The Bruce Willis Handbook - Everything you need to know about Bruce Willis

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Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955), better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor, producer, and musician.His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles.

He is well known for the role of John McClane in the Die Hard series, which were mostly critical and uniformly financial successes.has also appeared in over sixty films, including box office successes like Pulp Fiction, Sin City, 12 Monkeys, The Fifth Element, Armageddon, and The Sixth Sense.
Motion pictures featuring Willis have grossed US$2.64 billion to 3.05 billion at North American box offices, making him the ninth highest-grossing actor in a leading role and twelfth highest including supporting roles. He is a two-time Emmy Award-winning, Golden Globe Award-winning and four-time Saturn Award-nominated actor.Willis was married to actress Demi Moore and they had three daughters before their divorce in 2000, following thirteen years of marriage.

This book is your ultimate resource for Bruce Willis . Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: The First Deadly Sin, The Verdict, Blind Date (1987 film), Sunset (film), Die Hard, That's Adequate, In Country, Look Who's Talking, Die Hard 2, Look Who's Talking Too, The Bonfire of the Vanities (film), Mortal Thoughts, Hudson Hawk, Billy Bathgate (film), The Last Boy Scout, Death Becomes Her, Loaded Weapon 1, Striking Distance, North (film), Color of Night, Pulp Fiction, Nobody's Fool (1994 film), Die Hard with a Vengeance, Four Rooms, 12 Monkeys, Last Man Standing (film), Beavis and Butt-head Do America, The Fifth Element, The Jackal (1997 film), Mercury Rising, Armageddon (1998 film), The Siege, Breakfast of Champions (film), The Sixth Sense, The Story of Us, The Whole Nine Yards (film), Disney's The Kid, Unbreakable (film), Bandits, Hart's War, Tears of the Sun, Rugrats Go Wild, The Whole Ten Yards, Ocean's Twelve, Hostage (film), Sin City (film), Alpha Dog, 16 Blocks, Fast Food Nation (film), Lucky Number Slevin, Over the Hedge (film), The Astronaut Farmer, Perfect Stranger (film), Grindhouse (film), Planet Terror, Nancy Drew (2007 film), Live Free or Die Hard, What Just Happened, Assassination of a High School President, Surrogates (film), Cop Out (2010 film), The Expendables (2010 film), Red (2010 film), Setup (film), Catch .44, The Cold Light of Day (film), Lay the Favorite, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Looper (film), Moonrise Kingdom, The Expendables 2, Moonlighting (TV series), The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course.

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• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
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Contents

Articles The First Deadly Sin The Verdict Blind Date (1987 film)

Sunset (film)

Die Hard That's Adequate In Country Look Who's Talking Die Hard 2 Look Who's Talking Too The Bonfire of the Vanities (film) Mortal Thoughts Hudson Hawk Billy Bathgate (film) The Last Boy Scout Death Becomes Her Loaded Weapon 1 Striking Distance North (film) Color of Night Pulp Fiction Nobody's Fool (1994 film) Die Hard with a Vengeance Four Rooms 12 Monkeys Last Man Standing (film) Beavis and Butt-head Do America The Fifth Element The Jackal (1997 film) Mercury Rising Armageddon (1998 film) The Siege Breakfast of Champions (film) The Sixth Sense

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The Story of Us The Whole Nine Yards (film) Disney's The Kid Unbreakable (film) Bandits Hart's War Tears of the Sun Rugrats Go Wild The Whole Ten Yards Ocean's Twelve Hostage (film) Sin City (film) Alpha Dog 16 Blocks Fast Food Nation (film) Lucky Number Slevin Over the Hedge (film) The Astronaut Farmer Perfect Stranger (film)

Grindhouse (film)

Planet Terror Nancy Drew (2007 film) Live Free or Die Hard What Just Happened Assassination of a High School President Surrogates (film) Cop Out (2010 film) The Expendables (2010 film) Red (2010 film) Setup (film) Catch .44 The Cold Light of Day (film) Lay the Favorite G.I. Joe: Retaliation Looper (film) Moonrise Kingdom The Expendables 2 Moonlighting (TV series)

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The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

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The First Deadly Sin

The First Deadly Sin

The First Deadly Sin

Theatrical release poster Directed byBrian G. Hutton

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Frank Sinatra Elliott Kastner George Pappas Mark Shanker

Novel: Lawrence Sanders Screenplay: Mann Rubin

Frank Sinatra Faye Dunaway David Dukes George Coe Brenda Vaccaro James Whitmore Martin Gabel

Gordon Jenkins

Jack Priestley

Filmways Pictures

October 3, 1980 (premiere)

112 min.

