In his long career, action star Bruce Willis has also starred in one of the best sci-fi films of the last few decades. Terry Gilliam’s 12 Monkeys, in which the star travels back in time to To prevent the extinction of billions of people due to a virus pandemic.
The blockbuster includes a scene in which Willis’ character falls to the ground after being kicked in the face. The actor initially didn’t want to film this moment.
Bruce Willis initially didn’t want to shoot the 12 Monkeys scene
Collider has picked up a set anecdote from the director on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the sci-fi thriller. In a Hollywood Reporter article, Gilliam recalls an incident during filming when it comes to the scene between Willis’ James Cole and Madeleine Stowe’s Kathryn Railly. In it, Cole captures the psychiatrist and locks her in a trunk. When he opens it, he gets kicked in the facewhich Willis didn’t want to play at first:
And he said, ‘I wouldn’t go down.’ I said, ‘Stop, Bruce! You would go down!’ He said, ‘No!’ That was one of the funniest moments. The stuntman said, ‘Yes, Bruce, you would go down.’ And he said, ‘No, I wouldn’t.’ I said, ‘You’re not John McClane, stop it!’
Gilliam then tried to ignore the star:
He went off and sulked against a tree, and I just kept shooting without him, and eventually he came back. ‘OK. Yes, I’ll do it. It’s bullshit.’ That was really the only difficult moment.
Watch another German 12 Monkeys trailer here:
12 Monkeys – Trailer (German)
How to watch 12 Monkeys with Bruce Willis?
You can’t watch this sci-fi masterpiece anywhere on a streaming flat rate at the moment. 12 Monkeys is from providers such as Amazon Prime available to rent or buy.