Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has been involved in so many Hollywood hit films over the years, and he’s got some great behind the scenes stories to tell.
One of them was recently revealed in an interview with People magazine, where Bruckheimer talked about his time making Armageddon alongside Bruce Willis, who he described as being incredibly generous.
“Bruce is such a good guy. He was so generous to the crew. They’d have [cash giveaway] drawings, and he’d throw a lot of money in the hat, and the crew members would always take away some nice extra cash at the end of the week, whoever won.”
Bruckheimer called Willis a “giving guy” and a “good friend.” Apparently the Armageddon crew had a weekly cash pot going at the end of each week of production. Willis made sure to increase the jackpot with his own money to make the reward that much greater.
Willis retired from acting in 2022 as his family disclosed his aphasia diagnosis. In February 2023, the actor’s family confirmed that Willis’ aphasia was the result of frontotemporal dementia.
Many of his former movie collaborators have praised Willis’s acting as well as his character and friendship in the months since.
via: Variety