United States

English

The First Deadly Sinis a 1980 American film produced by and starring Frank Sinatra, along with Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, Brenda Vaccaro, James Whitmore, Martin Gabel in his final acting role, and Bruce Willis in his film debut.The First Deadly Sinwas based on the novel of the same name, first of a series of popular novels by Lawrence Sanders, and was originally slated to be directed by Roman Polanski, who was dropped by Columbia Pictures after statutory rape charges were brought against him.

The last of nine films produced by Sinatra and his final starring performance, he plays a troubled New York City homicide cop, Detective Sergeant Edward X. Delaney. Dunaway has a small role as the detective's ailing wife, hospitalized during the entire story with a rare kidney affliction. A then-unknown Willis has a bit part, virtually unrecognizable as a hat covers most of his face.

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The First Deadly Sin

The First Deadly Sinwas the third production by Sinatra's Artanis production company and was shot on location in New York City. It premiered on October 23, 1980 at Loew's State Theatre in Times Square as part of a benefit for the Mother Cabrini Medical Centre. The musical score was provided by composer and arranger Gordon Jenkins, who first worked with Sinatra on the 1957 album "Where Are You?"

Plot New York police Sgt. Edward Delaney is at the scene of a brutal murder when news comes that his hospitalized wife's kidney illness has worsened after an operation. Approaching retirement, with a growing depression in the face of his wife's condition, Delaney throws himself into the murder case. He is fascinated by a crime committed with what seems to be a very unusual weapon. Delaney tries to cross-section the recent killing with other murders in various parts of the city, looking for a common link. A lack of solid leads leaves Delaney at a loose end until he recruits assistance from an enthusiastic museum curator, a coroner, and the victim's wife. The investigation leads Delaney to a man named Blank, a seemingly normal businessman who is leading a secret life. Delaney uses psychological warfare in an attempt to trap the killer, all while the condition of the policeman's wife deteriorates by the hour.

Cast a Frank Sinatra as Edward X. Delaney a Faye Dunaway as Barbara Delaney a David Dukes as Daniel Blank a George Coe as Dr. Bernardi a Brenda Vaccaro as Monica Gilbert a Martin Gabel as Christopher Langley a Bruce Willis as Man Entering Diner (uncredited)

Critical reception The First Deadly Sinfailed to make much of an impression at the box office, while some critics were left cold by a slow-burning picture that tried to focus more on character and plot without succumbing to action scenes and shootouts. The ending was changed from the novel in which the killer Daniel Blank retreated to a bluff called Devil's Needle in upstate New York where he died of dehydration before Delaney and the State Troopers were able to bring him down. Here, a more subtle approach allowed the ending to be more in tune with the rest of the film. Critics Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin both praised Sinatra's performance as one of his best, while daughter Nancy Sinatra commented in her bookSinatra: An American Legendthat this was a film her father was very excited about. "Who would have thought, in all honesty, that Frank Sinatra still had this performance in him?" wrote Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times. "The movie is one of the season's pleasant surprises." Maltin wrote: "Sinatra in good form in one of his better serious vehicles."

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Accolades a Nominated:Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest Supporting Actor, Martin Gabel Nominated:Edgar Allan Poe Awards, TheEdgar Awardfor Best Picture a1st Golden Raspberry Award a Nominated:Worst Actor (Faye Dunaway)

External links [1] a Roger Ebert's Review [2] aThe First Deadly Sinthe Internet Movie Database at [3] The First Deadly SinAllRovi at

References [1] http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19801030/REVIEWS/10300301/1023 [2] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080738/ [3] http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v17480

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The Verdict

The Verdict

The Verdict

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David Brown Richard D. Zanuck

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The Verdictby Barry Reed

Paul Newman Charlotte Rampling Jack Warden James Mason Milo O'Shea

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Peter C. Frank

20th Century Fox

December 8, 1982

129 minutes

United States

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The Verdictis a 1982 courtroom drama film which tells the story of a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer who pushes a medical malpractice case in order to improve his own situation, but discovers along the way that he is doing the right thing. Since the lawsuit involves a woman in a persistent vegetative state, the movie is cast in the shadow of the Karen Ann Quinlan case. The movie stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, and Lindsay Crouse.

Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film was adapted by David Mamet from the novel by Barry Reed and is not a remake of the 1946 film of the same name.

The Verdictwas nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Newman), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (James Mason), Best Director (Sidney Lumet), Best Picture and Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (David Mamet).

