This isn't a screen test. Multiple camera placements, blocking (actor's movements), etc. This is just a work cut of that scene from the show, not a screen test. Think this channel got mixed up. Still, great scene
Just wonderful! I used to look forward to my weekly dose of Moonlighting. Bruce Willis had a fantastic talent for comedy and it would have been great to see him in more diverse roles than just the action hero he would become as his career progressed.
I barely remember Remington Steele, but my brother liked it, and I remember liking Brosnan. Magnum PI was another detective show I liked. Can't really compare that to this since that one was so much more serious. Moonlighting could be more of a comedy.
I prefer Moonlighting to Remington Steele, at least the first seasons of each. Remington Steele was more formulaic. Doris Roberts was on season 2-5 of Remington Steele as the office secretary. Unfortunately, she said that Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist did not get along and would speak to each other only in character. They wouldn’t even wish each other good morning or good night.
Finally - Moonlighting has found a home on streaming. The 1980s detective dramedy starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd is coming to Hulu on Oct. 10. All 67 episodes of the series have been remastered in HD and will be available to stream, complete with Al Jarreau's original Grammy-nominated title track.
I loved watching this series during my youth and was one of my favorites and I never missed an episode. There was so much crackling chemistry between them both. Maddie was always so gorgeous and Bruce so cute .
The Hart's were very steamy, they had so much chemistry that I'm convinced they were having an affair up until the end of November '81. I've studied everything I could and I'm positive they were together behind the scenes. I believe Ms Powers figured out what happened wasn't natural and that was the end of the affair. They lost that little something special and from then on were simply acting. You can tell the difference when watching them in the beginning years of Hart to Hart and when they did their movies. It's a shame because they looked so hot together but no one wants a murdering narcissist for real. Heart breaking for Stefanie and Natalie and the millions who adored them.
They may have had their professional issues but the chemistry and writing were so on point. The sad truth is in this post pc world I don’t think this show would have been made. I am so grateful that it is a part of my life.
To think the ABC executives made Bruce Willis audition 11 times AND do this screen test because they felt he lacked sex appeal is CRAZY!!! Bruce Willis MADE Moonlighting!! ❤️
Ifnitnwasntnfor Cybill Shepherd approving him as David, he wouldn't even have gotten the role. She was given approval rights for her leading man. There was a chemistry between them both. When he auditioned with a stand in, there was no chemistry. So they both made the show, not just him. People always overlook her but without her, he wouldn't have even gotten past the auditions.
As great as Bruce Willis was in this screen test, he doesn’t have the character down yet. The chemistry is definitely there, but he doesn’t quite have that magic twinkle in his eye that softens the edges of his character.
He's not quite doing Bill Murray there yet. In the first short season (a little over a month of shows) and full "second" season there was a lot of Murray channelling there by Willis.
That's the "Taming of the Shrew episode," and I am not a Shakespeare expert or a European history expert, but I don't think the play is set in the medieval era. It's still a great episode though.
I was in college when that episode came out. I was taking a literature class and knew what they meant when they said "I hate Iambic pentameter" thanks to the class. Very enjoyable series.
Anyone notice Bruce develops more of a vocal fry as the series goes on? His vocal register definitely changes and I find that fascinating for some reason. 😅
He's good, but he's not quite David Addison yet. He's a tad too serious and not quite smarmy and smirky enough. Obviously, he nailed it when the show started for real.
as a kid, i don't think i watched the premiere episode of this. all i remember is my dad laughing hysterically at the antics of the cast members. the character who played "bugger" in revenge of the nerds was so funny together w/ the quirky office secretary/receptionist. al jarreau's voice in the show's theme song was legendary.
Reposting This Classic TV Show Clip, to Remind My Friend Jeff and Everyone Else, about the Incredible Acting and Comedy and Music, by Mister Bruce Willis
I had 2 favorite shows from the 80’s. Xfiles and Moonlighting. Waited forever for Moonlighting to make it to streaming. So worth the wait. I still laugh at these two. And Bruce was 🔥in this show.
