Arriving at the initial script reading for “A Few Good Men” in 1991 while nearly eight months pregnant, Demi Moore noticed that her co-star, Tom Cruise, appeared somewhat uneasy.
Reflecting on the moment at the New Yorker Festival, the 62-year-old actress shared that Cruise seemed noticeably embarrassed, as reported by People.
Despite the apparent discomfort, Moore felt quite at ease during the reading, even as she moved around. She could sense, however, that the situation felt a bit awkward for Cruise.
In October 1991, Demi and the 63-year-old “Mission: Impossible” actor commenced filming their roles as JAG officers in Rob Reiner’s courtroom drama, just three months after Moore and her then-husband Bruce Willis welcomed their second child, Scout.
Moore, who reportedly earned $2 million for the role, confessed she was eager to don her military attire and had begun exercising to regain her shape even before giving birth.
Describing her active lifestyle, Moore recalled engaging in a two-and-a-half-hour hike on the day her water broke, followed by a 24-mile bike ride and an evening of dancing at a reggae club, which perhaps contributed to Scout’s early arrival by two and a half weeks.
When Demi Moore (R) showed up to the first table read for A Few Good Men in 1991 while nearly eight months pregnant, her castmate Tom Cruise (L) seemed visibly uncomfortable
The 62-year-old Brat Packer recalled at the New Yorker Festival on Saturday: ‘I think Tom was quite embarrassed. I actually felt okay about it. I was moving around, though, right? But I could tell he felt that it was a bit awkward’
The Golden Globe winner now marvels at her ability to juggle ‘breastfeeding’ with ‘blocking and rehearsing a scene’ as Lieutenant Commander Joanne Galloway on the set of A Few Good Men.
‘It’s one of the many things, for me, that I just felt didn’t make sense. And so I challenged that to say, you know, “Why not? Why can’t you have both?”‘ Demi reflected onstage Webster Hall in Manhattan.
‘But with that, I think, came a lot of pressure I put on myself to, in a sense, prove that it was possible.’
The critically-acclaimed courtroom thriller, based on Aaron Sorkin’s 1989 Broadway play, earned four Oscar nominations and amassed $243.2M at the global box office from a $40M budget.
The ensemble cast also included Jack Nicholson, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, J. T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiefer Sutherland.
Moore (born Guynes) welcomed three daughters – Rumer, 37; Scout, 34; and Tallulah, 31 – during her 11-year marriage to the retired 70-year-old movie star, which amicably ended in 2000.
Tom (born Thomas Mapother IV) didn’t welcome children of his own until he and second wife Nicole Kidman adopted their 32-year-old daughter Bella in December 1992 after suffering a traumatizing miscarriage.
Demi and the 63-year-old Mission: Impossible star began shooting their roles as JAG attorneys in Rob Reiner’s legal drama in October 1991 – just three months after she and second husband Bruce Willis (L, pictured in May 1991) welcomed their second daughter Scout
Moore – who was reportedly paid $2M – admitted: ‘I was going to be in a military uniform, and probably overly anticipated and started working out and trying to get in shape even before she was born’
She continued: ‘I did a two-and-a-half-hour hike the day my water broke. I did a 24-mile bike ride, and then was dancing at a reggae club — hence why she came two-and-a-half weeks early’
The Golden Globe winner now marvels at her ability to juggle ‘breastfeeding’ with ‘blocking and rehearsing a scene’ as Lieutenant Commander Joanne Galloway on the set of A Few Good Men
Demi reflected: ‘It’s one of the many things, for me, that I just felt didn’t make sense. And so I challenged that to say, you know, “Why not? Why can’t you have both?” But with that, I think, came a lot of pressure I put on myself to, in a sense, prove that it was possible’
The critically-acclaimed courtroom thriller, based on Aaron Sorkin’s 1989 Broadway play, earned four Oscar nominations and amassed $243.2M at the global box office from a $40M budget
Moore will next reprise her role as grieving widow Cami Miller in the 10-episode second season of Paramount+ oil rig drama Landman, which premieres November 16
The Substance star will next reprise her role as grieving widow Cami Miller in the 10-episode second season of Paramount+ oil rig drama Landman, which premieres November 16.
Taylor Sheridan’s small-screen adaptation of Christian Wallace’s 2019 Boomtown podcast also stars Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Andy Garcia, and Michael Peña.
Demi will also portray a ‘cutthroat fashion maven’ in Boots Riley’s 2026 sci-fi shoplifting comedy I Love Boosters alongside LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, Keke Palmer, Eiza González, Naomi Ackie, and Taylour Paige.
Moore will also soon team up with Colman Domingo to play interracial couple Betty and Barney Hill, who get abducted by aliens in Roger Ross Williams’ 1961-set romance Strange Arrivals, based on the podcast from Toby Ball.
