Daily News | From ‘The Sixth Sense’ to ‘Glass’: Here’s all the movies Bruce Willis made in Philly
, capping a 40-plus-year career on screen, the actor’s family announced this week.
“Our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities,” a statement, which was signed by Willis’ wife Emma Heming Willis, ex-wife Demi Moore, and children Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel and Evelyn, posted to Willis’ Instagram page on Wednesday read. “As a result of this and with much considering Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.
Willis, 67, grew up in Penns Grove in Salem County, N.J., and throughout his career has starred in dozens of films — several of which were filmed here in Philadelphia. He developed a relationship with the Philly’s own M. Night Shyamalan, and went on to star in several of that director’s movies, but Willis first started filming in town years before that.
So, with the announcement of Willis’ retirement from acting, we’ve decided to run down all of the star’s Philly-filmed movies, and where you can watch them now. Check out the list below:Willis first filmed in Philly in this 1995, Terry Gilliam-directed sci-fi classic. He stars opposite Brad Pitt as James Cole, a prisoner living in a compound beneath the streets of Philadelphia who is sent back in time to stop the spread of a virus that is wiping out humanity.
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