Bruce Willis recently announced he is retiring from acting at the age of 67 after being diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder caused by brain damage that affects a person’s ability to communicate.
Willis has been a bankable movie star since 1988’s “Die Hard.” For the last five years, he has been averaging five movies a year with nearly all of them going direct to Blu-ray/DVD. In most of these films, his involvement has been minimal, in hindsight it is clear why.
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Bruce Willis and Goldie Hawn in Robert Zemeckis' black comedy "Death Becomes Her." (COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL)
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Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt in Terry Gilliam's "12 Monkeys." (COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL PICTURES)
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Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis in M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable." (COURTESY OF TOUCHSTONE PICTURES)
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From left: John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis in "RED." (COURTESY OF SUMMIT)
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From left: Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton and Bruce Willis in Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom." (COURTESY OF CRITERON)
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