The iconicJennifer Coolidgewasn’t sure about having to grope Ed Harris in one hilarious scene in the new dark comedy thriller,Riff Raff.The key moment arrives midpoint in the movie when Coolidge — as the character Ruth, the ex-wife of retired hit man Vincent, played by Harris — is walking alongside the actor in a forest when suddenly she grabs the man by the…
Well, you get the picture. Vincent resists. He’s been happily remarried for some time. But offbeat Ruth grabs him again. “Come on,” she says. “It’s just us surrounded by these sh**** trees!” The scene generates laughs for sure, but in a recent interview with MovieWeb, Coolidge said, “Ed wasn’t into it.” She quickly added:
“What I’m saying is… some actors… I don’t know, they like it when you mess with them. But[Ed Harris] is such a legend. For me to be groping at him, I bet he was just horrified. He’s such a cool person, though. And he’s a legend for a reason, he’s untouchable, he’s just so good. But yeah, it’s awkward because you’re kind of… you don’t know if you really should have that talk with him, like, ‘Is it alright if I do this? Because it’s in the script that I have to do this.’ But I think I was even too embarrassed to ask him that.”
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A Retired Hit-Man, His Ex-Wife, and Trouble on the Way
Directed by Dito Montiel(The Clapper, Empire State) and written by John Pollono,Riff Raffalso stars Gabrielle Union, Lewis Pullman, Miles J. Harvey, Emanuela Postacchini, Michael Angelo Corvino, Pete Davidson, and the legendary Bill Murray. The plot finds ex-criminal Vincent enjoying a peaceful holiday vacation with his wife and stepson (Union and Harvey). Their peace is short-lived.
Suddenly, Vincent’s adult son (Pullman) arrives with his pregnant girlfriend (Postacchini). The duo needs refuge from two crime lords hot on their trail (Murray and Davidson)—the same shady criminals who want to settle a score with Vincent. Somehow, Vincent’s ex-wife Ruth (Coolidge) is dragged into the mess and Coolidge freely doles out the humor in this insane scenario.
Expect some big plot twists here, and some graphic violence.Riff Raffis considered a dark comedy thriller and there are moments when the tensions rise so high, you wonder if anybody is going to survive the film’s final confrontation scenes. In the meantime, expect Jennifer Coolidge to offer her comedic A-game throughout. Even with that Ed Harris crotch grab.Riff Raffis now playing in theaters;find showtimes and tickets here.
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