Gerard Butleris recalling the moment when he “almost killed"Hilary Swankon the set ofP.S. I Love You.
Whileappearing onThe Drew Barrymore ShowTuesday, the actor, 53, revealed to hostDrew Barrymorethat he injured Swank, 48, while the pair were working on a scene in the 2007 film where he danced “like an idiot” in boxer shorts and a pair of suspenders.
Detailing that his character, Gerry Kennedy, was supposed to get hit in the face with the suspender clip while getting undressed during one part of the film, Butler said the piece took off and hit Swank’s head instead.
“It gets stuck, it releases [and] flies over my head, hits her in the head — slashes her head,” he explained. “I cut her open. You could even see the teeth [of the clip]. She had to get taken to the hospital.”
Added Butler: “Imagine this studio, and in three seconds, everybody’s gone. And I’m just sitting there in my Irish [shamrock] boxer shorts and my boots and a pair of socks, and I just started crying. I scarred Hilary Swank. I almost took her eye out, and I just made a fool of myself for two days.”
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Alongside Butler and Swank — who is currently pregnant andexpecting twinswithhusband Philip Schneider— the film also starsLisa Kudrow,Gina Gershon,James Marsters,Harry Connick Jr.andJeffrey Dean Morgan.
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Butler also explained during his chat with Barrymore, 47, that he went into filmingP.S. I Love Youwith the intention of putting Swank’s needs first.
“I remember saying to the director, I’m not going to think about myself in this movie, I’m only going to think about her,” he said. “Make sure she’s okay, she’s cool, because that’s kinda who this [character] was, and it made the experience so much more fun.”
“When I got out of … [the] actor, self-obsessed, how am I doing [state of mind], I actually was more like, ‘How is she doing?’ " Butler continued, then calling Swank “so cool and so great to work with.”
The Drew Barrymore Showairs weekdays on CBS (check local listings).
source: people.com
