Pamela Anderson confesses she ‘didn’t like’ the Baywatch movie that starred Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
Pamela Anderson received international recognition for her role as CJ Parker in the hit action-drama series Baywatch from 1992 to 1997.
And now the television and Playboy model icon is opening up about her dislike of the 2017 Baywatch movie that starred Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Zac Efron.
‘I didn’t like it,’ Anderson boldly said during a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.
‘Let’s just keep the bad TV as bad TV. That’s what’s charming about Baywatch, you know? Trying to make these movies out of television, is just messing with it,’ she added.
Open book: Pamela Anderson, 52, confessed she ‘didn’t like’ the 2017 Baywatch movie that starred Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
Anderson, 52, then took another jab at the movie version by comparing the budgets of the two genres.
‘$65 million would make a good movie. We made our show for like $500,000,’ she proudly said.
‘You have the same explosions, the same sequences of water, that’s the fun part. Being creative.’
Revealing: The former Baywatch star made the confession during an appearance on What Happens Live With Andy Cohen
Bold: ‘Let’s just keep the bad TV as bad TV,’ Anderson said when comparing the charm of the old series and the 2017 Baywatch remake
During the after-show segment Anderson confessed that she hasn’t stayed in touch with her former co-stars from the series which featured David Hasselhoff, Carmen Electra, Yasmine Bleeth, Brandon Call and Jeremy Jackson.
Anderson did make a cameo in the action-comedy remake that starred Kelly Rohrbach in her old role as C.J. Parker, as well as Jon Bass, Alexandra Daddario and Priyanka Chopra.
The movie version was panned by critics for the most part but was still successful at the box office, earning $177.9 million on a $69 million budget.
TV icon: Anderson became a household name from her role as C.J. Parker on Baywatch; she was a main cast member from 1992-1997
Sense of humor; Not long after the remake was released in May 2017, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson poked fun at the negative reviews and its low Rotten Tomatoes score
Not long after the remake was released in May 2017, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson poked fun at the negative reviews and its low Rotten Tomatoes score, which at the time was sitting at 13% positive and then bumped up to 18%.
‘Yay positive upticks,’ he joked on Twitter.
‘Fans LOVE the movie. Critics HATE it. What a glaring disconnect. People just want to laugh & have fun. #Baywatch.’
Box office bucks: The Baywatch movie was still successful at the box office, earning $177.9 million on a $69 million budget; pictured are stars Kelly Rohrbach, Alexandra Daddario, Ilfenesh Hadera, Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and Jon Bass