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Why is Bruce Willis uncredited?

posted 16 years ago by katsueki
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Does anyone knows why Bruce Willis is uncredited in this movie?

The reason Bruce Willis is not credited is because he violated SAG rules for acting in this film for no money. He appeared for fun and as a favor to Quentin Tarantino, and acting for free violated SAG rules. SAG agreed not to sue Willis if his name was not included in the credits.

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[–] katsueki 16 years ago

Ok, thank you :)

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[–] mikeflw1 12 years ago

Hmmm,
that might explain why Bridget Fonda wasn't credited in DROP DEAD FRED. She was obviously in it, and had lines, too!

I guess that makes sense somehow...

[–] zap644 16 years ago

I have no idea if that's true, but can someone tell me why actors like Bruce Willis need unions?

Okay, obviously big stars like him don't "need" unions - they get paid far more than whatever union wages the SAG sets, but why the hell do they cling to them?

[–] Director-21 16 years ago

They have to be in the Union because the way the system works is that you use one union member you have all union members in your cast. If he weren't in the union he could only appear in films with other non-union cast members, which would consist mainly of community theater & porno actors. That's the whole point of collective bargaining.

[–] WanderlustX2 15 years ago

It's ridiculous really and a way to force people to conformity or no Oscar.

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[–] rohonnag 15 years ago

you have to be paid minimum working hours wages, i.e token amount of $1 is not enough

ALSO the problem seems to have cropped up AFTER the film was shot, so willis simply got out of it by being uncredited!

he did it just for the heck of it, and then got a lot of flak for not taking pay!

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[–] haladay 15 years ago

That's what I would have done too.

But in theory, couldn't they pay the min. the union demands and Willis "Gives back" all the money to the company so no actual money is given besides on paper.

Plus I believe you can argue that since he wasn't paid for the movie, he didn't actually "work" on the movie. He could have called it Community Service, Volunteer work or whatever.

If a union actor goes to the street corner, starts reciting Shakespeare and a non union actor joins in, is the union going to sue because a person walking by dropped a quarter in their hat?
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[–] rwm-11 14 years ago

I always wondered why he wasn't credited. Especially in such a good movie with a stellar cast. Thanks for clearing that up.

[–] Knag 9 years ago

"good movie"
lol

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[–] Six-Shooter 12 years ago

Man, *beep* the SAG.

The knack to flying lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

[–] BulmaPunkRocker 10 years ago

Thank you for the information.

I think it sucks that an actor who's a member of the SAG cannot work for free if he wanted to.
One thing is to protect the actors and actress rights, but this is like taking off their rights.

Please excuse my terrible redaction, english is not my native language.

[–] alph1169 16 years ago

Gee I though it was because he's a lousy actor a no talent

[–] Doom 16 years ago

LOL - Hell, Willis is the only reason I even liked this movie!

The scene where he's on his cell phone with his wife is easily my favorite scene in the entire film.

Bruce ROCKS.

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[–] lennon_emu 16 years ago

Let's face it - would you want to be credited in this garbage?

'My name's Buck...and I'm here to *beep*

[–] Doom 16 years ago

The FOURTH episode? Yes.

Any of the first THREE (especially the first TWO)? Ugh, no.

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[–] Emanuel_5 16 years ago

First off, the whole question that started this thread out was pointless if you actually took the time to read the "interesting facts" of the film. Anyone who actually cares about film (which would be the type of person watching this, as it's not a mainstream movie) would want to learn about the process.

Regardless of which episodes one may like(or not like) best, you can't deny that Ted the Bellboy - played perfectly by Tim Roth - was the spark of the whole film.
His walk, accents, eye-gestures...his whole non-verbal communication wreaked of a gay cabana boy with a touch of New York street. I found it hilarious and a credit to his acting abilities.

[–] aromadon 16 years ago

"you can't deny that Ted the Bellboy - played perfectly by Tim Roth - was the spark of the whole film."

You are kidding, right? If by "spark" you mean that he was like a badly made Disney animatronic with a short, yes, he sparked.

This was just another one of those movies made by people obsessed with their own "talent" and the overinflated egos to put those "talents" on film, knowing full well that a bunch of pseudo-intellectual "cinefiles" would jump into tidy lines to sing their praises.

Face it, people, the Emporer has no clothes...

[–] WanderlustX2 15 years ago

Actually I watched it because it was a Willis movie that I hadn't seen and for no other reason. I don't particularly care about your way of calling something a "film" or a "movie".

[–] koffeenkreame41-1 11 years ago

It was hilarious!

"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna `*beep*` wit me!"- Hudson in Aliens.

[–] aromadon 16 years ago

I can only guess it meant he was the lucky one, not to have his name associated with this steaming pile of crap. What a waste of both film and an hour and a half.....

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