I read a fascinating article somewhere (wish I could find it) a year or two ago describing this category of action movies where past-their-peak stars would come in and act for a few days in roles that were more than a cameo but considerably less than you would think from their prominent billing that helped sell the movie worldwide. They weren't confined to one or two scenes, but the character would periodically pop up throughout the movie. Willis was one of the notable stars doing this ... and now, of course, we know why.
Apparently the folks behind the Razzies are wrestling with what if any retroactive action they should take regarding Willis' recent "award" -- they have publicly expressed regret about a few past ones to other actors, notably Shelley Duvall in The Shining: https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/razzie-bruce-willis-1234712968/ On Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 11:01:28 PM UTC-4 David Bruggeman wrote: > As somebody who has frequented the DVD rental kiosks, I can say with some > certainty that Mr. Willis is one of many actors who have done a *lot* of > direct to video films over the last....decade? And on those days when my > YouTube recommendations seem thick with trailers for Eastern European and > Asian produced movies, Mr. Willis has shown up their a few times. > > While I didn't recognize it at the time, it seems that the last chance > many of us may have seen Mr. Willis in full wisecrack, at least > metaphorically speaking, would have been at his Comedy Central Roast in > 2018 or in the Between Two Ferns movie in 2019. > > For me, anyway, his sense of humor made his action films much more > enjoyable. When a project didn't have that, even a little, it just seemed > like a wasted opportunity. > > David > > On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 11:53:57 AM PDT, PGage <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From this and other versions of the story I have read (see > https://apnews.com/article/3f127ab624284bff244afc5da3f503a5) It is not > clear his problem is an inability to speak. There are several kinds of > aphasia (e.g. expressive, receptive). Even some expressive aphasias are > not quite inability to speak, but often inability to speak coherently. > > They also seem not to have revealed what led to his aphasia, it’s almost > always neurological, head injury, stroke, could be part of certain kinds of > dementia. > > In any case, particularly cruel for someone always marked by his > charismatic glibness and verbal agility. > > Was particularly shocked by the news in the AP story that he was in 5 > movies released last year direct to video. > > > > > > On Wed, 30 Mar 2022 at 10:59 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Due to a brain-damage-induced inability to speak. Holy cow. > > > https://variety.com/2022/film/news/bruce-willis-retiring-acting-apashia-1235219017/ > (link) > > > B > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c5b1a7f8-5379-4532-a3de-ba1a19284e47n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c5b1a7f8-5379-4532-a3de-ba1a19284e47n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2Bx7BZ1gddw5Q4VzMi0Vmy3VdObOjAVjizkzEGY%3DFmC4A%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2Bx7BZ1gddw5Q4VzMi0Vmy3VdObOjAVjizkzEGY%3DFmC4A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/bc00c7b3-4057-4394-95a0-4391346f43a2n%40googlegroups.com.
