Tom Cruise Almost Got a Broken Nose While FilmingCocktailLove Scene, Says Gina Gershon: 'I Kneed Him'

Mar. 15, 2025

Gina Gershon (left) and Tom Cruise (right).Photo:VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty; Mike Coppola/WireImage

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty; Mike Coppola/WireImage

Tom Cruisenearly suffered a bizarre injury while filming the1988 filmCocktail.

During an appearance onWatch What Happens Liveon Wednesday, Aug. 7, his costarGina Gershonrevealed she nearly “broke” her costar’s nose during the shoot.

Gershon told hostAndy Cohenand fellow guestCate Blanchettthat Cruise “totally” took care of her on the film, but admitted there was a moment where she couldn’t say the same about her taking care of him.

“I told him, at one point, he starts off under the covers, and I told him I was very ticklish, I said ‘No, no, don’t ever do that,'" Gershon recalled of filming a love scene in the movie, where she starred as Coral alongside Cruise’s Brian Flanagan.

“In one take I have to say… I think he wanted a reaction, he grabbed my stomach and I kneed him right in the nose. I was like, ‘Oh, my god, I just broke Tom Cruise’s nose.’ He’s like ‘No, no you told me.’ I was like ‘I’m so sorry’, he was like ‘No, it was my fault,’ ” she explained.

“He was so protective over me. He was great,” Gershon added.

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Gina Gershon on ‘Watch What Happens Live’.WWHL/Youtube

WWHL/Youtube

After first being asked whether she hooked up with Cruise, Gershon insisted, “Oh my God, do you think I would actually answer that?” adding that his wife at the time, Mimi Rogers, “was very present,” and made sure to introduce herself.

“We did kiss as much as we could,” she admitted of filming the romantic scenes, however.

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Cruise hassuffered multiple injuriesthrough the years and isfamous for performing daredevil stuntsin many of his movies.

TheTop Gunstar is even rumored to be gearing up toperform a skydiving stuntduring the closing ceremony for the 2024Paris Olympicson Aug. 11, perTMZ.

Tom Cruise in ‘Cocktail’.Touchstone/Kobal/Shutterstock

Touchstone/Kobal/Shutterstock

According to the outlet, Cruise, or a potential stunt double, is planning to rappel from the top of the Stade de France, before landing on the stadium field while carrying the Olympic flag. A previously-recorded film will then follow Cruise’s journey back to L.A. on a plane, before he skydives to the Hollywood sign.

source: people.com