The movie Charade (1963) was the last film starring Cary Grant as a romantic lead. He was 59 years old, and felt awkward that his character was flirting with his co-star Audrey Hepburn, who was 33. So the dialogue was rewritten to make Audrey’s character the flirt with a preference for older men.

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image showing The movie Charade (1963) was the last film starring Cary Grant as a romantic lead. He was 59 years old, and felt awkward that his character was flirting with his co-star Audrey Hepburn, who was 33. So the dialogue was rewritten to make Audrey’s character the flirt with a preference for older men.

heppriest on December 13rd, 2019 at 15:48 UTC »

He also passed on playing opposite her in Love in the Afternoon six years earlier because of the age difference.

aquaman501 on December 13rd, 2019 at 16:19 UTC »

Fun fact: Charade immediately entered the public domain because the studio failed to put a proper © copyright notice in the credits.

Pulsecode9 on December 13rd, 2019 at 16:23 UTC »

Didn't Roger Moore quit as Bond after meeting the Bond girl's mum and realising they were the same age?