There was a part of us that was a little sad nobody ever got to see it. We did something that was relatively bold for two young male actors, and we took pride in the places that the original story went. So, it’s nice that people finally get to see Breckin and me kiss.”
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— Ryan Phillippe discussing his film 54, which had its gay content edited out prior to the movie’s unsuccessful release in 1998 but has recently been restored for a screening at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this month, in an interview with Vulture