Denise Richards was able to make some lovely memories with Patrick Muldoon before his sudden death from a heart attack last week.
Muldoon and Richards – who dated in the ’90s for five years and remained best friends decades later – play romantic partners in the new action crime thriller Dirty handsout in theaters on Friday, April 24.
“Pat and I had to push this week Dirty handsRichards wrote on Instagram. “He was so passionate about this film and worked so hard on it…We made our first film together and I’m so blessed and grateful that I made his last film with him.”
The post was accompanied by an emotional scene between their characters: Muldoon plays Chicago drug runner Patrick Muldoon and Richards plays his girlfriend Sheila, who is torn between her loyalties.
Richards, 55, and Muldoon, who was 57, first played together in Starship Troopers in 1997, when they were 19 and 21 respectively. They formed a strong bond and dated for five years before deciding to remain friends.
Earlier this week was Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The star paid tribute to Muldoon on Instagram, admitting she is “deeply heartbroken and devastated” to lose her “best friend” and “family”.
“All my adult life and I don’t know it without you. The friendship, love, support, respect and loyalty we had was unconditional and rare,” she wrote. “You’ve had my back and protected me more than anyone. I don’t know what I’d do without you here.”
