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Bruce Willis To Retire From Acting.

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https://news.sky.com/story/bruce-willis-retiring-from-acting-due-to-condition-impacting-his-cognitive-abilities-12578377Bruce Willis retiring from acting due to condition 'impacting his cognitive abilities'


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  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,967
    edited March 2022
    No wonder he managed to cram in a load of straight to DVD flicks before this. I follow RedLetterMedia on YouTube which reviewed a few of these films and he is seen wearing an earpiece in some of them which prompted theories that he had dementia. 
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,135
    Pretty sure this happened after Die Hard 2….
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,366
    Remember Moonlighting.  Cracking 80's series, he was a great comic actor and Cybil Shepherb was a twitcher.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,677
    He was great in Moonlighting & Die Hard, and had a great few scenes in Pulp Fiction. The least said about Hudson Hawk the better. 
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,499
    Last Man Standing 👌
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,418
    Fumbluff said:
    Pretty sure this happened after Die Hard 2….
    Bit harsh.
  • Addick_and_Chips
    Addick_and_Chips Posts: 445
    Fumbluff said:
    Pretty sure this happened after Die Hard 2….
    Die Hard with a Vengeance is a great film. 
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,199
    edited March 2022
    1StevieG said:
    No wonder he managed to cram in a load of straight to DVD flicks before this. I follow RedLetterMedia on YouTube which reviewed a few of these films and he is seen wearing an earpiece in some of them which prompted theories that he had dementia. 
    It's possibly worse than that - there's a story going around that the guy who produced a lot of those movies knew he was onto a winner despite Bruce's issues. All he had to do was get a budget together that could make a shitty movie, get Bruce in for 24 hours of shooting, whack him on the poster and bam - he could make a profit. 

    But it seems Bruce was already finished. He hardly knew where he was, and was being exploited by this guy and Bruce's entourage, who were helping to wheel him onto the set where he listened to lines from the earpiece and repeated them out loud. At times he literally didn't know he was on a set or why he had to say things. 

    I don't know if this story is true, but it certainly fits with his alarming regularity in straight-to-streaming guff, and the performances therein.  I just don't think I can buy that his family would allow it to happen. 

    Here’s a good article about his career and feelings toward the press. 

    https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-03-07/from-the-highest-paid-actor-in-hollywood-to-straight-to-video-b-movies-the-rise-and-fall-of-bruce-willis.html?outputType=amp
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,199
    I would also argue that 12 Monkeys is his best performance by some distance. He did well in Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, but it was all understatement in Shayamalan films. While Looper was his last, great film. 
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    Sad to hear of his health deteriorating like it has. I'll always be grateful for Die Hard. A bona-fide classic.

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  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,262
    If we are shouting out great films, he was great in Death becomes her too.. totally against type in his heyday, but very funny.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,009
    JiMMy 85 said:
    1StevieG said:
    No wonder he managed to cram in a load of straight to DVD flicks before this. I follow RedLetterMedia on YouTube which reviewed a few of these films and he is seen wearing an earpiece in some of them which prompted theories that he had dementia. 
    It's possibly worse than that - there's a story going around that the guy who produced a lot of those movies knew he was onto a winner despite Bruce's issues. All he had to do was get a budget together that could make a shitty movie, get Bruce in for 24 hours of shooting, whack him on the poster and bam - he could make a profit. 

    But it seems Bruce was already finished. He hardly knew where he was, and was being exploited by this guy and Bruce's entourage, who were helping to wheel him onto the set where he listened to lines from the earpiece and repeated them out loud. At times he literally didn't know he was on a set or why he had to say things. 

    I don't know if this story is true, but it certainly fits with his alarming regularity in straight-to-streaming guff, and the performances therein.  I just don't think I can buy that his family would allow it to happen. 

    Either way, Here's a good article about Bruce's career and his attitude to the press who never respected his efforts


    Link does not seem to be working 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,109
    Superb actor. Loved him in Die Hard, 5th Element,  Pulp Fiction, etc.
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,812
    I feel sorry for Bruce but, on the other hand, he did get to have marital sexual relations with the stunning Demi Moore at her peak in the early 1990s so, all thing considered, he’s had a pretty decent innings!
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,967
    golfaddick said:
    He was great in Moonlighting & Die Hard, and had a great few scenes in Pulp Fiction. The least said about Hudson Hawk the better. 
    I quite liked Hudson Hawk. 
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,619
    I feel in love with him in Moonlighting and I have watched absolutely everything he’s done.
    Good and bad.
    He just does it for me.

    And I have no shame in admitting that the very first moment I saw Hubby, in his suit at Southwark nick, my breath was taken away because the similarity to ‘David’ was unbelievable.

    He knows I only fell in love with him because he looked like Bruce Willis.

    Take care Bruce ♥️
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,284
    That's awful news. For someone who has a lifetime, and presumably love of, communication for a living that's going to be hard to come to terms with.

    Yes, some of his more recent stuff has been utter guff, but he's also been in some classic movies too.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,811
    Dazzler21 said:
    Fumbluff said:
    Pretty sure this happened after Die Hard 2….
    Bit harsh.
    Agreed that it’s a bit harsh in the circumstances. It’s not nice news and I wish BW the best of health and a happy retirement. 
    I do, however, agree with the point that I think @Fumbluff was trying to make - even if the attempt at humour was a little insensitive - ie He isn’t a great actor and has done very little good work since the first two Die Hards. And even they were only good because they were so splendidly cheesy and silly. I was never quite able to understand why he had mass appeal.

