after arrestKyle Richards called this 50%-off vitamin C serum a ‘miracle’ — and it has over 10,000 five-star reviewsBethenny Frankel and I both wear these ‘elite’ slip-on sneakers — and they’re under $52 right nowActress Gina Gershon shared in her new memoir that she turned down the lead role in the movie"Friday the 13th Part 2" due to a topless scene she felt was"exploitative."©United Artists/Courtesy Everett Collection Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo Texas oil heir Charles Brooks Jr. ordered to pay historic $1.1B after brutally attacking toddler stepson, putting him in wheelchair
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