Gina Gershon still remembers her first sex scene turning into rather risky business.

The actor jumped at the chance to star opposite Tom Cruise in Cocktail (1988) at only 25 years old, but revealed on Watch What Happens Live that things didnt go quite as planned while filming her first love scene when she nearly broke Cruises nose.

He was even a gentleman, she said Thursday . At one point he starts off under the covers and I told him I was very ticklish. I said, No, no, dont ever do that, and in one take, I think he wanted a reaction and he grabbed my stomach and I kneed him right in the nose.

I was like, Oh my god, I just broke Tom Cruises nose! Gershon continued.

Gershon was rightfully nervous. The ticklish actor had yet to establish herself as a major talent and Cocktail was only her fifth credited movie role , while Cruise was already a bona fide movie star with films like Risky Business and The Color of Money to his name.

Gershon shared Thursday that Cruise took the hit on the proverbial chin, however, and recalled him interrupting her apology: Hes like, No, no, you told me. I was like, Im so sorry, [and] hes like, No, its my fault. And he was so protective over me.

Cocktail was veritably torched by film critics and audiences alike but has since become an arguable cult classic. Cruise, who had already found box office success with Top Gun two years prior, went on to become one of the most renowned action stars of his time.