I like to know hwat other actors Screen Tested and were consdiered for the Role of David Addison besides from Bruce Willis. This role started his Career. I think the McClaine/Die Hard Role was more of a Macho Version of David Addison.
Que me ha gustado a mi siempre Bruce Willis. Yo le empeze a seguir en Luz de luna. Lo emitian los jueves en la 1. Salia corriendo de mi curro para verlo. Me tenia loca. Y desde entonces siempre le he seguido. Que pena que ya no pueda trabajar. Hemos perdido un actor genial
Fire together.....the best series....i remember was a child and i didn't miss an episode of the series...they had tension and passion but they were both very good in their playing.....
One highlight of the show (in a scene just like this) is when she tells him her boyfriend is an astronaut. Then he finds out- her boyfriend actually IS an astronaut.
Funny how, though I did not ask for it, or necessarily even expect it to be true, yet, still, it turns out Bruce is, if not one of my favourite actors, then, he's someone who has been in SO many great movies, he may as well be my favourite :)
Now this is just a screen test to test their chemistry and they didn’t have that glowing light on her like they did in the series they should’ve left it like that she looks great without that glowing light on her
You wonder how long it took before ABC execs realized they had "lightening in a bottle" with this classic series. I mean the audience got it immediately.
It’s so poignant watching him now with his diagnosis of Aphasia ,it makes me so sad he’s still a great actor ,I loved this series ,if I’m not mistaken one of the episodes had the longest kiss on a television program,correct me if I’m wrong.
@@hijodelaisla275 you asked me why I felt sorry for him I said because he’s a child of God i said nothing about reversing time I’m a retired nurse so I know his condition is more than likely permanent so apparently you misunderstood me .
Interesting script lines. They didn't use this in the pilot as Addison drove her home from the police station and then the hired killers forced them inside. However the elements of this screentest must have been a first draft rough and both characters referenced were in the series. The stiff of a date eventually got conned away at the restaurant and the guy on the couch she describes is obviously Sam...the man suited for her and her status.
I saw one of the people involved saying everything was done here to sell Bruce to the network as a "leading man" including putting Cybill in flats and putting cowboy boots on bruce so he would seem taller.
Cybill an Bruce were the Zenith of romantic detective shows! The only other that's competition to them would be Mitzi Kapture's "Rita Lance" an Rob Estes's "Chris Lorenzo", of "Silk Stalkings"! 👉🏾💡🐻
I have got two movie DVDS of Bruce Willis with John Malcovich and Helen Mirren in Red and Red 2 I am dedicating these movie DVDS of Bruce Willis to my old school friends who are both sisters as I hope to see them both again very soon to Chris Marie and Hester Brand from Billyxxx
Man, I remember when Bruce Willis could do no wrong. People can barely remember it now, but that guy used to be walking lightning in a bottle. He was never the same after he lost his hairline...
FYI: The network execs didn't want Bruce Willis. They didn' think he was a leading man because up this point, Bruce was nobody. Just a bartender trying to find work as an actor. This screen test was a last ditch attempt to get their approvals. The writer Glen Gordon instantly knew Bruce was the guy after screening 1100s actors. They fought for Bruce Willis despite initial rejects. Also, Cybil was reluctant to do screen test because she was afraid executives might reject her instead. They talked her into it and the rest is history.....
And so began one of the best ever on screen chemistries in television history. Both so good at what they do, both so unique at what they do & both a big part of my childhood in the 80's & I'm now 59 😉 Speaking of on screen chemistry, this series should've definitely got a 2nd, 3rd, 4th+....season ruclips.net/video/JuXp6g6N7_U/видео.html Cancelled after 1, shame on you abc.
Not a screen test. Actor's blocking, multiple camera placements? No way. No screen test is shot like this. This is a "work cut" of the scene from the show.
I don’t think you are correct. Here’s the thing. The network and nobody higher up wanted Bruce Willis to get this job. I watched an interview where the showrunner said they had to create an elaborate screen test to convince anybody to even give him the time of day. This was that screen test. Please look it up. If you don’t believe me.
