My film final on Bruce Willis

1. Bruce Willis
By: Derek Sewell

2. Background Information
“Walter Bruce Willison”
was born on March 19,
1955 in a town called
Idar-Oberstein, located in
West Germany. Bruce’s
father was stationed at a
military base there and
when he was discharged,
their family moved to
New Jersey.

3. Background Information
Willis chose to study drama
there in Jersey at Montclair
State University instead of
following his fathers
footsteps working in a
industrial factory. It took
Bruce years after he
graduated to find a role that
would put his drama
schooling to use.

4. Major Films
• Die Hard (1988)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• The Fifth Element (1997)
• Looper (2012)

5. Signature Style: Uncompromised
Bruce’s
character is a
wisecracker:
he often
makes jokes
during“Zed’s dead baby, Zed’s dead” –Pulp Fiction
“You alright?”
“Yeah. Are you alright?”
”My cholesterol's a little high.” –GI Joe Retaliation
“Yippee ki-yay
motherfucker”
–Die Hard

6. Video Example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phs3i0onD
Dg
“Come out to the
coast, we’ll get
together, have a
few laughs”

7. Sources
• https://www.biography.com/people/bruce-
willis-9533244
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1583421/charac
ters/nm0000246?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t21
• https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/
walter-bruce-willis-941.php