Harrison Ford says '1923' costar Helen Mirren is 'still sexy' almost 40 years after they first played love interests
- Harrison Ford has said that his "1923" costar Helen Mirren is "still sexy" at 77.
- The 80-year-old actor spoke about reuniting with Mirren on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert."
Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren play married couple Jacob and Cara Dutton in the "Yellowstone" prequel series "1923," but as audiences may know, it isn't the first time the duo has teamed up to play love interests, as they previously starred in the 1986 movie, "The Mosquito Coast."
During an appearance on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" Wednesday, Ford spoke about reuniting with Mirren, almost 40 years on from when they first shared the screen together in the jungle-set thriller.
The 80-year-old actor admitted that the chance to work with Mirren again was a "big draw" for him and cemented his decision to sign on to star in the spinoff show, which has been written by "Wind River" director Taylor Sheridan and returns with new episodes this Sunday.
Colbert showed a photo of Ford and Mirren in the '80s movie and commented that the pair were: "Sexy and still sexy, it's amazing."
The "Indiana Jones" actor added: "Yeah, she is still sexy."
Colbert then asked Ford if he's ever "made out" with the Oscar-winning actor, which took him by surprise.
The talk show host explained: "I ask because I have made out with Helen Mirren. First time she came on here, the first time I ever met her, she came on and plants a wet one on me. Really grabs my head. I was paralytic for about five minutes."
Ford burst out laughing and replied: "She's out there."
"She's hot," Colbert added before Ford decided to steer the conversation back to some of Mirren's other admirable qualities, namely her talents as an actor.
"It's been remarkable to watch her. There's a lot of physical action and she just jumps right in and does stuff you don't imagine Helen Mirren would do," he said, before correcting himself: "Dame Helen Mirren."
Last year, Mirren admitted that when she and Ford first teamed up on the Peter Weir-directed movie, she was "very intimidated" by her costar as he was a well-established actor thanks to his roles in "Star Wars" franchise, "Blade Runner" and the "Indiana Jones" movies.
She told Variety at the premiere of "1923" in December 2022: "When we first worked together, he was a huge movie star and I was like nobody."
However, Mirren added that Ford shared with her invaluable advice while filming "The Mosquito Coast" that she still puts into practice today.
"I learned a lot from him because I hadn't done a lot. I had done a lot of theater at that point, [but] I hadn't done a lot of movies," she said. "So I watched him and he taught me a great deal about film acting that, to this day, I'm still using."
Speaking at the same event, Ford said the opportunity to work with Mirren again was "a professional pleasure and also a personal pleasure."
"I admired her work and her person then, and I hold the same degree of admiration for her," he added.