Jane Fonda went down reminiscence lane on The Drew Barrymore Show remembering movies from her appearing profession. When a picture of the 2005 rom-com Monster-in-Legislation got here up, Fonda recalled the notorious slap scene reverse Jennifer Lopez that left her with an damage.
“The factor that involves thoughts immediately is we now have a slapping scene – I slap her, she slaps me…,” Fonda recalled. “Properly Jennifer, as per Jennifer, she had this huge diamond ring and so when she slapped me one of many occasions it lower open throughout my eye – my eyebrow.”
Fonda continued, “And he or she’s by no means apologized.”
Monster-in-Legislation was directed by Robert Luketic and written by Anya Kochoff about aspiring designer Charlie (Lopez) who has to face her mother-in-law performed by Fonda who will do something to wreck her relationship along with her son. The movie marked Fonda’s return to the films after a 15-year absence because the launch of Stanley & Iris in 1990.
The comedy additionally starred Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott, Monet Mazur, Annie Parisse, Will Arnett, Elaine Stritch and Stephen Dunham. In response to IMDB, Monster-in-Legislation had a price range of $43M and went on to earn greater than $155M globally.
Throughout her look on the daytime speak present, Fonda additionally recalled filming Barbarella and recounted what occurred behind-the-scenes within the opening scene the place she is doing a strip tease in house.
“I hate being bare in entrance of anyone. I obtained drunk,” she stated. “My husband [director Roger Vadim] had promised me that my varied non-public elements can be coated by the titles of the film – he lied, he didn’t actually do this.”
Fonda continued, “Simply earlier than the top of this horrible expertise, a bat flew between me and the digicam. We needed to do the entire thing over once more the following day. We didn’t know this had occurred till we noticed the rushes. So I needed to do the entire thing over once more with a hangover.”
