Sunday, 4th July 2021 at 6:00 am
The term Independence Day may conjure up images of Roland Emmerich’s iconic destruction of the White House in the 1996 film for many, but for those in the States, it also means a day of fireworks, fairs and family celebrations.
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However, both not only share a sense of spectacle, but an inextricable link to presidents, with Bill Pullman’s Thomas J Whitmore delivering one of the greatest speeches in movie history during the landmark disaster movie.
So as the 4th July holiday rolls around once again, we’re celebrating the very best movie presidents to ever grace the silver screen, as chosen by Radio Times film editor Andrew Collins.
Appearing on
The One Show on Friday (April 23), the actress told hosts Alex Jones and Clara Amfo that the scene in question was actually filmed on the very first day of filming. It was like
Dirty Dancing – you know when she runs and then she stops, and then she runs and then she stops? And the whole crew were there, and I had to do that, and I m like, I m going to kill him! I m going to knock him over and I m going to kill him! she said. The last scene was the first scene we filmed so everybody was watching and I kept getting so embarrassed, she added, revealing that Grant had reassured her before filming that it would all go well. And in the end we managed it – but what a thing, you ve got to jump up on Hugh Grant and straddle him, first day!
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