Richard Gere Opts Out Of Using a Butt Double

Richard Gere may be getting up there in years, but he is still fond of his derriere.

24/Sizzler received this news release from Extra, in which the director of Richard Gere’s upcoming film The Hunting Party, Richard Shepard, tells Extra the actor didn’t require a butt double. Great headline:

(New York – August 22, 2007) – “Extra” spoke to Richard Shepard, the director of Richard Gere’s film, “The Hunting Party.” Gere didn’t use a butt double, but Shepard says, “We had a butt double standing by.” About convincing Gere to drop his drawers, Shepard adds, “It didn’t take a lot!” As for shooting the scene, Shepard comments, “We did it at the airport…we had the runway shut down… as planes were circling, the butt came out.”

Much like the Pied Piper, as soon as Gere dropped his drawers, gerbils everywhere came running to the place they call home.