    Nonetheless, good luck and good health to him.
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    The Fifth Element is one of my favourite films.
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,199
    lordromford said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Fumbluff said:
    Pretty sure this happened after Die Hard 2….
    Bit harsh.
    Agreed that it’s a bit harsh in the circumstances. It’s not nice news and I wish BW the best of health and a happy retirement. 
    I do, however, agree with the point that I think @Fumbluff was trying to make - even if the attempt at humour was a little insensitive - ie He isn’t a great actor and has done very little good work since the first two Die Hards. And even they were only good because they were so splendidly cheesy and silly. I was never quite able to understand why he had mass appeal.

    Nonetheless, good luck and good health to him.
    He once said that Terry Gilliam was the first person to tell him hto act, and not just do his cocky smug thing. I really do think the movie press annoyed him and he just said fuck it, I'll do my thing. 

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  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,262
    lordromford said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Fumbluff said:
    Pretty sure this happened after Die Hard 2….
    Bit harsh.
    Agreed that it’s a bit harsh in the circumstances. It’s not nice news and I wish BW the best of health and a happy retirement. 
    I do, however, agree with the point that I think @Fumbluff was trying to make - even if the attempt at humour was a little insensitive - ie He isn’t a great actor and has done very little good work since the first two Die Hards. And even they were only good because they were so splendidly cheesy and silly. I was never quite able to understand why he had mass appeal.

    Nonetheless, good luck and good health to him.
    the fact that multiple people keep coming up with more and more quality performances the longer the thread goes on suggests you are wrong. 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,811
    edited March 2022
    Manic_mania said:
    lordromford said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Fumbluff said:
    Pretty sure this happened after Die Hard 2….
    Bit harsh.
    Agreed that it’s a bit harsh in the circumstances. It’s not nice news and I wish BW the best of health and a happy retirement. 
    I do, however, agree with the point that I think @Fumbluff was trying to make - even if the attempt at humour was a little insensitive - ie He isn’t a great actor and has done very little good work since the first two Die Hards. And even they were only good because they were so splendidly cheesy and silly. I was never quite able to understand why he had mass appeal.

    Nonetheless, good luck and good health to him.
    the fact that multiple people keep coming up with more and more quality performances the longer the thread goes on suggests you are wrong. 
    Maybe. Or maybe we just disagree.
    To be honest, I was just posting an opinion. I don’t think he’s a great actor, but I guess you do. 
    But to be honest, I have no intention of derailing what is essentially a respectful thread following some sad news about BW’s health that I wouldn’t wish on anyone.
    So if it’s ok with you, I’d rather we just agree to disagree and wish him well.
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,872
    Armageddon was great

    Die hard trilogy, sixth sense, looper, pulp fiction... All great films 
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,872
    Also really liked hostage and sin city 
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,285
    JiMMy 85 said:
    1StevieG said:
    No wonder he managed to cram in a load of straight to DVD flicks before this. I follow RedLetterMedia on YouTube which reviewed a few of these films and he is seen wearing an earpiece in some of them which prompted theories that he had dementia. 
    It's possibly worse than that - there's a story going around that the guy who produced a lot of those movies knew he was onto a winner despite Bruce's issues. All he had to do was get a budget together that could make a shitty movie, get Bruce in for 24 hours of shooting, whack him on the poster and bam - he could make a profit. 

    But it seems Bruce was already finished. He hardly knew where he was, and was being exploited by this guy and Bruce's entourage, who were helping to wheel him onto the set where he listened to lines from the earpiece and repeated them out loud. At times he literally didn't know he was on a set or why he had to say things. 

    I don't know if this story is true, but it certainly fits with his alarming regularity in straight-to-streaming guff, and the performances therein.  I just don't think I can buy that his family would allow it to happen. 

    Here’s a good article about his career and feelings toward the press. 

    https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-03-07/from-the-highest-paid-actor-in-hollywood-to-straight-to-video-b-movies-the-rise-and-fall-of-bruce-willis.html?outputType=amp
    Thanks for posting the article. For a non film buff like myself it was interesting reading.  I guess I only really know BW from his big hits as I don't watch that many movies outside of those and the ones recommended by Beds at Xmas.  I had no idea he had featured in so many B movies recently, a somewhat sad end to a high profile career.

    Whilst clearly not the greatest actor, BW for me was generally an actor who's name was synonymous with easy watching American action films.  I enjoyed just about all of those listed above.

    At 67 he is still a relatively young man and I wish him well in his years ahead.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,907
    Terrible shame..a top Hollywood actor 
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,213
    Absolutely mental opinion from me but Die Hard with a vengeance is the best one and probably the only decent 3rd film ever. 
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,027
    BR7_addick said:
    Absolutely mental opinion from me but Die Hard with a vengeance is the best one and probably the only decent 3rd film ever. 
    the 3rd was just as good as the 2nd for me.
    But love all 3 and have watched them over and over.
  • Jonniesta
    Jonniesta Posts: 1,159
    BR7_addick said:
    Absolutely mental opinion from me but Die Hard with a vengeance is the best one and probably the only decent 3rd film ever. 
    I agree with your praise for Die Hard 3, awesome film, but cannot let that slur on Toy Story 3 or Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade lie without comment...
    And some might argue that the most oscar-decorated film of all time, LOTR ROTK, was decent. 
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,467
    edited March 2022
    Never thought he was a great actor and relied on his charisma on screen.

    Awful that he has cognitive decline - I hope he gets all the support he needs. Very worrying for him and his family.

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