Bruce Willis has Aphasia

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  1. DeToxRox

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    Complicated legacy for the guy. Had some iconic performances, but I don’t ever recall reading anyone say he was great to work with. Still, no one deserves to go through this (well some people do but probably not Bruce)
     
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  2. Bruce Wayne

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    33% on RT but I have a soft spot for Tears of the Sun for some reason
     
  3. Simon Templar

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    Hudson Hawk always does it for me
     
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  4. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

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    will smith must have slapped him too
     
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  5. JonathanCoachman

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    His pal Sly Stallone has had voluntary aphasia his whole career
     
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    That fucking sucks. Him basically playing himself or a version of John McClain was usually enjoyable.
     
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  7. RoderickJaynes

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    Rumors started popping up lately that he was unwell, and that’s the reason he’s been churning out these truly horrible movies lately so he could bank some money for his family before he couldn’t anymore. Too bad that that was probably the case. If you haven’t though, you should check out his most recent movies on IMDb. Its quite the collection
     
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  8. bro

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    Anybody have detailed experience with this disease? Guessing it is permanent and related to a stroke or something?
     
  9. fucktx

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    it turns into dementia most of the time

    life expectancy is less than 10 years after being diagnosed
     
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    porn stars are impressed by how many movies he's been in recently
     
  11. El Tiburon

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    I don’t know that aphasia is an actual disease entity as opposed to a symptom.
     
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  12. Lyrtch

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    rumors of his memory problems/etc going back to at least 2015

    shitty movies let the directors shoot around him not really being able to interact in scenes and just regurgitate lines fed to him in his ear piece without too much mainstream scrutiny supposedly
     
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  13. War Grundle

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    I've never heard of this condition before.
     
  14. Where Eagles Dare

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    Neither have I.
     
  15. HoosDaMan

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    Moonlighting was a good series.
     
  16. Bo Pelinis

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    Die Hard is a Christmas movie
     
  17. Eric The Viking

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    Worked on one of his movies last year (called “Wrong Place”). The entire feature was scheduled for one week of shooting, and they usually take months. Apparently, they are all set up like this. He only does 3 days of filming during that week for each film. He flies in on day one, says what’s up, and then plays golf until his 3 days of filming are ready. He knocks out his scenes in 3 eight hour days, and then he heads home, until the next one.

    I was there for day one on this one, and did a hill fall (basically just rolling down a hill out of control). I saw him briefly, and he took off after checking in. The crew absolutely flew through the shots. The focus isn’t on perfection, but rather getting it done as quickly as possible. They do a decent amount of shots with his double standing in for him from a panned out view. They use very few locations, to speed up the process, and keep the budget low.

    Honestly, it was pretty refreshing to work on. The pace was hectic, but there are days on other shows, where we film for 16 hours, and only get a portion of a scene done (action scenes typically take longer to film).
     
  18. Bo Pelinis

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    Also I still very much enjoy Armageddon even though it’s an awful movie
     
  19. jbr

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    You ain’t kidding. That’s actually impressive.
     
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  20. Eathan Edwards

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    Guy was in:

    Pulp Fiction
    Die Hard franchise
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    I'm sure I'm forgetting a ton of solid ones

    Sucks - had an elite tier career imo
     
  21. JonathanCoachman

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    what more can you want out of an actor
     
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    Ocean’s Twelve
     
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  25. GrizzliesDrew

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    Did he have a stroke?
     
  26. It'sAlwaysSunnyInAthens

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    Lucky number slevin is a great movie.
     
  27. jplaYa

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    The Fifth Element is a personal favorite

    also enjoyed Lucky Number Slevin and Red
     
  28. Eathan Edwards

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    Literally just re-watched it the other day so it's streaming on some service.
     
  29. War Grundle

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    He was good in Friends.
     
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  30. fucktx

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    Has anyone checked to see if this is why nic cage has put out so many awful movies as well
     
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    I just poured out a Seagram’s golden wine cooler in his honor.
     
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  32. Bruce Wayne

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    Cop Out underrated too though that's more Tracey Morgan
     
  33. It'sAlwaysSunnyInAthens

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    I work at a golf club near a major movie studio. He plays here from time to time and is beloved by all the staff that interacts with him.
     
  34. RalfBully

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    I read this as Bruce Willis has Alopecia and thought it was one of the GOAT trolls from Rumer since he's been bald for decades. Now I am instead sad
     
  35. 20/20/20/20

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    Voice work in Look Who’s Talking
     
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  36. jokewood

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    Willis put out awful movies to pay for his retirement.
    Cage put out awful movies to pay for already having burned through his life earnings.
     
  37. Lyrtch

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    he got into tax trouble and iirc openly admits taking jobs to pay off that debt
     
  38. MrOutlaw

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    Blind date- 80s movie (I think 80s): Bruce with Kim bassinger, Phil Hartman and Jon laroquette is an underrated comedy. It’s dumb as hell but it’s funny.

    apahsia can be associated with stroke, brain injury, alcohol use/abuse
     
  39. Mix

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  40. Larry Sura

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    The last one I’ve even heard of is Glass.
     
  41. GoodForAnother

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    it is a symptom not a disease. it is permanent. my wife works with aphasia patients pretty regularly. typically after a stroke but can have other causes
     
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  42. Bo Pelinis

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    And also to pay for his mother’s mental health bills iirc
     
  43. War Grundle

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    Yeah it does.
     
  44. afb

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    cmd+f "death becomes her"

    no results

    disappointed
     
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  45. Wicked

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    I've got a source who is somewhat connected in Hollywood and is claiming he actually has FTD and the Aphasia us just a symptom of this. If this is true, then Bruce probably isn't long for this world. FTD is a terrifying form of dementia. A friend from HS had their mom just die from it. It isn't something I'd wish upon anyone, except maybe Putin.
     
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  46. jokewood

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    big flower is taking down Bruce Willis
     
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  47. The Guglia

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    there is a really good pinegrove song called aphasia
     
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  48. Pile Driving Miss Daisy

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    I don't think my MIL had this but some advanced for of alzheimer's with lewy-body features (I believe this was her official diagnosis). In about 4 years she went from being in good health, although lightweight for her above average height, to unfortunately passing just last week. Her being unable to eat well on her own the latter part of this really accelerated her decline. She had for much of her older life, before the dementia, problems swallowing large pills and that got so bad so quick after she moved in with us in 2020. Was such a hard toll on my wife and me (while raising a now almost 5 year old), but fuck it sucks to see someone quickly deteriorate like that and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone other than probably every elected GOP politician right now.
     
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  49. MrOutlaw

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    That sucks. And if I'm his kids, I am going to be a bit worried. If I recall, it can be familial.
     
  50. fucktx

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    yeah too bad their singer was grooming a girl
     
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