Drew Barrymore is thinking about a movie role that will change her life. “When we did Bad girlsi was 16 years old. I was such a fool,” The Drew Barrymore Show the host told the guest and Bad girls actress Andie MacDowell during the Jan. 23 episode. MacDowell, 66, replied: “Oh my God, you were so beautiful and so good.”
Barrymore, 49, then emphasized the importance of that role in the mid-’90s, saying: “I always talk about how much it changed my life. If I hadn’t made that film, there’s no way I’d be sitting here right now.”
Bad girlsreleased in 1994 and directed by Jonathan Kaplan, is a western that follows four prostitutes: Cody (Madeleine Stowe), Anita (Mary Stuart Masterson), Eileen (MacDowell) and Lilly (Barrymore).
‘Honky-Tonk Harlots’ in the ‘Bad Girls’ scene.
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“That movie showed me that if you care about something, be involved,” Barrymore explained. “I did not act in such a film, which was actually my school. Those movie sets were very educational for me about how it all works, even though it was so twisted and bizarre and kind of surreal.”
Drew Barrymore in 1993.
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“I feel like my whole life has changed most dramatically — I can trace it back to that experience with you,” Barrymore told her former co-star. Barrymore described the moving scenes as “little traveling circuses” – and Groundhog Day the star agreed. “My family teased me and told me that I would join the circus, and I did. I joined the circus,” MacDowell said with a laugh.
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This is not the first time that Barrymore has met her again Bad girls costars on the set of her talk show. Last year, the host welcomed MacDowell and Masterson back in January, but another surprise guest joined the reunion. The studio door opened to reveal Dermot Mulroney.
After sharing a sweet hug, Mulroney whispered to the host, “I’m so happy to see you, I could cry.” And he did. The two shared a tissue to wipe their tears.
“You were so good to me. I was really, like, a lost 17-year-old,” she said. “I had so much fun, but I didn’t know how to take care of myself. And you took such good care of me. You were so kind to me.” Mulroney shared how proud he was of Barrymore, calling her “an incredible survivor.”
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up to date with the best PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to interesting human interest stories. He then apologized to the crowd for his emotions, “Sorry guys, I’m crying now,” he said. “I knew I would and I came anyway. I decided to go ahead and cry in public!” Barrymore added: “It’s so nice to see a man cry, by the way.”
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