Bruce Willis shared a massive space movie climax with a straight-up hurling Ben Affleck. The younger actor confessed he suffered from a brutal case of food poisoning during that tear-jerker finale for Armageddon. He felt way green regarding skipping work back then, and he assumed calling out sick was impossible.
That specific part of the plot involves Harry Stamper staying behind on an asteroid to save the planet. This rookie mistake led to him losing his lunch in private before returning to the camera. He thinks the physical misery actually improved his acting for the heartbreaking moment when his character, A.J. Frost, says goodbye.
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