Back in 1993, Alicia Silverstone made her film debut in Alan Shapiro's thriller The Crush.
Alicia, who was 15 when she shot the movie, starred as protagonist Adrian Forrester — a teenage girl who has a dangerous obsession with writer Nick Eliot, played by then-30-year-old Cary Elwes. In recent years, the film has been described as “controversial” due to its subject matter.
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This week, while reflecting on some of her iconic roles from the ‘90s in a video with Entertainment Weekly, Alicia recalled what it was like kissing Cary in the film.
"I thought Cary always was my boyfriend, for sure, because he kissed me. I had to kiss the guy from The Princess Bride! I just remember that, when I was little... But he's a lot older than me," she shared.
“We had this kiss in the film and, because I was young — I think I was 15 — I thought that that meant he was my boyfriend now! Not really, but a little bit. I went to his trailer and asked him if that was OK, and he was so kind,” she detailed.
Alicia went on to recall feeling somewhat possessive over Cary when his wife, Lisa Marie Kubikoff, took photos of the two of them on set.
“Lisa Marie, his wife, sent me pictures from back in the day where we're laying together, and I'm looking at her while she's taking the picture like, 'This is my man,’” she said.
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Alicia clarified that Cary was incredibly “sweet” and took great care of her on set. “He was a really good big brother to me and took care. He was so lovely. We had a very professional relationship, and he was very big-brother-like to me, and very sweet and kind. It was just a great job. What a great part to play. It was so fun,” she said.
You can watch Alicia’s video with Entertainment Weekly here.
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