And to be clear, the show runner did refer to that screen test as more of a trailer. They went all out to prove the network wrong. Oh, and by the way, the casting Director, who put his neck on the line for Bruce Willis Actually had to leave the role, and they got someone else. He did come back, though once the network was deservedly shamed and proven wrong.
![Bruce Willis Moonlighting Screen Test [including alternate actor]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cSywjukFoGY/mqdefault.jpg)
This is one of THE best screen tests I've ever seen. Cybill and Bruce were perfect together.
This isn't a screen test. Multiple camera placements, blocking (actor's movements), etc. This is just a work cut of that scene from the show, not a screen test. Think this channel got mixed up. Still, great scene
@@kaipacifica1289 But the real scene took place in the office didn't it?
I think this is from the Pilot movie. The screen test is somewhere on YT in an interview with the director Robert Butler 👍
Who didn’t love this gorgeous couple in the 80’s
One of my favorite shows and with Al Jureau’s amazing voice on the intro
They definitely were gorgeous together, Ms. Lennox
Just wonderful! I used to look forward to my weekly dose of Moonlighting. Bruce Willis had a fantastic talent for comedy and it would have been great to see him in more diverse roles than just the action hero he would become as his career progressed.
He was great in The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable.
Bruce Willis was magnificently handsome then.
He not only had charisma, he had hair. And his marbles.
@@worrywart1311 Ouch!! That's pretty foul🙁
Yeah, he certainly was a good looking dude, Mr. Dalrymple. He and Cybill Sheoherd made for a hot couple🙂
@@worrywart1311 Pretty messed up. Good luck with your yet-undiagnosed ALS.
And so so funny. ♥️
The best male and female detectives, humour and great timing. Others were so boring.
yup
I don't know. I was a kid when these aired so my memory is fuzzy but I remember Remington Steele being fun too.
I preferred REMINGTON STEELE.
I barely remember Remington Steele, but my brother liked it, and I remember liking Brosnan. Magnum PI was another detective show I liked. Can't really compare that to this since that one was so much more serious. Moonlighting could be more of a comedy.
I prefer Moonlighting to Remington Steele, at least the first seasons of each. Remington Steele was more formulaic. Doris Roberts was on season 2-5 of Remington Steele as the office secretary. Unfortunately, she said that Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist did not get along and would speak to each other only in character. They wouldn’t even wish each other good morning or good night.
Finally - Moonlighting has found a home on streaming. The 1980s detective dramedy starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd is coming to Hulu on Oct. 10. All 67 episodes of the series have been remastered in HD and will be available to stream, complete with Al Jarreau's original Grammy-nominated title track.
I loved watching this series during my youth and was one of my favorites and I never missed an episode. There was so much crackling chemistry between them both. Maddie was always so gorgeous and Bruce so cute .
The electricity is that room is so thick! There has never been a more perfect casting.
Wrong !!! Sam & Diane ?
@@barryrichman9424 Not wrong. Just a difference of opinion.
The Hart's were very steamy, they had so much chemistry that I'm convinced they were having an affair up until the end of November '81.
I've studied everything I could and I'm positive they were together behind the scenes.
I believe Ms Powers figured out what happened wasn't natural and that was the end of the affair.
They lost that little something special and from then on were simply acting.
You can tell the difference when watching them in the beginning years of Hart to Hart and when they did their movies.
It's a shame because they looked so hot together but no one wants a murdering narcissist for real.
Heart breaking for Stefanie and Natalie and the millions who adored them.
Perfect casting
Which they don’t know how to do anymore
This is my favorite show ever. The writing was great. Chemistry. CHECK! LOVE MOONLIGHTING FOREVER.
Wish they had done a reboot.
It’s amazing how they were already nailing their characters and chemistry right from the start. The series is coming to Hulu on October 10th!
