There was a time in Hollywood when Bruce Willis’ name didn’t inspire concern, but wonder as he starred in some of the biggest films in the industry.
Bruce was known for playing the witty character in action-packed films, and shouting “yippee-ki-yay” as he fought the villain in 1988 classic Die Hard.
His final credit was in Assassin, a movie that was released in 2023, after Bruce’s family revealed his diagnosis. In 2022, he was diagnosed with aphasia before this progressed into frontotemporal dementia.
Now, his wife Emma, updates fans about his health. At 71-years-old, Bruce’s legacy as an actor is untouchable.
And we delve into Bruce Willis’ best movies below.
Red
With a killer cast and even witter script, this 2010 action comedy is worth the couch time.
Starring Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, and of course, Bruce as former black-ops agent Frank Moses. When his peaceful life is threatened by an assassin, he reassembles his old team to survive.
Red is available for streaming on Disney+ in Australia.
Die Hard
Who could resist an action Christmas movie?
The 1988 movie follows NYPD detective John McClane, aka Bruce Willis. Visiting his estranged wife at a Christmas party in Los Angeles’ Nakatomi Plaze, German radicals seize the building and take hotstages including John.
And he just so happens to be the only person who can save them all.
Die Hard is available to stream on Disney+ in Australia.
Pulp Fiction
Another iconic movie, another Bruce appearance. In the 1994 film directed by Quetin Tarantino, Bruce stars as Butch Coolidge, alongside A-list actors Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Christopher Walken.
This story is one of violence and redemption, interwining the lives to mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of dinere bandits.
Pulp Fiction is available for streaming on Netflix in Australia.
Death Becomes Her
When Bruce stars in a movie alongside Meryl Steep and Goldie Hawn, its clear the movie is going to reach icon status.
It begins when a novelist, Helen Sharp loses her man to her former friend turned popular movie star, Madeline Ashton. Both chase beauty, granted by a mysterious drink. But immortality has a price – something they didn’t realise until it was too late.
Death Becomes Her is available for streaming on Apple TV+ in Australia.
