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Bruce Willis : celebrating the cinematic legacy of an unbreakable Hollywood icon / Sean O'Connell.

O'Connell, Sean, 1974- (author.).

Summary:

"On a nondescript Wednesday morning in the waning days of March 2023, one of the biggest movie stars on the planet called it quits. It was a sad conclusion to the storied career of a man who had at one point been the highest-paid actor in Hollywood. That career is the subject of Sean O'Connell's Bruce Willis: Celebrating the Cinematic Legacy of an Unbreakable Hollywood Icon, a definitive survey of Willis the actor, the cultural icon, and the man. Here, O'Connell compiles exclusive, original interviews with directors who have worked with Willis, as well as film critics and journalists who have analyzed his career, into a celebratory compendium. It also features the author's analysis of Willis's films, his career arc, and the industry that made him a star. And it includes capsule reviews of every Bruce Willis film, making this a complete handbook to a true American original"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781493076338
ISBN: 1493076337
Physical Description: viii, 271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Publisher: Essex, Connecticut : Applause, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Blind date -- Hudson Hawk -- Death becomes her -- The whole nine yards -- Ocean's 12 -- The last boy scout -- 16 blocks -- RED8 -- The expendables 2 -- G.I. Joe : retaliation -- The fifth element -- 12 monkeys -- Looper -- Armageddon -- Pulp fiction -- The sixth sense -- The bonfire of the vanities -- Moonrise kingdom/Sin City/Nobody's fool -- Die hard -- Die hard 2 vs. Die hard with a vengeance -- Live free or die hard/A good day to die hard/The end of the die hard series -- Bruce Willis's Mount Rushmore.