Forgot how handsome Bruce Willis as David Addison character was
Yes. And ABC didn't want to cast him becaue they didn't think he was leading man material!!
@@FirstHillSeattle I know and yet the women that watched his audition 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@FirstHillSeattle How wrong they were
My mom and aunt, her sis, thought the same thing, Ms. Annor. They were correct
Loved this series. Bruce was outstandingly attractive in looks and personality
Before the dark times of direct to DVD obscurity
Bruce Willis is ABSOLUTELY prime and box office DYNAMITE
Their chemistry was off-the-chain!
Chart?
They may have had their professional issues but the chemistry and writing were so on point. The sad truth is in this post pc world I don’t think this show would have been made. I am so grateful that it is a part of my life.
Terrific scene - both of them. *Bruce was, and will always be, David Addison!!! ❤❤❤
To think the ABC executives made Bruce Willis audition 11 times AND do this screen test because they felt he lacked sex appeal is CRAZY!!! Bruce Willis MADE Moonlighting!! ❤️
There was a lot of interest for him from other pilots.
He was a newcomer. There was no other pilot looking to cast him. ABC wasn't even sure he was the right guy.
Ifnitnwasntnfor Cybill Shepherd approving him as David, he wouldn't even have gotten the role. She was given approval rights for her leading man. There was a chemistry between them both. When he auditioned with a stand in, there was no chemistry. So they both made the show, not just him. People always overlook her but without her, he wouldn't have even gotten past the auditions.
As great as Bruce Willis was in this screen test, he doesn’t have the character down yet. The chemistry is definitely there, but he doesn’t quite have that magic twinkle in his eye that softens the edges of his character.
He's not quite doing Bill Murray there yet. In the first short season (a little over a month of shows) and full "second" season there was a lot of Murray channelling there by Willis.
OK, Mr. Weinstein.
🙄
Exactly! This is very subdued. He's so much more lively in the real episodes.
willis is like a fluffy cat. no matter what he does you can't stay mad at him
I like his voice
🌜❤️🌛Nice memories 🤘
Thanks for sharing this.
🌜🙈🌛 Bruce and Sybill ✌️😎😎 Super! 🌍
The casting group looked at 1100 actors before finding Bruce. And he had flown in from NYC.
I read 3000
Wasn't he working as a bartender, Bruno. He came into the audition with a mohawk & leopard pants.
I heard it was something like 2,500
every actor on the planet auditioned..even the dead ones
According to the Moonlighting Composer Lee Holdridge - they didn’t cast BW until A WEEK before shooting!
Brilliant. Naturally talented, a quick wit, and easy on the eyes. Miss him.
You can see how Bruce Willis gets more comfortable in his role as this screen test moves along. I miss this show.
Still remember that medieval episode where David's horse had a BMW emblem on it's forehead
That's the "Taming of the Shrew episode," and I am not a Shakespeare expert or a European history expert, but I don't think the play is set in the medieval era. It's still a great episode though.
I was in college when that episode came out. I was taking a literature class and knew what they meant when they said "I hate Iambic pentameter" thanks to the class. Very enjoyable series.
Atomic Shakespeare. Loved it. What a meta-episode, with even a nod to The Honeymooners!
Anyone notice Bruce develops more of a vocal fry as the series goes on? His vocal register definitely changes and I find that fascinating for some reason. 😅
I would have hired him too! He was wonderful! I loved this show and looked forward to watching it every week.
Eu amo moonlighting!
Bruce Willis did his best Bill Murray in his Moonlighting years.
100% You nailed it. He lifted a lot of his schtick from Bill Murray.
So, even the screen test is better than 90% of TV shows.
Awesome show.
He's good, but he's not quite David Addison yet. He's a tad too serious and not quite smarmy and smirky enough. Obviously, he nailed it when the show started for real.
Yeah this half baked.
best screen test I have ever seen.
as a kid, i don't think i watched the premiere episode of this. all i remember is my dad laughing hysterically at the antics of the cast members. the character who played "bugger" in revenge of the nerds was so funny together w/ the quirky office secretary/receptionist. al jarreau's voice in the show's theme song was legendary.
