Letterman Oct 20,1989

Late Night with David Letterman Oct 20, 1989
Bruce Willis Viewer Mail

[@HardRockMiner]

I feel bad for Bruce today... but he did sit pretty high on the hill of life when he had the chance. Thanks for all the entertainment, Bruce.

[@bmwboylauder5530]

Yea thanks for die hard Bruce the 1st one.

[@Obiter3]

THAT'S the intro montage that takes me back. I had tickets at the NBC show and we got cut out somehow, but Dave's awesome assistant Laurie Diamond put us in the damn green room with Jan Hooks and Kmar instead of sending us back to Minneapolis disappointed. I will never forget it, even got to say a quick "hi" and a handshake with Paul Schaeffer. Great upload and God bless Laurie Diamond 👍

[@upallnightwithbob214]

Fabulous

[@otisdriftwood1697]

If you had tickets WHERE the absolute * do they have the RIGHT to CUT YOU ??? 😳

[@nedwart]

​​@@otisdriftwood1697The tickets handed out for TV show tapings are generally "standby" tickets, meaning they're handed out in excess of the number of the seats the studio has. Entry is first come first served, and the person above was too late to get a seat.

[@fireball7201]

I was 20 yrs old when this aired !!! Where do the years go !??

[@cactaceous]

I was 10. Been a fan since I was 8 years old. Way different times. I have a daughter that age and all she watches are cartoons while I was already watching R rated movies.

[@kayr2918]

I was 9 yrs old 😂😂

[@humanvideosponge4529]

I don't know but wherever they go, they went there.

[@richardyoon4209]

I laughed out loud when Dave asked 'Anybody know where you can get those Star Trek mugs?' in 1989 and I laughed out in 2024

[@winterlynn9012]

I was 5 years old when this aired..I love the opening with the camera panning through the city.

[@teresaf991]

i had a five year old daughter when this aired. i missed a few years of letterman along the way but watched the entire last season. you might enjoy that how so many stars came back to honor him in hilarious ways.

[@teresaf991]

also the interviews for the anniversary dvd set of moonlighting where Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepard explains how his career started. Cover of National Enquirer back then showing him and that barely a soap star Demi Moore on vacation together.

[@markbock839]

so u r now 36 huh winter lynn

[@Julian_Heru]

I was 6 month old

[@Obiter3]

I was 20 at the time, I love that intro

[@fireball7201]

What a good musician Bruce is

[@thepopculturebuff5080]

18 Years Old, I never grew up with Letterman’s Late Night. But I know that he was one of the best along with Conan.

[@sandy3482]

Pure Late Night GOLD!

[@yayanmulyanti8837]

Very handsome Bruce, Love you so much

[@SharontheRedBaron]

Bruce and a Letterman bounce well off each other. They “get” each other.😅😉

[@breakercassidy6946]

Willis quoting Longfellow while on Letterman is the most Bruce Willis thing ever.

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@Breaker Cassidy and now he has dementia and can’t talk😔😔

[@bmwboylauder5530]

Love the stereo sound from how it used to sound inn1985

[@Jedizen07]

Thanks for uploading this! Believe it or not, THIS episode was my very first viewing of Letterman. Robin Ford ( the music guest for the show ) had just put out his " Talk To Your Daughter " album and it was this show that introduced me to both Robben and Dave. Amazing times! Thanks again.

[@robertthomas5736]

Thanks for Posting This Incredible Video with Mister David Letterman and Mister Paul Shaffer, with Special Guest, Mister Bruce Willis, Funny Stuff

[@fireball7201]

To funny that is a great impression of a dog coughing !!!

[@natsirt69]

Ha, little did Bruce Willis know how fucking colossal his wife's little film would be!

[@ashleynorwood6493]

He is great

[@winonafrog]

Kasparov, like an afterthought coming on behind Bruce Willis, the Congress bit, &c - every time I watch an old show I’m floored.

[@beckyleonardis6331]

Bruce wrote a lot of the dialogue for Mikey in Look Who's Talking. No wonder, why that baby was so sarcastic! LOL! I wish, he could've stayed for the whole episode. The most successful guy in show business!

[@Czechbound]

Bruce Willis plays a fine harp !

[@knownpleasures]

Bruce was unsurpassed as the voice of Mikey in look who’s talking. The movie had just been released at the time of this interview. It was actually a masterclass in voice acting 🎭.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Walter Bruce Willis (Idar-Oberstein, Alemania Occidental; 19 de marzo de 1955) es un actor, productor y músico estadounidense, cuya trayectoria comenzó en la industria televisiva durante los años 1980. Ha interpretado roles cómicos, dramáticos y de acción. Es conocido por su interpretación del oficial John McClane en la saga Die Hard, que obtuvo buenas críticas y una recaudación considerable a partir del estreno de la primera cinta en 1988.​ Asimismo, ha aparecido en más de sesenta películas, entre las que se incluyen éxitos de taquilla como Pulp Fiction, Sin City, Doce Monos, El quinto elemento, Armageddon, El sexto sentido, El protegido, Glass, Looper, Lucky Number Slevin o The Expendables.

[@lindaarnold8321]

Who knew Bruce was so talented?

[@lanceash]

Still waiting to see evidence of that overwhelming abundance of talent.

[@knownpleasures]

he must have been making die hard 2 during this time

[@kevinnelson66]

Yes kids, Bruce and Paul actually had hair 30 years ago.

