Dan Gross: A steamy scene for Andrea Langi

MARLTON ACTRESS

Andrea Langi shares a steamy-bathroom sex scene with Mickey Rourke in the upcoming film "The Wrestler."

The film just won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival and was also the buzz of the Toronto Film Festival, from which Langi just returned, heading right to Pearl (1904 Chestnut) for drinks with friends.

"The Wrestler," directed by Darren Aronofsky ("Requiem for a Dream"), also stars Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. It features Rourke as a wrestler trying to make comebacks in his professional and personal life. The movie is set for release in December.

Langi, a former Eagles cheerleader, plays Alyssa, "a minor love interest" of Rourke's. "We had some pretty tough scenes that we had to do together," Langi says, though she found Rourke "a very nice guy, very sweet and down to earth."

As for their sex scene, Langi says: "I don't want to give too much away. It's a pretty raw scene. We're not making love.

We're having sex."

Langi, who appeared on the reality show "For Love or Money" several years back, has two more upcoming films: "The Nail," with William Forsythe and Tony Luke, Jr., and "The Greek American," written and directed by Alysia Maltepes. A few years ago we reported that Langi and Upper Darby-native actor Jamie Kennedy were dating. For now, Langi says, they are "very dear friends."

Out and about

_ Mikhail Gorbachev dined in a party of six last night at Smith & Wollensky at the Rittenhouse. The former Soviet leader, in town to receive the Liberty Medal tonight from the National Constitution Center, went for a lamb chop, as security hung heavy inside and outside the restaurant.

* Jamie Farr, of "M*A*S*H," in the area working on QVC, dined in a small party at Buddakan (325 Chestnut) Tuesday night. Well-wishers along Chestnut Street approached the friendly actor.

_ Iggle Quintin Demps and a female companion went for filet mignon at Davio's (111 S. 17th) the other night, and the safety left a generous tip.

_ Sister Sledge singer Kathy Sledge and entertainment attorney Lloyd Zane Remick lunched yesterday at the Union League, where they discussed a possible Broadway project for Sledge.

Taking place

today . . .

_ Lafayette Hill's Terrence Howard will join Martha Stewart on her show at noon on NBC 10 to make sangria and discuss his album, "Shine Through It."

_ Solange, Talib Kweli and

Nikki Jean will perform at Community College of Philadelphia (17th & Spring Garden) in Rock the Vote's voter-registration campaign. Show's at 3 at the Winnet Courtyard. The Road Trip '08 tour also has a bus on which people can register to vote, request absentee ballots and discuss candidate's policies.

Ride for Kids set for Sunday

The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation's Ride for Kids is Sunday. Motorcycle riders can register between 7:30 and 9:15 a.m. at the IMAX Theater at the King of Prussia Mall. At 9:30, the riders take off for Longwood Gardens. After lunch there, riders will enjoy a Celebration of Life program featuring interviews with young brain-tumor survivors. The minimum donation to ride is $35, but the more you raise, the more chances you have to win a prize. For each $300 that entrants raise, their name will be entered into a drawing for a Honda motorcycle. Info, call 800-253-6530, or visit firstgiving.com/thefalks.

Clearing the record

Comedian Jim Florentine, here playing Helium (2031 Sansom) through Saturday, and Robin Quivers, of the Howard Stern show, recently broke up. In yesterday's column we said the pair was still a couple. *

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