Reposting This Classic TV Show Clip, to Remind My Friend Jeff and Everyone Else, about the Incredible Acting and Comedy and Music, by Mister Bruce Willis
Would love to see that show again
I never missed an episode not one!
TV should run this show again !!! Full of Laughs !
That wasn't a screen test. That was a perfect scene of TV.
Wowser, he was one gorgeous man, and that sexy smile...
All the other actors waiting to audition were quietly seen out after this.
OMG! You are so right! I was single in the early eighties when this was in. I loved him and that show!
Bruce Willis with hair. Amazing.
He lost it fast.
They were sooo good.
Oh my God the movie of my childhood and i peeked a lot to see them 😊😊 thank you for the memories, my fav detectives❤❤
I had 2 favorite shows from the 80’s. Xfiles and Moonlighting. Waited forever for Moonlighting to make it to streaming. So worth the wait. I still laugh at these two. And Bruce was 🔥in this show.
I like to know hwat other actors Screen Tested and were consdiered for the Role of David Addison besides from Bruce Willis. This role started his Career. I think the McClaine/Die Hard Role was more of a Macho Version of David Addison.
He still is handsome, lv lv lv him, devastated to hear of his illness, so cruel, god bless him .xxxxx
Que me ha gustado a mi siempre Bruce Willis. Yo le empeze a seguir en Luz de luna. Lo emitian los jueves en la 1. Salia corriendo de mi curro para verlo. Me tenia loca. Y desde entonces siempre le he seguido. Que pena que ya no pueda trabajar. Hemos perdido un actor genial
Fire together.....the best series....i remember was a child and i didn't miss an episode of the series...they had tension and passion but they were both very good in their playing.....
This is like Pepe Le Pew meets Cinderella.
One highlight of the show (in a scene just like this) is when she tells him her boyfriend is an astronaut. Then he finds out- her boyfriend actually IS an astronaut.
Funny how, though I did not ask for it, or necessarily even expect it to be true, yet, still, it turns out Bruce is, if not one of my favourite actors, then, he's someone who has been in SO many great movies, he may as well be my favourite :)
I was SOOOO in lust with Bruce Willis back then! Still think he's handsome and charming.
Me too & yes, he still is
I so need these reruns
I miss This 🤣
They were Brilliant !
Wish Bruce all the Best.
❤
Now this is just a screen test to test their chemistry and they didn’t have that glowing light on her like they did in the series they should’ve left it like that she looks great without that glowing light on her
You wonder how long it took before ABC execs realized they had "lightening in a bottle" with this classic series. I mean the audience got it immediately.
It’s so poignant watching him now with his diagnosis of Aphasia ,it makes me so sad he’s still a great actor ,I loved this series ,if I’m not mistaken one of the episodes had the longest kiss on a television program,correct me if I’m wrong.
Bruce Willis' medical condition is of concern to you because...
@@hijodelaisla275 Because he’s a child if God .
@@kathleentyson6727 A child if God... decides to reverse time?
@@hijodelaisla275 you asked me why I felt sorry for him I said because he’s a child of God i said nothing about reversing time I’m a retired nurse so I know his condition is more than likely permanent so apparently you misunderstood me .
@@kathleentyson6727 Okie dokie
Damn they had chemistry!
Wow….so he really was tendering that smug smirk from the get-go.
Sarai per sempre Marco il mio Bruce Willis di moonlighting
I was a kid on the other side of the globe and I loved this show
That part at 0:59 where she yells at him from the fridge and he talked over her was really authentic and in-character!
Interesting script lines. They didn't use this in the pilot as Addison drove her home from the police station and then the hired killers forced them inside.
However the elements of this screentest must have been a first draft rough and both characters referenced were in the series. The stiff of a date eventually got conned away at the restaurant and the guy on the couch she describes is obviously Sam...the man suited for her and her status.
