Jennifer Tilly's lesbian storyline nixed in Saint Ralph
Jennifer Tilly, fresh from her historic win at the World Series of Poker, has a new film opening today called "Saint Ralph'' - but if you've heard anything about her character, Nurse Alice, being a lesbian in the film, you can forget about it. "When I shot these scenes, my character was a lesbian,'' Tilly said. ``I thought it was intriguing. You'll notice places where the lesbianism has been mercilessly excised.''
That's why, as Ralph runs the climactic 1954 Boston Marathon and they cut back to Nurse Alice and his mother as the radio broadcasts the live race, "It's like a loop in a porn film, and I keep having the same expression,'' she said. "That's because my girlfriend comes in and we have jubilation and a little PG kissing, and they had to cut it out. The director said it detracted from the Ralph story. Although I wish there was a little more of me in it, I understand.''
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