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The Bruce Willis ‘turkey’ that became a cult hit


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Once shooting got underway in Rome, that became clear. The lead actress, Maruschka Detmers, collapsed on set with chronic back pain, and was replaced by Andie MacDowell. The cinematographer was fired after a fight with Silver. And the phrase “too many cooks” was never more apt. Lehmann would get ready to shoot a scene, only for Willis to mosey up and instruct him to try it another way. Silver would regularly overrule Lehmann, too, leading James Coburn, who played one of the many villains, to remark, “We had three or four directors half the time”.


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