Retrospective: how the most famous film couples grew old

Heroes: Elizabeth and John.

Hottie Kim Basinger was 9 years old during filming in the erotic drama “32 ½ Weeks,” and her passionate partner Mickey Rourke was 33. In their prime, the actors were unanimously recognized as sex symbols of the 1980s. Despite the fact that in the next decade, Kim’s career began to decline, and by the end of the 1990s she began to appear less often on the red carpets, the actress managed to maintain her beauty and shape. But Mickey went all out: he began to take part in dubious projects and fights without rules. It was the wrestling championships, according to the actor’s words, that caused irreparable harm to his appearance. In 2012, Rourke even underwent a series of plastic surgeries, but he never managed to regain his former attractiveness.

Heroes: Vivienne and Edward Lewis.

The performers of the main roles in one of the most famous love stories of the 1990s were in different age categories at the time of filming. Roberts was only 23 years old, but Gear was already 42! In principle, the plot implied the presence of an age difference: the wealthy Edward was supposed to look older than the inexperienced Vivienne. But, of course, no one could, looking at Gere in this role, say that he is almost 20 years older than his partner. Apparently, the whole thing is in the natural charisma of the actor, thanks to which he looked great both 10 and 20 years after filming. By the way, Julia also managed to survive well – she always looked younger than her years and with age she did not lose either the ideal proportions of the figure, or the youthfully mischievous facial expressions for which we all once fell in love with her heroine Vivienne.

Heroes: Frankie and Johnny.

In a complex love story about two people who found each other no matter what, the main roles were played by 23-year-old Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino, who at that time was already over 50 years old. According to the plot of the film, the characters also had a decent age difference: the story tells about 36-year-old Frankie, who despaired of finding love when she suddenly met 46-year-old Johnny – a man with a difficult fate who wants to find a soul mate. On the screen, the couple looked very harmonious. Years after working on the picture, the global age difference, of course, made itself felt, and it became obvious that Michelle had a decent head start. However, what cannot be taken away from Al Pacino is that the actor, even noticeably aging, always looked colorful. Pfeiffer, having crossed the line of 40 years, began to noticeably surrender and be criticized for her excessive passion for plastic surgery.

Characters: Catherine Tramell and Nick Curran.

Filming in the main erotic thriller of the 1990s, icon of the decade Sharon Stone was no longer young, she turned 34. Michael Douglas, who played the detective she seduced, was at an even more mature age – at that time he was already 48! However, this did not prevent the actor from maintaining the status of a sex symbol for many years. Perhaps, the marriage to the young beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones, who at the time of their wedding in 2000 was only 30 years old (and Michael 56), also played a role. Sharon, known for her turbulent personal life, apparently, also could not afford to relax. At 40 and 50, the actress looked equally sexy and attractive.

Heroes: Carolina and El Mariachi.

This film was a breakthrough for both Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. His career reached a new level, and she took the first step towards conquering an American audience. Salma at the time was 29 years old, and Antonio 35. Of course, interest in the film and the couple fueled rumors of a possible romance. Meanwhile, it is known that the actors have always had only friendly relations. But they looked together, to be sure, great – hot Spanish macho and Mexican beauty with piquant shapes. With age, it became obvious that Salma was clearly more successful in the fight against age: although the actors are almost the same age, today she looks much younger than her former film lover.

Heroes: Max and Lisa.

Having created a romantic duo in the film, Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel could not resist a relationship off the set. It was after the “Apartment” that their romance began, the logical continuation of which was the marriage. The actors got married in 1999. They had two children – daughters Deva and Leoni. For a long time, the couple was considered one of the most beautiful and strongest in Hollywood. However, in 2013, Monica and Vincent announced their breakup. If 10 years after the first joint filming they were still a happy couple who appeared everywhere together, then after 20 we can no longer admire this tandem, but only evaluate the achievements of each separately. I must say that both Bellucci and Cassel look great today: he acquired charm with age, and she could not lose it.

Characters: Kevin Lomax and Mary Ann Lomax.

This role was a real breakthrough for the young actress Charlize Theron, who at that time was only 22 years old. Keanu Reeves, 33, could already be called a star – the film On the Crest of a Wave (1991) brought him world fame. However, the film “Devil’s Advocate”, of course, was a success for both. Of course, they tried to catch the couple in offscreen relationships – they looked very good in the frame. But in fact, Keanu and Charlize had no romance.

Heroes: Rose and Jack.

In the role of lovers Rose and Jack, whose fast-paced romance unfolds against the backdrop of the greatest tragedy of the 22th century, director James Cameron deliberately looked for actors, young and unknown, so that the viewer would see their feelings as sincere as possible. Apparently, the bet on young talents worked – the whole world wholeheartedly believed in the love of Jack and Rose. Of course, after the success of “Titanic” and Kate Winslet, and Leonardo DiCaprio instantly became the stars of the first magnitude. At this point, Kate was 23 years old and Leo – 20. Both looked young and fresh. With age, each of them faced a problem that prevented them from maintaining the status of a sex symbol – overweight. Being prone to obesity, both Kate and Leo fought for harmony over the next XNUMX years. I must say that so far Winslet has achieved great success in this field. But DiCaprio still has everything ahead!

Characters: Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big (John Preston).

The rating of the sexiest cinema couples simply cannot do without one “serial” tandem – the heroes of the cult “Sex and the City”, based on the novel by Candace Bushnell. Who of the girls did not follow with bated breath how the difficult relationship of lovers was developing, and was not happy from the heart when at the end of the next season they were reunited again? The question, of course, is rhetorical!

At the time of filming, Sarah Jessica Parker, who played the role of Carrie, was 33 years old. Actor Chris Note, who played Mr. Big, has already turned 44. The age difference was roughly the same for the serial characters. Since Sarah, at the moment when the deafening glory fell on her, was no longer young, and the success of the series required a far-reaching continuation, she had nothing left to do but throw all her resources into the war for youth. I must say, the actress managed to save herself for the subsequent “coming” of Carrie well: acting 10 years later in the full-length “Sex and the City” (2008), she looked no worse than in 33.

Chris Noth also looked imposing at that moment, without which the further fate of Carrie could not be danced. But 20 years later, it became more difficult for the actor to keep himself in the status of a sex symbol – today the 63-year-old “Mr. Big” looks more like a grandfather than a brilliant ladies’ man. Parker, which is worthy of immeasurable respect, holds on with all his might. Apparently, the prospect of filming the next “Sex and the City” does not let her relax.

Heroes: Maggie Rice and the angel Seth.

In the incredibly poignant story of an angel’s love for an earthly woman, 37-year-old Meg Ryan and 34-year-old Nicolas Cage played the main roles. Both at that time were well known to the public. Meg still has the popular melodrama When Harry Met Sally, and Nicholas has already starred in the cult films The Rock and Faceless. After “City of Angels” the career of the actors developed in different ways. If Cage had a professional rise, then Meg appeared on the screen less and less since the beginning of the 2000s. Nevertheless, the actress fought very successfully with age for a long time: at the age of 47, she could hardly give 37. However, the years still took their toll – today, 56-year-old Ryan, who rarely appears in public, often looks even older than her years. Cage, who has held the title of sex symbol very successfully for a long time, has recently, I must say, also passed. And in his case, the matter, apparently, is not in professional failures, but in financial difficulties – in recent years, according to the tabloids, the actor has been mired in debt and litigation. And the fault is all – numerous marriages and an addiction to an exorbitantly luxurious lifestyle.