Anne Heche regretted losing her role in this Tom Cruise movie

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Anne Heche regretted losing her role in this Tom Cruise movie


They didn’t have her for “hello”.

Seven months before her sudden death, Anne Heche revealed that she almost starred opposite Tom Cruise in the 1996 romantic comedy “Jerry Maguire,” and even revealed what she thought cost her the concert.

She explained further Tuesday episode of the podcast “Behind the Velvet Rope with David Yontef”which was recorded in January that she did a “screen test” for the role of Dorothy Boyd, which eventually went to Renée Zellweger.

According to Heche, she may have insulted the film’s director, Cameron Crowe during the audition.

“I thought,“ I don’t understand who she is because he’s not really in love with her. So I don’t understand this movie, ”she told him about it. “He didn’t really love her. And she wished he had loved her. Bye, no, it doesn’t make sense.

“And my agent called me and said,” Are you crazy? Did you just say this movie doesn’t make sense? And I said, “Yes,” the actress continued, noticing that her agent had quickly informed her that she had not landed the part.

“And I say,” Well, but you can’t make a love story where a guy isn’t really in love with a girl. “

Tom Cruise on stage at the awards show
Heche recalls telling director Cameron Crowe during the audition, “I don’t understand this movie.”
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Describing himself as a very “logical” person, Heche argued, “If [something] makes no sense, I have the power to ask questions and learn. “

However, she said that in the end she “learned” to “tame” her emotions and “shut up” [her] lips a little. “But that was when I was a wild little baby.”

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Jerry Maguire not only received extremely favorable reviews from critics and fans alike, it also grossed over $ 273 million worldwide.

Scene from "Jerry Maguire" with Tom Cruise and Renée Zellweger
The role went to Renée Zellweger, and the film was a huge success.
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The film received five Academy Award nominations, with Cuba Gooding Jr. he won Best Supporting Actor and three Golden Globe nominations, and Cruise won Best Actor.

The film’s success was not lost on Heche.

“Dude. Believe me, I know. Believe me. I know exactly what happened,” she told Yontef.

“These are the mistakes I have made in my life. These are the things I am willing to admit in my 12 step admission program for stupid things I did: tell Cameron Crowe his movie doesn’t make sense. “

She said she “never saw Tom Cruise again,” but she wanted to.

Scene from "Jerry Maguire" with Tom Cruise and Renée Zellweger
Heche admitted that it was one of the “mistakes” she made in her life.
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The actress drove her car into someone’s home in Los Angeles on August 5. Although initially said to be stable, she “fell” into a coma and never woke up. She was pronounced dead brain on August 12.

Her representative then confirmed to Page Six that she had suffered severe brain damage related to hypoxia.

On Sunday she was the life support system was taken down after matching to organ donor.

The Los Angeles Police Department then discontinued the investigation of Heche, who was reportedly running under the influence of cocaine when the accident happened.