Glenn Close Says 3 Girls Approached Her When She Was Out in Her BloodyFatal AttractionDress While Walking Her Dog

Mar. 15, 2025

Glenn Close in ‘Fatal Attraction’ in 1987.Photo:Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

Sometimes being a dog mom gets you into a strange situation. Just askGlenn Close.

On the Jan. 13 episode ofThe Drew Barrymore Show, Close, 77, reminisced about her 1987 filmFatal Attraction— and how she ended up on the streets of New York City inher white dress from the movie’s last scene.

“I was in the middle of shooting,” she said. “I had a little dog” — nother current dog Pip— “and I had to walk her. I had blood in my hair. I had also all these spots and, you know, things all over [me]. I looked scary, like I’d been badly attacked, right?”

Michael Douglas (left) and Glenn Close in 1987’s ‘Fatal Attraction’.Paramount/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock

But her fears were for naught. “And they got closer and closer and they said, ‘What a cute little dog,’ ” the eight-time Oscar nominee remembered. Barrymore, 49, added, “Didn’t even notice. It’s New York City.”

Close also told the host that shewasn’t happy with the movie’s ending. Close said she did “a lot of research with a psychiatrist” when it came to building her character, Alex Forrest. Alex becomes obsessed withMichael Douglas’ Dan Gallagherafter they have an affair.

[Warning: spoilers ahead]

Close didn’t think it made sense of her character. “She was not a psychopath,” she noted. When they told her about the new ending, she said, “I wouldn’t do it.” But Douglas and a friend both encouraged her to do it anyway, and she did.

Glenn Close in 2025.Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage

Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage

Close stars alongside Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz inNetflix’sBack in Action. She’ll also appear inthe upcomingKnives Out 3.

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Back in August,Close spoke to PEOPLEabout the challenges of life as an actor.

“It’s hard. You have to have incredible resilience, certainly in the beginning, because you will have disappointment after disappointment, rejection after rejection,” the three-time Tony winner said. “You have to have a crazy engine that keeps you going.”

source: people.com