Top 10 Movie Couples Who Hated Each Other in Real Life

Give these onscreen romantic love interests an award, because they surely deserve one for their skills! Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 movie couples who hated each other in real life.

For this list, we’re looking at famous couples who were cute or at least believable together on the big screen, but who actually despised each other when the cameras stopped rolling.

#10: Anthony Hopkins & Shirley MacLaine “A Change of Seasons” (1980)

This comedy, about a married middle-aged couple where each member begins an affair with a younger person, stars Anthony Hopkins and Shirley MacLaine as the hitched pair in question. While they may be married in the film, in reality, Hopkins despised working with MacLaine and reportedly called her “the most obnoxious actress he’d ever worked with.” The film itself was not critically well received, as demonstrated by its three Razzie Awards, however MacLaine’s lively performance at least helped make the duo’s relationship seem realistic on screen.

These two did not have the time of their lives on set. See what we did there? This romantic drama features Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze as a student and dance instructor who fall in love during her summer vacation. While they may be almost too-hot-to-handle on camera, Swayze found Grey incredibly difficult as a co-lead, calling her too silly and immature to work with. The pair also had trouble working together on the set of Red Dawn a few years before. They must have mended fences, though, as Grey was clearly upset about Swayze’s death in 2009.

Romeo and Juliet are literature’s most iconic lovers, so it’s very ironic that the two leads playing them did not get along. In this 1996 modern adaptation of the famous Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet vie for each other, despite their respective families’ constant fighting. However, in real life, Danes reported that DiCaprio was a nuisance on set, acting very immature due to his pranks on crewmembers and general goofball attitude. DiCaprio in turn called Danes stuck up and too serious. While the characters may be star-crossed lovers, the actors couldn’t have been more mismatched.

#7: Vince Vaughn & Reese Witherspoon “Four Christmases” (2008)

This movie stars Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a loving couple who hate and actively avoid their families on Christmas, so maybe it’s actually appropriate that the actors hated each other during filming. Their personalities clashed on set, with Witherspoon wishing to stick to the script so that she could nail a scene while Vaughn wanted to ad-lib and work with a more easy-going approach. We can’t say we’re surprised, as one is an Oscar-winning actress, and the other is...well, Vince Vaughn.

This romantic comedy about a showgirl who gets involved in political intrigue caused co-stars Monroe and Olivier to despise each other by the film’s end. Olivier also acted as director, and he became enraged at Monroe due to many factors, including her constant tardiness, her unpredictable acting, and her constant consulting of her acting coach. The final nail in the coffin was when Olivier told her to “try and look sexy.” This would not be the last time Monroe allegedly caused problems, as Tony Curtis became frustrated with her two years later filming Some Like it Hot.

#5: William Baldwin & Sharon Stone “Sliver” (1993)

This thriller stars Billy Baldwin and Sharon Stone as the lovers in the middle of strange occurrences in a high-rise apartment building. Throughout filming, Stone would constantly emasculate Baldwin, which he understandably did not appreciate. During one kissing scene, Stone supposedly bit Baldwin’s tongue so hard that he could not talk for a few days afterwards. Things became so bad that they soon requested that they shoot their scenes separately as they were obviously not getting along. Stone then went on to say that she would have loved filming if Baldwin’s brother Alec was in his place.

This romantic comedy stars Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts as rival reporters who fall in love while uncovering a conspiracy involving milk. Roberts has called Nolte the worst actor she has ever worked with as well as a “disgusting human being.” Nolte did not take kindly to Roberts’ disdain, and began to intentionally annoy her. Things were so bad it was reported that they acted more with stand-ins than they did with each other. Their relationship has not progressed since, as they still hold animosity towards each other.

#3: Pierce Brosnan & Teri Hatcher “Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997)

In the franchise’s eighteenth installment, Pierce Brosnan-as-Bond tries to stop a media mogul from starting World War III. Behind the scenes, Brosnan was furious with co-star Teri Hatcher though, as she was constantly late to work in the morning. As it turns out, Hatcher was pregnant at the time of filming and was experiencing morning sickness. Brosnan later admitted to having said some things he shouldn’t have, and has since apologized to Hatcher as he was not aware of her situation.

#2: Richard Gere & Debra Winger “An Officer and a Gentleman” (1982)

This drama tells the story of a Navy candidate, played by Richard Gere, who comes into conflict with his drill instructor. During filming of the famous love story, Gere and Debra Winger definitely were not what you would call good friends, with Winger referring to Gere as a “brick wall” when trying to converse or interact with him. His stoic personality further aggravated Winger, and the two spent no time together off-camera, with reports that they distanced themselves as far away from each other as possible in order to give each other space.

Before we look at our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.

• Shannen Doherty & Jason Lee, Mallrats (1995)
• Angelina Jolie & Johnny Depp, The Tourist (2010)
• Dustin Hoffman & Meryl Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

This romantic drama, about 2 lovers who are torn apart due to their social standings, is regarded as one of the seminal chick flicks of our generation, so it’s disappointing to hear that the star-crossed lovers did not actually get along on set. The director even made public the events of a day during which Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams were screaming and yelling at each other, while also stating that Gosling tried to have McAdams replaced due to his strong negative feelings for her. Perhaps this very intense dislike for each other that is what helped make the on-screen couple’s passion translate so well on the big screen. Whatever the case may be, it seemed they got over their differences, as the two actors actually went on to date after the movie had been completed.

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