Pulp Fiction was my gateway to Tarantino fandom, back in the 2000's when I'd re-watch it repeatedly on one of those portable DVD players, blue-tacking a poster of Uma Thurman as Mia to the slanted ceiling above my bed. It's arguably one of the most memorable lines in film history, as Bruce Willis - playing professional boxer and bad-ass Butch Coolidge - rides off on a motorcycle with his girlfriend Fabienne following a very unfortunate series of events involving a sinister 'gimp' and someone (Zed) getting shot in the crotch. He still carries the solemn gravity that imbues his iconic action roles in films like Die Hard, but in Anderson’s hands, we see Willis’ masculinity challenged by a character who is clearly grappling with how that machismo has made him lonely.īruce Willis in Quentin Tarantino's cult classic, Pulp Fiction. Oozing with typical Anderson charm, the film’s focus on the unabashed trenches of adolescent love is given prophetic fallacy in the form of an incoming storm, as well as a severe Social Services (an always excellent Tilda Swinton), which both threaten to break the lovebirds apart.Īnd right in the eye of this literal and figurative storm is a sad old man, Island Police Captain Duffy Sharp, played with intelligent melancholy by Willis. Set on a remote island, Moonrise Kingdom follows the journey of orphan Sam, who escapes his scout group’s camping trip to abscond with the love of his young life, Suzy. Willis is no exception to the rule, as he brings his particular brand of masculine no-nonsense energy to the whimsical world of my favourite Anderson film, 2012’s Moonrise Kingdom. There’s nothing like a Wes Anderson film to draw out new shades from an all-star cast. Courtesy of Focus Features/2012 Focus Features ![]() If you can stomach some fairly gruesome scenes - don’t worry, they’re all computer generated and even won the 1992 Oscar for Best Visual Effects - alongside top notch comedy, you’ll love Death Becomes Her.īruce Willis in Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. Unsurprisingly, throughout the course of the film, they both learn that immortality inevitably comes at a price. What follows is a darkly hilarious journey which sees the two female leads taking a mysterious potion which is said to grant eternal life - and youth - to those that drink it. Ernest’s affections all while Madeline and Helen fight against the ageing process. Ernest Menville, a successful plastic surgeon who’s fought over by actress Madeline and writer Helen - respectively played by Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn. However, the 1992 camp classic was a huge box office hit, grossing $149 million (approximately €140 million) and it’s an endlessly entertaining romp through the lives of Beverly Hills’ elite. Universal Pictures/1992įollowing on from Bruce Willis’ appearance in the first two Die Hard films, a role in black comedy Death Becomes Her might have seemed like a rather rogue career move for a star best known for his turns in action movies. ![]() ![]() One of the most toxic fictional relationships in film history? Bruce Willis and Meryl Streep in Death Becomes Her.
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