When actors reach the age when Hollywood no longer thinks them marketable, some, like Bruce Willis, are content to rest on their laurels and count their blessings. Icon of Die Hard Bruce Willis has spent the past decade establishing himself as a prolific star presence in direct-to-VOD action and sci-fi pictures, refusing to quit working just because prominent filmmakers refuse to work with him. The films in which he has appeared are horrifying, but hey, it’s a job, right? No one thinks it’s terrible that the actor is in bad movies, right? Oh, wait a minute—it seems that someone is.
In 2021, how many films did Bruce Willis appear in to earn himself a distinct Razzie category?
The candidates for the 42nd Razzie Awards, the industry’s annual satirical celebration of the worst in cinema, were announced on Monday, with a new category “honoring” Willis among the regular suspects. The new category, titled Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Film, includes Willis’ eight feature films from that year, none of which will be known to anybody but the most die-hard action enthusiast. American Siege, Apex, Cosmic Sin, Deadlock, Fortress, Midnight in the Switchgrass, Out of Death, and Survive the Game are the names of the movie.
Check out the Cosmic Sin clip below to get a flavor of the sort of project we’re talking about. It seems to be a low-budget remake of Duncan Jones’ Mute, which is hardly praised. Overall, throughout this group of flicks, Willis recycles standard characters, with overtones of roles he performed in Die Hard, Armageddon, The Fifth Element, and Looper.
Bruce Willis’s Role in the Razzie Awards
This isn’t the actor’s first brush with the Razzies. In 1991, he co-earned Worst Screenplay for the notorious bombshell Hudson Hawk, which also won Worst Picture at the Razzies. Given that the actor has already agreed to appear in at least eight more direct-to-video projects due out this year, one has to wonder whether the Bruce Willis category will be retained for the 2022 Razzie Awards. Corrective Measures, Die Like Lovers, and Fortress 2 are among the brands we’re looking forward to seeing.
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