Andie: Sex-loving Carrie would now be seen as prude
REUNITED Andie & Hugh in special for Comic Relief IT WAS the classic scene that made Four Weddings and a Funeral a global phenomenon – the moment Andie MacDowell’s sexually liberated Carrie leaves Hugh Grant’s fumbling Charles open-mouthed over her 33 past lovers.
Her line, “not as many as Madonna”, became one of the most quoted moments of the classic 1994 British romcom.
But ahead of the long-anticipated reunion tonight, Andie, 60, reckons Carrie would probably be seen as almost a prude these days.
She said: “At the time the movie came out, Carrie was bold but in our present day, I don’t think people would find her comfort with many sexual partners as wild as it was 20 years ago.”
That might have been one of the only things that has changed in the quarter century since the budget film became the toast of Hollywood.
After deciding to do the reunion movie, One Red Nose Day and a Wedding – which will be one of the highlights tonight – writer Richard Curtis invited all the cast for a lavish dinner at his house. Andie is still friends with Hugh and Anna Chancellor – who played love rival Duckface – but hadn’t seen the rest for decades. Yet she said it was like no time had passed at all.
Andie added: “I’ve seen Hugh a few times over the years and every time we are together we pick up easily with each other as if no Chancellor time has gone by. “Anna and I have a sweet friendship and have kept up with each other over the years. But I hadn’t seen the rest of the cast in 20 years.
“Richard hosted a reuniting dinner for us so we had an ideal evening reminiscing and catching up with each other. We were in the warmest of homes with people full of charm and wit, and we had speeches that were straight out of Richard’s movies.
“It was a beautiful night and a great way to prepare us for One Red Nose Day and a Wedding. It got everyone in the spirit of the event.”
The reunion film will be only 15 minutes long but will feature most of the original cast, including Rowan Atkinson’s hapless vicar.
Andie kept schtum on the storyline, except Carrie is now more “down to Earth”, but she’s hopeful fans will enjoy it as much as she did.
She added: “The success and love people have for the movie holds precious meaning for all of the cast and everyone attached to the film.”
For writer Curtis, finding the right plot came a lot easier than expected.
He said: “I’d never even thought about a sequel until a month or two ago but it was strangely easy diving back into the characters.”