“I just didn’t get it”: Bruce Willis Regretted Refusing $517M Oscar Nominated Movie With Ex-wife Demi Moore for Finding It Too Confusing

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Bruce Willis is undoubtedly one of the most successful actors in the Hollywood industry and has countless blockbusters under his belt, with the respect and fame he earned in the industry he is one of the most revered celebrities out there. His starring as the protagonist in most of his movies has really opened up his way in Hollywood and earned him millions in return during his time in the industry.

While Bruce Willis had a very long and successful career, while he made some choices that earned him millions and many awards, there were also many when he made some immature and wrong ones. When he was approached with the script for the movie Ghost, he rejected it as the script was quite confusing for him.

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Bruce Willis Rejected the Script for an Oscar-Nominated Movie

Bruce Willis and Demi Moore were the hot couple of the 1980s and had quite a relationship, traveling to various places and enjoying various things that boosted and strengthened their relationship. While the couple broke up in 1998, they were still one of the fan favorites as the two of them were famous actors during that time. In 1989 both Willis and Moore were sent the script for the romance drama movie Ghost, while the script was a bit unconventional it was definitely worth being starred into. But as it turned out Willis found the script quite weird and took his hand off it while Moore went ahead and starred in it.

A still from Ghost — A still from *Ghost*

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Skip a year and after its release, Ghost became one of the most critically acclaimed movies of that time and also became the highest-grossing movie that year. Ghost went on to star Patrick Swayze as its lead and also get itself nominated for the Oscars in 1991. In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Willis shared,

“I just didn’t get it. I said, ‘Hey, the guy’s dead. How are you gonna have a romance?’ Famous last words.”

Ghost also went on to be a box office major with over $517 million collected after its release worldwide with a mere budget of $22 million. The movie won various accolades including the Academy Awards, the BAFTA Awards, the Golden Globes, the People’s Choice Awards, and many others.

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Die Hard actor Bruce Willis was recently diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, which is caused by nerve cell loss in the brain and results in brain disorder, changes in behavior, language, and severe communication problems. While his family is doing their best and providing him with the best care and medical facilities available, matters regarding the brain are quite sensitive and they only get worse over time. Though there is still no cure for FTD, his family, friends, and fans have not lost hope and are supporting him.

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Bruce Willis is an actor, producer, and musician and he has achieved everything one can dream of in their life, boasting over a net worth of $250 million, he was once the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, and throughout his career, he has countless awards to his name which includes Golden Globes, Emmys, and many others.

Ghost is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Source: Independent