“I had to forget about it”: Bruce Willis’ $672M Movie With Toni Collette Messed Him Up So Bad That He Tried to Wipe His Own Memory for Hollywood’s Greatest Ever Ending

M. Night Shyamalan delivered his biggest hit in 1999 with Bruce Willis’ film The Sixth Sense. In the film, Willis worked with the actor Haley Joel Osment, who was just ten. It was a horror thriller film in which a young boy had the ability to see dead people. Even after two decades, the film has remained one of the classics of the Hollywood industry. However, during filming, Bruce Willis was disturbed by its twisted ending. 

Bruce Willis was completely shocked by the ending of the film, hence had to forget about it to give his performance.

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Bruce Willis was completely stunned by The Sixth Sense’s ending

Die Hard star Bruce Willis opened up on his role in M. Night Shyamalan’s film, The Sixth Sense. He shared in the documentary that it was difficult for him to wrap his head around the twisted ending of the film. He felt he said yes to the movie too soon. 

Willis shared,

“I agreed to do it very quickly. I was as surprised by the ending in the script, I think, as the audience was in the theatre. I was completely unprepared for that ending.”

He added that knowing the end made it difficult for the star to act in the film, without giving away too much from his expressions.

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Bruce Willis had to purposely forget about the end of his performance

Pulp Fiction actor shared in the interview that he had read the entire script in one go, hence, it became a difficult task to play his role without giving away the plot. He had to work hard to not betray the script and reveal that he was dead.

Bruce Willis recalled,

“Once I knew the ending of the film and that my character was indeed dead, I had to forget about it and act as if I weren’t. I never really thought about acting as a ghost.”

Willis praised M. Night Shyamalan, saying the director used the camera to convey the story. 

He also shared that no one leaked the film’s conclusion to the press,

“Normally, films that have surprise endings — somebody always gives it away, whether it’s a film critic or it’s your friend. No one gave it away, which is kind of a phenomenon in itself.”

Shyamalan was the writer and director of the film. It was widely appreciated for the atmosphere, direction, and twisted ending. The film received six Oscar nominations and became the second-highest-grossing film of 1999. It was a commercial blockbuster, earning gross $672 million worldwide.

The Sixth Sense is available for streaming on Direct TV.

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