Neal McDonough breaks his no-kissing rule for 'The Last Rodeo' scene

Neal McDonough has famously upheld a idiosyncratic regularisation against on-screen kissing, but the histrion has breached that bound for his latest project. 

The histrion had a special, milestone buss with the emotion of his life, Ruvé, successful the movie "The Last Rodeo."

McDonough spoke to Fox News Digital astir however it felt to get backmost successful the saddle aft starring successful Western projects, including "Yellowstone," arsenic good arsenic yet being capable to "kiss the miss successful the end."

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"The Last Rodeo" prima refused to immoderate romance scenes retired of respect for his religion and wife. (Omar Vega/Getty Images)

"I've been riding horses my full life, truthful to leap into this saddle is antithetic due to the fact that I've ne'er truly been successful this benignant of saddle before," McDonough said. "I've not been the leader of the movie. I've ne'er been successful the presumption wherever I get to buss the miss successful the extremity because, arsenic everyone knows, I won't buss different pistillate connected screen."

"I've ne'er been successful the presumption wherever I get to buss the miss successful the extremity because, arsenic everyone knows, I won't buss different pistillate connected screen."

McDonough added it took a spot of persuasion to person Ruvé, who helped nutrient "The Last Rodeo" and starred arsenic his on-screen wife, connected board, particularly during their romanticist scenes.

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"I convinced my wife, Ruvé. I said, ‘Honey, you person to beryllium successful the movie due to the fact that I person to buss the miss successful the end.’ She’s like, ‘I don’t cognize however to act.’ I’m like, ‘Well, you bash now.’"

Directed by his longtime person and filmmaker Jon Avnet, the infinitesimal wasn’t conscionable a cinematic buss to McDonough, helium explained, but the culmination of years of religion and dedication toward his matrimony that has withstood the pressures of Hollywood. 

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Neal McDonough stars successful "The Last Rodeo," directed by Jon Avnet, and helium shares a peculiar on-screen buss with woman Ruvé. (Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Janie's Fund)

"We did it, and that was 1 of my favourite moments I've ever had connected a set. There I am, wearing the leader hat, being directed by my favourite manager of each time, Jon Avnet, kissing my woman successful a movie, yet doing it the mode I've ever wanted to bash it. It’s the top feeling," McDonough said.

Neal and woman Ruvé person been joined much than 2 decades. When Fox News Digital asked what it was similar having the spotlight connected their romance scenes, helium jokingly replied, "Oh, we got it connected that day. It was awesome."

However, filming the kissing country took a humorous crook erstwhile their daughter, London, was connected acceptable during her parents' take. 

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"Our girl London was there, and she was like, ‘Dad, tin you stop? Because I'm celebrated for one, possibly 2 takes — 8 oregon 9 takes through. I'm like, ‘Jon, I request 1 more. I didn’t get that right.’ And determination we are, mackin’ again. And there’s London, ‘Oh dad, you're grossing maine out.’"

McDonough explained that helium got to amusement "my emotion for my wife," knowing the infinitesimal was going to beryllium showcased connected an 80-foot screen. 

"Watching maine emotion the happening that I emotion much than thing connected this satellite … for me, it was the crowning accomplishment of everything I've done successful my life.

"Ups and downs, the hard times I went done due to the fact that of choices I've made, present are each successful the rearview mirror. And I couldn't beryllium happier due to the fact that each of it was directed by 1 of my top friends, my mentor, my large brother, John Avnet, and I wouldn't beryllium present without you."

While "The Last Rodeo" focused connected themes of faith, household and redemption successful the high-adrenaline satellite of bull riding, manager Avnet shared with Fox News Digital however helium tied each the subjects unneurotic successful his latest task and what it was similar moving alongside his longtime friend, McDonough. 

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"I truly believed successful Neil arsenic an actor, and I believed helium was a starring antheral successful the exemplary of Clint Eastwood, you know, oregon John Wayne oregon Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart," Avnet said. 

"He has an quality to explicit truthful overmuch by doing seemingly truthful little, but, successful this case, helium was emotionally there. … Here's Neil, nary longer a kid. And I think, 'Wow, he's got it. He's got that Western prima appeal.'"

"The Last Rodeo" manager Jon Avnet compares Neal McDonough to Clint Eastwood. (Angel Studios)

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Fox News Digital additionally spoke with McDonough and his woman astatine a Professional Bull Riders lawsuit successful Arlington, Texas, wherever "The Last Rodeo" prima shared what his aggravated grooming consisted of. He acknowledged being injured portion bull riding.

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"There was a batch of work. … For me, it was mostly mechanical bulls for months and months and months. And that beats the snot retired of you. And it was hard, but I conscionable didn't privation thing to not look 100% authentic."

In "The Last Rodeo," McDonough portrays a retired rodeo fable who risked it each to prevention his sick grandson. As helium faced his ain achy past and the fears of his family, McDonough's quality entered a high-stakes bull riding contention arsenic the oldest contestant ever. 

Hollywood histrion Neal McDonough shared his archetypal on-screen buss with his real-life woman successful "The Last Rodeo." (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)

Along the way, helium reconciles aged wounds with his estranged girl and proves that existent courageousness is recovered successful the combat for family.

"The Last Rodeo" volition beryllium released successful theaters May 23. 

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 Fox News Digital's Larry Fink contributed to this report.