As much as i enjoy willis 90s movies like the fifth element, the jackal, the last boy scout, the siege, none of them ever really threatened to crack the list. Starring bruce willis, damon wayans, chelsea field, noble willingham, taylor. Too bad there wasnt a sequel due to this film being so extremely underrated for some reason. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. A private detectives protected female witness is murdered. The last boy scout dvd 1991 boyscout movie bruce willis. A truly iconic bruce willis performance, a deep love of nasty violence, and some of the most elegantly smarmy dialogue ever make this, in its nihilistic way, one of the most insidiously entertaining to me anyways pieces of cinematic misogyny ever.
Its just one of many gloriously overthetop moments that sprang from the mind of action comedy master shane black. Williss career began in television in 1984, most notably as david addison in moonlighting 19841989, and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic. Willis and wayans make the perfect pair and the supporting cast is great as well. Bruce willis out of shape and more sarcastic than ever in this fun, highquality action movie. The working print of the last boy scout was rumored to be unwatchable, mostly because of the strife between everyone behind the scenes. The first half of our buddy duo in the last boy scout is joe hallenbeck bruce willis a self professed lowlife private detective, fitting the mold of blacks other pi characters mitch henessey samuel l.
The last boy scout the last boy scout isnt spectacular but its a great action film with a decent plot and some awesome action scenes. Finally, bruce willis gets invited to the ball the. Rexrex the ferociously driven silver had a proven action formula to which he was passionately devoted. Bruce willis stars as a private investigator who teams with an exnfl star to root out corruption in the world of professional football in tony scotts the last boy scout, and as an amoral gunman who pits two prohibition era gangs against each other in walter hills last man standing. The last boy scout is een lekkere actiefilm vol met sterke oneliners en bovendien veel brucewillisstyle actie. The last boy scout established shane black as an action. The last boy scout is the only film scott directed for silver.
They feature an interracial pair with contrasting and clashing styles investigating a crime or. Bruce willis as usual gives his best in a movie but in the last boy scout it doesnt feel like he gives his best. The lineup in this collection is no different, but it is a nice collection of variations on the theme, ranging from a favorite comedy the whole nine yards to a sepia toned prohibition period piece last man standing. He and damon wayans are brilliant as they trade blows in this intense action film from the master of action films, tony scott. Bruce willis internet movie firearms database guns in. With a few exceptions, bruce willis movies usually involve guns, unemotional steely confidence, and a need to think fast to escape seemingly impossible situations. Bruce willis and demi moore, who divorced 20 years ago, made headlines earlier this month for quarantining together amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bruce willis fires a suppressed mac10 as butch coolidge in pulp fiction 1994. With bruce willis, damon wayans, chelsea field, noble willingham. Bruce willis, chelsea field, damon wayans, danielle harris. All actors bruce willis, damon wayans, chelsea field, noble willingham, taylor negron, danielle harris.
A former secret service agent bruce willis and a former pro quarterback damon wayans team up to investigate the murder of a girlfriend working as a stripper. Ending spoiler for the last boy scout 1991, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Jackson in the long kiss goodnight, holland march ryan gosling in the nice guys who are selfdeprecating, unlucky with. Perhaps propelled by the determination of its star, bruce willis, to erase the boxoffice curse of hudson hawk, this film panders with such determination to the base instincts of the action crowd that it will, i am sure, be an enormous. Damon wayans wasnt as popular as he would be in just a few short years casting another black comedian in the role would have helped the film. Why did 1991s the last boy scout with bruce willis and. Bruce willis and damon wayans are excellent together. For a better experience on mubi, update your browser. On a snowy christmas eve, as he waits for his wifes plane to land at washington dulles international airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system. One of my favourite bruce willis films along with hudson hawk for me, this guy can do no wrong and if i was female i would want to have his babies an old but still great film. Scout willis explains why bruce willis is quarantining.
Scout willis says a medical emergency is why her amicably divorced parents, film stars bruce willis and demi moore, are sheltering through the pandemic together with their three adult daughters in. The last boy scout is a blazing action comedy and is one of the top best of the cop buddy films. Starring bruce willis, damon wayans, chelsea field, noble willingham, taylor negron, hall. Bruce willis wields an m1911a1 pistol as john smith in last man standing 1996. Bruce willis didnt get on with damon wayans and fell out with joel silver, while tony scott hated working with silver so much that his next film, true romance featured a hollywood producer whos a take that. The last boy scout is a first rate slambang action. Theyre all action comedies to one extent or another. The last boy scout opens with a sequence of such sudden and unexpected violence that the audience is stunned into uneasy silence. The last boy scout 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Bruce willis is a germanborn american actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, and. The last boy scout is a 1991 action film, directed by tony scott and written by shane black, starring bruce willis as a former secret service agent, now working as a private detective, and damon wayans as a retired professional football player. Bruce willis s daughter scout reveals why hes in lockdown with ex demi moore and hasnt seen his wife or their two young daughters in weeks. The film was released in the united states on december, 1991. But the last boy scout was a neardisaster, and a nightmarish filmmaking. Original theatrical trailer for the 1991 film the last boy scout. R an exsecret service agent plays private eye with an exquarterback on a. The last boy scout is a film directed by tony scott with bruce willis, damon wayans, chelsea field, noble willingham, year. The last boy scout is a 1991 american buddy action comedy film directed by tony scott, starring bruce willis, damon wayans, chelsea field, noble. A down and out cynical detective teams up with a down and out exquarterback to try and solve a murder case involving a pro football team and a politician. We revisit bruce willis in tony scotts the last boy scout, released in 1991.
The bad guy is superb and played incredibly well by taylor negron. Prince harry, meghan deliver bad news to uk tabloids. Willis s partnership with wayans, being such dysfunctional characters, becomes the. The last boy scout is a classic of the genre and reminds us why we all fell in love with bruce willis before he got bored with everything. Last boy scout, the internet movie firearms database. Willis and damon wayans, who plays disgraced qb jimmy dix, hated each other, which was effective for the majority of the picture since dix and joe hallenbeck willis butted heads throughout the film. Bruce willis plays joe hallenbeck basically john mcclane notched down one level on the crazy monitor. Day 17 the last boy scout from 1991 tagline everyone had counted them out. But theyre about to get back in the game side note is that one of the cheesiest taglines ever.
Last boy scout bruce willis and damon wayans star as yet another pair of mismatched detective buddies in this violent, cynical action movie about a discredited secret service agent turned gumshoe willis who teams with a former profootball quarterback wayans to investigate sports corruption. The last boy scoutlast man standing bluray best buy. Emmy and golden globewinner bruce willis 16 blocks, sin city and emmy nominee damon wayans tvs my wife and kids, tvs in. And then there was black, the writer with hollywood at his feet. A private detectives protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victims boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner. The last boy scout 1991 theatrical trailer youtube. Bruce willis, damon wayans, chelsea field, noble willingham en taylor negron. The last boy scout is a 1991 american action comedy film directed by tony scott, starring bruce willis, damon wayans, chelsea field, noble willingham, taylor negron and danielle harris. Danielle harris, bruce willis and damon wayans in the last boy scout credit.