The two actors also reunited with their iconic sidekick: the turquoise 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible.
Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis reunited on Friday, June 18, for a
The trio of women spent the night out at Griffith Park reminiscing on the film, taking the opportunity to dish about behind-the-scenes moments during a pre-show Q&A before a screening of the classic fittingly at a drive-in movie theater. In one moment during the night, Sarandon, 74, recalled filming some of the unforgettable driving sequences in the turquoise convertible.
“I completely underestimated that we were backing into territory held by white heterosexual males,” she continued. “They got offended and accused us of glorifying murder and suicide and all kids of things. It didn’t seem like a big deal, it seemed like it was unusual that there would be a woman that you could be friends with in a film. Normally, if there were two women in a film, you automatically hated each other for some reason. … Next thing we knew, all hell broke loose.
“I’m thinking, hot dog, let’s sit back and wait for all this magic change to happen,” Davis said. “We’re still waiting. It really did not happen. It seems like every five years or so, there’s another movie starring women that’s a huge hit and people say, ‘Well now certainly everything is going to change,’ and it really hasn’t.”
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