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Bruce Willis

posted 2 years ago by ecarle (14979)
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Bruce Willis is in Nobody's Fool. He has quite a few scenes, and he's very good.

Willis had two stipulations:

ONE: He would only appear in scenes opposite Paul Newman(though other people are in some of those scenes.)
TWO: He would not take billing.

On set, Willis reminded Newman that they had already worked on a movie together. Newman couldn't remember it.

Most of us couldn't either.

In The Verdict(1982) when Paul Newman makes his closing argument speech at the end of the movie, in the specator seats behind him about five rows back is...Young Bruce Willis. With hair.
You can see him a LOT, and at one point, he smiles.

[–] Kowalski (75528) 2 years ago

SMART MAN THAT WILLIS...PAUL NEWMAN IS ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATS.

[–] ecarle (14979) 2 years ago

Yes, Willis was very smart to do that.

Their scenes are great...the two men insult each other, Newman swears he will steal Bruce Willis's beautiful wife(Melanie Griffith) away from him...but clearly they are friends, and Willis is paying Newman to do piecemeal work in a manner that allows him to pay his rent and otherwise survive. I also like how Willis plays a 30-something man who has had a heart bypass and shows off the scar when playing poker shirtless. Tough guy.

Two great actors in one fine little film.

[–] Destinata (3320) 2 years ago

It's a small town. Of course they'd interact. But that doesn't mean they're friends. With each cinderblock, Sully was dreaming of throwing Willis's character out of the window. He hated his guts. But he had to work for him. Small town life.

I loved the dialogue. It was just like the men I know. Newman's character especially. "Wanna know how many times I fold it?"

[–] Destinata (3320) 2 years ago

Thanks for that! What a lovely story!