Hottest On-Set Hookups
Actors are always insisting that love scenes are anything but romantic to make, what with crew guys standing around scratching themselves, lighting delays and such -- but history and the tabloids have proven that on-set intimacy can lead to very real romance. Moviefone counts down the 25 hottest on-set hookups ever. -- By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith with Stephanie DuBois and Emily Feimster
25. Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton
'Pushing Tin' (1999)
While Laura Dern was standing by her man, Billy Bob, he was lying by his co-star, Angelina. Wild about each other, the couple ran off for a surprise marriage, breaking the unsuspecting Dern's heart. They expressed their eccentric love by wearing vials of each other's blood around their necks. Not shockingly, they split in 2003.
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24. Matt Damon and Minnie Driver
'Good Will Hunting'(1997)
They played lovers in one of the most refreshing movies in modern times, but their sweet on-set romance (they reportedly held hands between takes) ended sourly. It was said that Driver learned of their breakup when Damon announced it on 'Oprah'; he maintains that they split three weeks before. Apparently, Driver didn't like them apples.
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23. Clark Gable and Loretta Young
'The Call of the Wild' (1935)
Indeed. He was married and she a devout Catholic, but their passion got the better of them on the set. Young went on a long trip to Europe, months passed and she announced she was "adopting" a daughter, Judy -- who grew up to look just like mom and Clark Gable.Judy Lewis detailed all in her book, 'Uncommon Knowledge.'
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22. Owen Wilson and Kate Hudson
'You, Me and Dupree' (2006)
Just days after Hudson split with rocker hubby Chris Robinson, reports surfaced of her getting cozy with Wilson. The pair claimed things were platonic during filming, but a romance blossomed while doing press. They broke up, got back together, broke up again. Now, in the wake of Wilson's suicide attempt, they've rekindled a "friendship."
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21. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
'Swing Shift' (1984)
Proving opposites do attract (she supported Al Gore, he George W. Bush; she's a Buddhist, he a member of the NRA), Hawn and Russell have been inseparable since hooking up on 'Swing Shift.' They never married, but have a son, Wyatt, together. And Kurt's like a dad to her first two kids, Oliver and Kate Hudson.
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20. Warren Beatty and Madonna
'Dick Tracy' (1990)
When Beatty, an actor notorious for mixing on-set business with pleasure, cast the 21-years-younger pop star as comic-book bad girl Breathless Mahoney, was he casting her for himself as well? Regardless, neither the movie nor the mismatched romance fared well, and Beatty came off as a bore in her 'Truth or Dare' doc a year later.
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19. Robert Rodriguez and Rose McGowan
'Grindhouse' (2007)
Fans were shocked when Rodriguez split with his wife, Elizabeth Avellan, after 16 years and five children. Though tabloids rushed to credit an affair with McGowan for the split, Rodriguez released a statement saying they had separated before 'Grindhouse' production -- and his trailer-shaking trysts with McGowan -- began.
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20. Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini
'Stromboli' (1950)
While filming in Italy, the then-married Bergman fell for her director and became pregnant. When Congress declared her an "influence for evil," she decided to remain in Italy, leaving her soon-to-be-ex-husband and daughter in the U.S. Wed in 1950 and divorced in '57, the Rossellinis had three children together, including famed actress Isabella.
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17. Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams
'Brokeback Mountain' (2005)
Co-star Jake Gyllenhaal told Oprah he remembered being at rehearsal where the two of them would be "googly-eyed looking at each other." Baby Matilda and a pair of Oscars nods soon followed. But what began as a fairy tale ended as a tragedy: The couple split late in '07, and Ledger died of an accidental prescription drug overdose in January.
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Reader Comments (11)
LOVESRT at 10:52PM on Jun 12th 2008
I'm disgusted that "Brangelina" made number 1. What's so sexy about adultry??? You know they hooked up on set and poor Jennifer left to pick up the pieces. I have not and never plan on seeing Mr. and Mrs Smith!
Carol at 12:56PM on Jun 16th 2009
The fact that you can't deal with a celebrity divorce and two people falling in love doesn't make them less sexy. Not a bit. It makes me laugh when people think they know for sure that Brad cheated on Jen...Unless you were a fly in the wall, you do not know 'cause you weren't there. Truth is, they were on fire on and off-screen and MAMS success proves it. The best part is that now they've become a family and parents of 6 beautiful children...nothing is sexier than that :P Marriages end all the time, especially in Hollywood and it's not Brad and Angie's fault that you're such a prude.
AngelMuse at 11:24PM on Nov 13th 2009
I totally agree! If you fall out of love with your partner, TELL THEM! And then, only then! Move on and go be with the person you really want to be with. WE are not animals, we are able to control ourselves. Get divorced first! Then go do what you want with your 'New love'.
Barbara at 11:07PM on Jun 26th 2008
Brangelina seems to get off on other people's unhappiness...she shouldn't have touched either marriage with a ten foot pole....In each case, her happiness was at the expense of other people's unhappiness...both men were married and Billy Bob Thornton had a bunch of kids, didn't he? I have very little respect for her...I'd love to see how she'd react if the same thing ever happened to her....She's an ass....very selfish....an attention seeker.....
Aye at 9:21PM on Nov 11th 2009
hahaha!!! there's always two sides to every story.. would you give up your happiness?!?! Brad didn't left Jen.. Jen left Brad.. Thing is, Jen should've fought for Brad if she wanted to keep their relationship.. Brad should've said no to Ange no matter what if he thinks his relationship with Jen will be saved.. Ange fought for what would make her happy.. wrong or right, you have to decide to go for it or not.. as long as you get to be responsible.. and you know what, the one who you see as "poor" or "pained" isn't the one that's always right..
shirley at 11:02AM on Jul 7th 2008
I LOVE BRANGELINA! HATERS.
Cheryl at 12:26PM on Jul 13th 2008
I don't care what people say, Brad and Angelina ARE the most gorgeous couple ever!
sherry at 3:57PM on Jul 14th 2008
OH MY Goodness......... We spend so much time in other peoples lives...Let's learn to love ourself and respect others... What a gift to give ourselves.
babsvanl at 10:46PM on Nov 15th 2008
Can't go beyond #22; what's going on. Where's the rest ?
jlosanchezjac at 3:55PM on Feb 25th 2009
You are right on Barbara dito from me. I was betrayed by my husband 's friend. She knew he was married and she still persued him. So, with that said, " I don't like Brangelina" and can't wait till they break-up. Married men are married are preyed on more than SINGLE men. So, not sure why a woman would break-up a marriage especially when there are kids involved.
MarJ at 7:26AM on Nov 14th 2009
Steve McQueen might have been "The King of Cool" but it's not cool to beat your wife !