Gina Gershon has finally revealed why she turned down a role on the series Friday the 13th Part 2.
In a new interview with Fox News digitalThe 63-year-old actress said she walked away from the role in the 1981 horror film because of an “exploitative” topless scene.
“I was offered a lead role in that movie,” she recalls. “And of course I was so excited to be in movies, but it definitely felt a little bit exploitative and a little bit stupid to me that right before she’s killed, her top has to come off.”
She went on to say, “I was really lucky to have a father who really taught me to believe in my own decisions. It wasn’t like I had to rebel against my family. I remember asking him about it, thinking he would say, ‘No daughter of mine is going to do that!’ And he said, ‘It’s your body. If you feel comfortable with it, I feel comfortable with it too. ”
“When I thought about it, all I thought was, ‘I don’t really want to do this,’” she said. “I didn’t feel comfortable with it. It seemed weird to me. Not that I had anything against nudity – I grew up with European films – but only if it makes sense for the character and the story. But if it just seems weird, I don’t know. It just felt like it was something that wasn’t for me,” the actor added. Show girls actress.
Gina also opened up about turning down the role in her tell-all book, AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs.
“At the time, girls like this always died with bare breasts in these kinds of slasher films. My character was killed by a stake through the heart, with blood dripping down her t-ts. That seemed pretty boring to me: exploitation 101,” she wrote.
