Bronson Pinchot Explains Why Maggie Smith Once Hit Him on Set

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Dame Maggie Smith First Wives Club leading man Bronson Pinchot was good-naturedly recalled People An incident that saw the Oscar-winning actor “hit him hard” in the head for complimenting one of his performances. Smith passed away Friday morning at the age of 89. Pinchot pays homage to the legendary icon of stage and screen, joining a laundry list of Smith's co-stars, including Daniel Radcliffe and Rob Lowe.

In the 1996 cult comedy, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler play divorced “first wives” who seek revenge on their ex-husbands and their new wives. Smith plays an oft-divorced, old-money Manhattan socialite who aids the middle trio, while Pinchot essentially reprises his role. Beverly Hills Police The role of an interior designer with questionable taste that Smith uses as a weapon against flirtatious men.

On Friday, Pinchot recalled meeting with Smith just minutes before filming their first scene together. “Nobody introduced us; they just made us sit next to each other,” he said People. Pinchot, a longtime fan of the Oscar-winning star, had to keep from gushing. “I thank her for her performance as Desdemona. hotello “It affected me so much that I literally had to be carried out of the theater,” he explained.

Smith's slightly aggressive response both shocked and delighted. Perfect Strangers star. “Clutch grabbed her bag and hit me hard, sweetly but firmly saying, 'We're not taking any of this,'” Pinchot recalled. “I loved him as an artist, but from that moment on I loved him as a person.”

Pinchot spoke more about Smith's performance hotello and his good-natured knock distinctly People Interview in June. “I was so moved that my girlfriend and my sister literally carried me like a scarecrow because I was so broken,” he recalled of the film, which earned Smith his first of six Oscar nominations.

Pinchot was never offended by Smith's slap, instead viewing it as self-deprecating behavior on his part. “He hit me like we were colleagues and you don't need to tell me I'm great… [moment]Because Pinchot was saying, 'Look, we're equal here,' and added: 'Oh my God, I adored him.'

First Wives Club It streams on Paramount+.

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