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Were Salma Hayek And Penelope Cruz High As Kites While Filming D.O.A. Comedy Caper?
Posted by Molly Friedman at 7:35 AM on June 13, 2008
If you're among the five or six people who saw Bandidas, the 2006 Bonnie & Clyde: The Girl-On-Girl Edition! bomb co-starring Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek, the first thing you should be is ashamed of yourself. Now that we've scolded you, it's time to learn the possible reason why the "comedy" caper was so downright awful. Yes, Salma and Penelope wore very cute little pink lacy numbers, the film had a scene featuring Hayek jumping spread-eagle on to a horse, and Steve Zahn provided some slight comic relief just by being in the damn thing, but a revelation involving where the two chicas called home while filming may explain why the film went awry: "The stars slept at a [cocaine] trafficker's house for several days during the 2006 shoot. The property belonged to Sergio Villareal Barragán, known as 'El Grande' or the 'Big One.'" We took a look back at the cringy trailer to see if there may be any truth to the suggestive allegations that Salma and Penelope spent some time living the glamorous drug den life while on set.
If you're among the
Despite Salma's painful over-acting and Penelope's seemingly bipolar mood from scene to scene (one moment she's just! so! perky! and the next she's staring into space like a zombie coming down from one very long binge), we highly doubt the ladies were partaking in any of their alleged temporary landlord's stash. Salma tends to overact (Ugly Betty guest spot, anyone?), and Penelope tends to zombie-act her way through roles, the notable exception being her phenomenal role in Volver. So even if the trial witness who made these claims is telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth (which, mind you, is a trait not commonly found among those embroiled in drug trafficking), we'd still be on Team Hotties. After all, even if they were hitting the slopes while filming, it's not like this disaster of a movie could've been salvaged anyway.
- PENELOPE CRUZ AND SALMA HAYEK STAYED AT DRUG TRAFFICKER'S HOUSE [Daily Telegraph]
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Package
Posted 9:05 AM 13/6/08
And this does nothing but enhance my fantasies of a three-way with them.
Package
emberglance
Posted 8:22 AM 13/6/08
This yeeear.
Being Baaad.
Has NEVER looked so good!
emberglance
fanofshortcircuitremake
Posted 8:49 AM 13/6/08
The Defamer.com story about Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz being high as kites during the filming of Bandidas is categorically untrue. The movie, which was filmed well over a year ago, between After the Sunset and Ask the Dust - that supposedly triggered a "ban" at the US box office - never at any point was affected nor hindered by the presence of cocaine as reported on Defamer.com.
fanofshortcircuitremake
el smrtmnky
Posted 11:25 AM 13/6/08
@fanofshortcircuitremake: ¿javier?
el smrtmnky
CourageousCoward
Posted 3:28 PM 13/6/08
@fanofshortcircuitremake: @el smrtmnky: Abogado?!
CourageousCoward
SunnydaZe10
Posted 4:30 PM 13/6/08
Did Salma say, "Teach us to rub backs"?
That guy has "rubbed 37 backs" and never got caught! That has to be a record.
BTW, I am currently high as a kite! WHOOOOO!!!! LIFE IS ROCKIN' . . . .
Aww, shit, none of you are my friends, anyway. This lifestyle is SOOO phony.
WHHHHOOOO!! Watch me take my shirt off!!!
this suxs . . . I'm driving home . . . or maybe I will just sit in my car for the next three days . . .
SunnydaZe10
regisgoat
Posted 10:23 PM 13/6/08
My question: was Louis Malle getting into the nose candy during the filming of Viva Maria? Despite the crapaciousness of this trailer, being an internet chump, I must add my opinion that I would love to be the filling in that particular torta.
regisgoat
martini-shark
Posted 9:56 PM 13/6/08
I got this film a while back and turned the sound off, leaving it to play on a loop for a few weeks. Anyone who came over would first mock it but soon became transfixed by the scenes. Of course the other day I realized I was using the DVD as a cutting board to cut key limes for garnishes.
martini-shark
fractal_elves
Posted 11:04 PM 13/6/08
I netflixed it.... in fact, I moved it to the top above Citizen Kane.
fractal_elves
BeefThanksGod
Posted 2:53 AM 14/6/08
@fanofshortcircuitremake: The Defamer.com story about the Studio banning CAA from the Fox lot, is categorically untrue. The exchange, which took place well over a year ago, between a Fox executive and a CAA agent - that supposedly triggered the "ban" - never at any point escalated to the level and language as reported on Defamer.com.
BeefThanksGod
Passwordforgetter
Posted 3:27 PM 15/6/08
How come my arms don't make that "whoosh" sound when I move them really fast ?
Passwordforgetter