Love means never having to say you’re sorry... and we make no apology for showing you the stars of Love Story 50 years on.
A little more grey and a little less fresh-faced, Ali MacGraw, 81, and Ryan O’Neal, 79, were reunited to celebrate the golden anniversary of one of Hollywood’s greatest-ever weepies.
And Ryan, who has been married twice, said: “It’s been a fast 50. I don’t have those relationships with my wives! The chemistry has managed to sustain itself for 50 years.”
Love Story was a surprise box office hit in 1970, making almost £100 million and landing seven Oscar nominations.
The story, which follows the romance between rich Ivy League student Oliver and working class Jen, made overnight stars of its leads.
They admit to being haunted by Theme From Love Story, the mournful soundtrack, which won composer Francis Lai an Oscar.
Ryan, who dated Farrah Fawcett, and Barbra Streisand, said: “Every time I went to a restaurant anywhere in the world, the band would start with Love Story. I guess you get used to it after a while. I don’t know if I ever did.”
Ali, who was married three times, cringes at Jen’s “Love means never having to say you’re sorry” line.
She tells Town & Country magazine: “It doesn’t mean anything. I’ve learned we can make terrible mistakes with people we love.”
She would have made it: “Try not to do it again and try to clean up the hurt.”
*Town & Country’s December/January issue is out now.
