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On Aug. 1, 2003, a crime comedy calledGiglihit theaters, bringing lovebirdsBen AffleckandJennifer Lopeztogether on the big screen for the very first time.Though it wasn’t a hit — it made just more than $7 million internationally and has a 6 percent onRotten Tomatoes— the film holds a special place in pop culture history, a time capsule of the couple’s first go at love.Here, on the 20th anniversary ofGigli’s release, look back at photos of Lopez and Affleck on set and at the film’s big premiere.
On Aug. 1, 2003, a crime comedy calledGiglihit theaters, bringing lovebirdsBen AffleckandJennifer Lopeztogether on the big screen for the very first time.
Though it wasn’t a hit — it made just more than $7 million internationally and has a 6 percent onRotten Tomatoes— the film holds a special place in pop culture history, a time capsule of the couple’s first go at love.
Here, on the 20th anniversary ofGigli’s release, look back at photos of Lopez and Affleck on set and at the film’s big premiere.
01of 10Fast BreakBauer-Griffin/GC ImagesOn breaks from filming in Los Angeles in early 2003, the stars only had eyes for each other.
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Fast Break
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On breaks from filming in Los Angeles in early 2003, the stars only had eyes for each other.
02of 10Sweet SmileMel/GettySeriously — they were really cute.
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Sweet Smile
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Seriously — they were really cute.
03of 10Quiet on the SetColumbia/Revolution Studios/Kobal/ShutterstockThe couple shared an intimate moment in the film. “We had good chemistry,” Lopez said at the time.
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Quiet on the Set
The couple shared an intimate moment in the film. “We had good chemistry,” Lopez said at the time.
04of 10Look of LoveRalph Nelson/Columbia/Revolution/Kobal/ShutterstockWear leather, stay together!
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Look of Love
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Wear leather, stay together!
05of 10Ride AlongBauer-Griffin/GC ImagesJustin Bartha (right) was another of the names in the film, going on toNational TreasureandThe Hangoverafterward. (Also in the cast; Christopher Walken.)
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Ride Along
Justin Bartha (right) was another of the names in the film, going on toNational TreasureandThe Hangoverafterward. (Also in the cast; Christopher Walken.)
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Happy Crew
In a 2022 chat withEW,Affleck said the critical reaction to the film inspired him to start directing. Plus: “I did get to meet Jennifer, the relationship with whom has been really meaningful to me in my life,” he shared.
07of 10All Over AgainRalph Jr Nelson/Columbia/Revolution/Kobal/ShutterstockInVogue’s “73 Questions” videowith the singer/actress in 2022, interviewer Joe Sabia asked Lopez about her film and television roles. At one point, he asked which project she would want to make a sequel to,to which she respondedwith a smile, “Gigli.”
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All Over Again
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InVogue’s “73 Questions” videowith the singer/actress in 2022, interviewer Joe Sabia asked Lopez about her film and television roles. At one point, he asked which project she would want to make a sequel to,to which she respondedwith a smile, “Gigli.”
08of 10Big Night OutJeff Kravitz/FilmMagicThe pair went glam for the film’s Hollywood premiere in July 2003.
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Big Night Out
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The pair went glam for the film’s Hollywood premiere in July 2003.
09of 10At the HipJeff Kravitz/FilmMagicMonths after they met on the movie’s set, Affleck took out a full-page ad inThe Hollywood Reporterpraising Lopez’s “beauty in courage, astonishing talent, real poise and true grace.”
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At the Hip
Months after they met on the movie’s set, Affleck took out a full-page ad inThe Hollywood Reporterpraising Lopez’s “beauty in courage, astonishing talent, real poise and true grace.”
10of 10The VerdictSony PicturesPEOPLE’s 2003 review of the film was … harsh. “Mostly,Gigliis a gigantic bore, lacking story, speed and sense,” the reviewer wrote. “One only hopes Affleck and Lopez’s life together will be better than this joint effort.” (Twenty years later, it is!)
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The Verdict
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PEOPLE’s 2003 review of the film was … harsh. “Mostly,Gigliis a gigantic bore, lacking story, speed and sense,” the reviewer wrote. “One only hopes Affleck and Lopez’s life together will be better than this joint effort.” (Twenty years later, it is!)
source: people.com