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The Verdict

Plot Frank Galvin (Paul Newman), once a promising Boston lawyer, is now an alcoholic ambulance chaser who has lost all of his four cases over the last three years. As a favor, his former partner and friend Mickey (Jack Warden) throws him a medical malpractice case where it's all but assured that the defense will settle for a large amount. The case involves a young mother who was possibly administered the wrong anesthetic and is now in a coma. Her sister and brother-in-law are hoping for a settlement to properly care for the victim, and Frank assures them they have a strong case. Meanwhile, Frank becomes romantically involved with a woman he meets at a local bar, Laura. Frank visits the coma-stricken young mother and is deeply affected. He then meets with the defendants: the Archdiocese of Boston, who run the Catholic hospital where the incident took place. As expected, the archdiocese offers a fairly substantial amount of money to settle out of court, but Frank declines the offer, as he fears that this may be his last chance to do something right as a lawyer, and that merely taking the handout would render him "lost." Everyone, including the presiding judge and the mother's relatives, is stunned by Frank's decision. Things quickly go wrong for Frank: his star medical expert disappears; a hastily arranged substitute's credentials and testimony are called into serious question on the witness stand; his opponent—the high-priced attorney Ed Concannon (James Mason)—has at his disposal a large legal team that is masterful with the press; the presiding judge (Milo O'Shea) takes great strides to obstruct Frank's questioning; and any witnesses present in the operating room refuse to testify about what, if anything, went wrong. While looking for cigarettes in Laura's handbag, Mickey discovers a check from Concannon—evidently she's a spy providing information on Frank's legal strategy to the opposition. When he is informed of this, an enraged Frank slaps Laura on their next meeting. Even then, when he has the clear opportunity to have the case declared a mistrial, Frank decides to continue to trial. Frank's big break occurs when he discovers the whereabouts of a lone witness quickly hushed after the incident. Her shattering testimony—that she was forced to change her chart notes after the incident to hide an egregious error—stuns the entire courtroom. A distressed Concannon's attempts at discrediting her, serve only to further cement her veracity, even after the judge declares her testimony stricken from the record on legal technicalities. Frank delivers a brief but moving closing argument, beseeching the jury to pursue "truth and justice." When the jury returns, they find for Frank's client and then ask whether they are limited to the amount sought by the plaintiffs. When the presiding judge resignedly replies they are not, it is implied the award will far exceed expectations. As Frank is congratulated by his clients, Mickey, and colleagues and strangers alike, he catches a glimpse of Laura watching him from afar. The final shot is of Frank deeply contemplating his new and unfamiliarly bright lease on life, ignoring his telephone's continuous ringing from a call from Laura.

Production Both Frank Sinatra and Dustin Hoffman were briefly considered for the role of Frank. Ultimately, Robert Redford was cast to star in this film, but he was uncomfortable with the script (particularly the scene where Frank strikes Laura with a full punch). After several rewrites, director Sidney Lumet realized the story's original grittiness was fast [1] devolving and chose the original script as the one he would direct. Bruce Willis has an uncredited background appearance as an extra, in one of his first film projects. After the verdict is read for the plaintiff, Willis can be seen to the left of Paul Newman's head and can be seen smiling. Another notable star in this very same instance, but to the right is Tobin Bell.

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The Verdict

Cast a Paul Newman as Frank Galvin a Charlotte Rampling as Laura Fischer a Jack Warden as Mickey Morrissey a James Mason as Ed Concannon a Milo O'Shea as Judge Hoyle a Lindsay Crouse as Kaitlin Costello a Edward Binns as Bishop Brophy a Julie Bovasso as Maureen Rooney a Roxanne Hart as Sally Doneghy a James Handy as Kevin Doneghy a Wesley Addy as Dr. Towler a Joe Seneca as Dr. Thompson a Lewis J. Stadlen as Dr. Gruber a Kent Broadhurst as Joseph Alito a Colin Stinton as Billy a Tobin Bell as Courtroom Observer a Bruce Willis as Courtroom Observer

Reception The Verdicthas a 96% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In a poll of 500 films held by Empire Magazine, it was voted 254th Greatest Movie of all time.

American Film Institute AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains: a Frank Galvin–Nominated Hero AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers–#75 a AFI's 10 Top 10–#4 Courtroom Drama

References [1] Shawn Levy,Paul Newman: A Life,p 436.

External links aThe Verdict(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084855/) at the Internet Movie Database aThe Verdict(http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/verdict/) at Rotten Tomatoes

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