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@Kevin Nelson and no w Bruce has dementia 😔😔

[@JohnLance-s3j]

Id just gotten to my duty station on Oahu at this point.

[@robertthomas5736]

Just for Fun and Laughs from 1989

[@Scalihoo]

The theatre of the absurd, so funny

[@giovannabora8635]

Stupendo 😍😍😍😮❤❤❤❤

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

David Michael Letterman 12 de abril de 1947 75 años

[@chrisspathelf2310]

The height of his popularity and he stayed there until the mid 90's

[@andreww3621]

He was still a big star into the late 90's early 2000's Armageddon 98 The Sixth Sense 99 Unbreakable and The Whole Nine Yards 2000

[@anthonycobuccio6841]

remember when shredding on Dan Quayle was a thing?

[@teresaf991]

Michael Seven you should repost this with the title to include this is FULL episode of Letterman. thanks

[@ashleynorwood6493]

Whose is printing your check

[@Redmenace96]

Think it is funny that they dismiss, "Voice Acting" as just some goof. That's the way I always thought of it- until Disney started making it seem like real acting. You show up, and read the script, for like 2 days? That ain't acting.

[@richardgraham5051]

Where CAN I get one of them Star Trek mugs?

[@SidKneeGeo]

Working on a movie called ghost.. Could be okay!

[@winonafrog]

It’s about ghosts!

[@ChaAndromedan3912]

Bruce at 16:39

[@annatarsauron6883]

Bruce! Ich erhalte ganz klare Signale Ich soll es irgendwann mit Stormy tun! Ist halt so! Im Jenseits bekomme Ich einen neuen Körer dann ist Sie dran!

[@ruthecker399]

love my morty

[@staunchx]

This just a few months before Die Hard would elevate Bruce Willis into the stratosphere.

[@jedijones]

The first one was already out. He was making Die Hard 2 here.

[@staunchx]

@@jedijones Oh thats right too! Die Hard came out in '88 didnt it. For some reason remembered it being '89.

[@mimipinson1332]

i like these original true american very sexy show

[@mimipinson1332]

how do you do to be still ying young david

[@mimipinson1332]

always left offf course

[@mimipinson1332]

with a little help of right

[@mimipinson1332]

nice socks

[@mimipinson1332]

oh my me mory god

[@louiseannatfreeyourspirit]

27:00 🥰

[@TheGuitarShow]

Robben Ford!

[@beeftheheat]

why does he say he doesn't believe that woman is from finland?

[@robertthomas5736]

Karen from Finland-Awesome

[@jillconner5062]

If she's from Finland. Then where's her Fin?

[@beeftheheat]

@@jillconner5062 she's Fin-ished with it?

[@andrewp7509]

Dave was all up in that

[@jedijones]

Who won the chess match?

[@ashleynorwood6493]

I well I really cared

[@natelaball2277]

10-th Ave Tango

[@ashleynorwood6493]

I'm get easily picked on sorry

[@natelaball2277]

All New York fool of Atlanta till now

[@hybridcypher8995]

....................errrm, what the hell is that freaky noise at 4:40 , that is defiantly not in original recording, what a creepy noise, its a echo of ducks or something

[@ashleynorwood6493]

Oh sorry

[@ashleynorwood6493]

I care

[@beatstreet570]

I won’t remember him as an actor. I’ll remember him as a trump supporter.

[@seyideryok635]

Bu buruc bi filminde erkekle öpüştü igrençti hollovood ta sapik olmayan bir kişi bile yok zaten sapik olmayani aralarina almiyorlar rezalet bi durum birileri bunlari uyarsin

[@Obiter3]

My sentiments exactly.

[@seyideryok635]

Ne biçim şehir hep betonarme sıkıcı bir agaç bile yok burda da patirti gürütü bunun adi eglence bana göre işkence

[@lanceash]

Christ, that whole horrible period when Bruce Willis was trying to make it as a singer. That was a national nightmare. Does anyone remember the wine cooler commercial he did around that time? Awful. Who knew he would turn out to be such a lazy hack and all-around jerk?

[@Skier10]

One of the classiest most thoughtful comments to ever grace the internet. Well done sir.. well done

[@lanceash]

@@Skier10 I thank you for your most gracious reply and salute your taste in such matters. Do you, as I, feel that "Die Hard" was a superior cinematic product, one whose legacy was only tarnished by sequels of diminishing value? If so, do you not agree that part of the blame for that revolting development must lie with Mr. Willis himself? Too bad about Alan Rickman.

[@Skier10]

@@lanceash haha.. well I must say that while a good entertaining film I’m not a big fan of the Die Hard series in general. On that note, my interest to this video more lies with late 80s/early 90s Letterman then much to do with Willis. But yes the Die Hard sequels, like most films that attempt them, did drop off significantly…but Bruce had little to do with it. More so, the story, script and direction take the blame.

[@AT-cy7im]

Can you do any better? Do numerous movies, make millions, raise 2 families and be super delightful, can you top that ????

[@lanceash]

@@AT-cy7im Oh my goodness, I didn't know that my comments would upset someone of your taste and sensitivity. But, you know, now that I think about it, such comparisons are, ultimately, relative. Considering all that I have achieved in my long and interesting life, I would have to say that, yes, I have actually done better. Tell Brucie I said hello, if he can remember your name.