{"id":1953213,"date":"2025-08-10T23:52:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T23:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1953213"},"modified":"2025-08-10T23:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T23:52:19","slug":"rita-wilson-reflects-on-30-years-of-cult-classic-in-throwback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rita-wilson-reflects-on-30-years-of-cult-classic-in-throwback\/","title":{"rendered":"Rita Wilson Reflects on &#8217;30 Years&#8217; of Cult Classic in Throwback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_apckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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The film had a star-studded cast that included <strong>Rita Wilson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To honor the milestone anniversary, Wilson used social media to reflect on the movie. Wilson shared a video clip from the flick of her singing the song \u201cI\u2019ll Be There\u201d by the Jackson 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/newsletters\/daily?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=top\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\ud83c\udfacSIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news &amp; celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox\ud83c\udfac;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\ud83c\udfacSIGN UP for Parade&#8217;s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news &amp; celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox\ud83c\udfac<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The moment was iconic in the movie and also had a major impact on Wilson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIn \u2018Now and Then\u2019 I played Chrissy, reuniting with her childhood best friends and looking back on their unforgettable summer of 1970.\u2060 It was actually the first time I ever sang on screen, covering &#8216;I\u2019ll Be There&#8217; by the Jackson 5, which years later found its way onto my \u2018Now &amp; Forever: Duets\u2019 album.\u2060 Can you believe it\u2019s been 30 years since this beautiful coming-of-age story first hit the screen? #throwbackthursday #nowandthen #nowandforever,\u201d was the caption on her Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Actress <strong>Molly McCook<\/strong> popped up in the comments to react to <em>Now and Then<\/em>\u2019s anniversary. \u201cBest of the best \ud83d\ude0d,\u201d she wrote. Country singer<strong> Jessie James Decker<\/strong> also had a reply that mentioned a possible remake, writing, \u201cMy favorite ever!!!!!! Such a classic!!!! 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