Geena Davis Celebrates Twenty Years of ‘A League of Their Own’

This week Geena Davis stopped by the Ron and Fez show on SiriusXM satellite radio to talk about the release of the 20th Anniversary Blu-ray edition of the now classic film, “A League of Their Own.” Davis talked about the experience of being an influence over young girls everywhere, and about some of her experiences on the film, including, how she made the famous behind-the-back catch in the film, despite being an “unathletic” person:

Ron Bennington: And then you even made that behind the— you’re not going to tell me you faked that– that catch?

Geena Davis: No, no. In fact, this is totally bragging but, they had my stunt double. They figured, of course, we’ll have her do this. And tried and tried and tried and she just couldn’t do it. And I said, just let me try– just let me try because then you don’t have to cut. I’ll turn around, it will really be me. Nailed it!

Ron Bennington: Nailed it, boom. That’s a great scene.

She also talked about one of her early mentors, Dustin Hoffman, who gave her some great advice when they worked together on her first film, Tootsie.

Ron Bennington: Can you go back and watch these for enjoyment?

Geena Davis: Yeah. I’m one of the people who can watch their stuff. There’s a lot of actors– maybe you’ve met some– that can’t stand to watch themself at all. But the very first movie I made was Tootsie, with Dustin Hoffman. And he always brought me along to– he’s very mentor-y– and he brought me along to the dailies, where you look at what you shot the day before, and taught me how to look at it objectively and see whether you accomplished what you wanted to. So I’ve watched all my stuff always.

You can hear the full interview exclusively on SiriusXM satellite radio or on SiriusXM on demand on the Ron and Fez Show, and Ron Bennington Interviews.