Remember that electric chemistry between Michelle Pfeiffer and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons? As it turned out, it was a reflection of an affair that started behind the scenes. "His marriage was breaking up," the 1988 film's director Stephen Frears told The New York Times.

"And during the movie, he was having an affair with Michelle Pfeiffer. Dangerous Liaisons is about betrayal and lies and relationships unraveling. It was one of those times where reality and art intersect. It was overwhelming to John. Even for a man who delights in bad behavior, that was a difficult time." It sounds like the director has seen a lot of "betrayal and lies" on set.

Here's the truth about one of Hollywood's most scandalous movie set flings.

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John Malkovich Finds The Affair Hard To Believe

For John Malkovich, his affair with Michelle Pfeiffer is now almost like a blurred memory. It might have ended his marriage with Glenne Headly, but it didn't last long after it began. "It's hard to believe Michelle Pfeiffer ever said hello to me," John told Rolling Stone in 2008. It was an honest moment from the famous celebrity, to be sure.

"Not that she's not memorable, God knows. But I sort of blocked it out. What I'm trying to say is when I think of the other person, I don't think of me as involved with them. They're incorrupted by me. As if they were never troubled by my existence."It seems like an intense, emotion-filled affair. No wonder it faded so quickly.

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How It Ended

Nobody knows how the affair really ended. Michelle Pfeiffer never spoke about it in public. Also, John's divorce with his ex-wife seemed like a mutual decision that stemmed from bigger issues prior to the fling. It wasn't as messy as those explosive celebrity divorces that focused on third-party issues.

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John didn't pursue Michelle after the divorce, though. John and Michelle ended up with offscreen partners. Michelle has been married to writer and producer David E. Kelley since 1993 while John has been with her longtime partner Nicoletta Peyran since 1989. Not exactly the Brangelina story most people associate with movie set affairs.

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