I saw one of the people involved saying everything was done here to sell Bruce to the network as a "leading man" including putting Cybill in flats and putting cowboy boots on bruce so he would seem taller.
@@CelineNoyce Cybill hates heels anyway.
Cybill an Bruce were the Zenith of romantic detective shows! The only other that's competition to them would be Mitzi Kapture's "Rita Lance" an Rob Estes's "Chris Lorenzo", of "Silk Stalkings"! 👉🏾💡🐻
I daresay Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion raised the bar even higher in Castle (2009-2016).
He acts like Maclom Crowe in Sixth Sense ❤️. He's visiting her like a ghost and even startled her like a ghost 👻
I have got two movie DVDS of
Bruce Willis with
John Malcovich
and Helen Mirren in
Red and Red 2
I am dedicating these movie DVDS of
Bruce Willis to my old school friends who are both sisters as I hope to see them both again very soon to Chris Marie and Hester Brand from Billyxxx
❤❤❤Bruce!!
Hire that guy ! Vintage Bruce. Wonderful.
Can't believe she's wearing one of my friend's Luis's dresses!!!
I wonder what kitchen set was from?
Tons of dialog…quality acting is much tougher than it looks.
Bruce Willis oozes. Holy Moly.
Love Cybill ❤️
In The Beginning...✨
This wasn't a screen test, it was some kind of rehearsal or run through of the script.
Man, I remember when Bruce Willis could do no wrong. People can barely remember it now, but that guy used to be walking lightning in a bottle.
He was never the same after he lost his hairline...
Yeah, The Sixth Sense, the Die Hard franchise, Pulp Fiction, 12 Monkeys... He totally lost his sex appeal in those movies.
Do ducks "duck"? LOL
FYI: The network execs didn't want Bruce Willis. They didn' think he was a leading man because up this point, Bruce was nobody. Just a bartender trying to find work as an actor. This screen test was a last ditch attempt to get their approvals. The writer Glen Gordon instantly knew Bruce was the guy after screening 1100s actors. They fought for Bruce Willis despite initial rejects. Also, Cybil was reluctant to do screen test because she was afraid executives might reject her instead. They talked her into it and the rest is history.....
Can't find this in reruns anywhere.
You can buy it on Amazon, but geeez they want $715 for all 5 seasons. I have all 5 seasons on my emby server.
RUclips has most if not all.
It's available on DVD. I have them all. Watch them all over every few years. Best show ever.
Dream tv-show !
He very charming and funny in this show
.. Wow.. Chemistry
... he still has it... even today... but the system has changed and so he must as well...
Did he say "bring in the geek" as in "Pulp Fiction"?
And so began one of the best ever on screen chemistries in television history. Both so good at what they do, both so unique at what they do & both a big part of my childhood in the 80's & I'm now 59 😉 Speaking of on screen chemistry, this series should've definitely got a 2nd, 3rd, 4th+....season ruclips.net/video/JuXp6g6N7_U/видео.html Cancelled after 1, shame on you abc.
La preciosura alice bressions es muy hermosa para mi persona y ¡dile que la quiero mucho!.
God Bless bot sybil and Bruce ❤
Not a screen test.
Not a screen test. Actor's blocking, multiple camera placements? No way. No screen test is shot like this. This is a "work cut" of the scene from the show.
I don’t think you are correct. Here’s the thing. The network and nobody higher up wanted Bruce Willis to get this job. I watched an interview where the showrunner said they had to create an elaborate screen test to convince anybody to even give him the time of day. This was that screen test. Please look it up. If you don’t believe me.
And to be clear, the show runner did refer to that screen test as more of a trailer. They went all out to prove the network wrong. Oh, and by the way, the casting Director, who put his neck on the line for Bruce Willis Actually had to leave the role, and they got someone else. He did come back, though once the network was deservedly shamed and proven wrong.
I did add a thumb down to your comment because you were spreading misinformation.
Not the screen test! This was an older episode
This is from the pilot episode
Who came first with that hair? Kelly McGillis or Sybil Sheppard? So beautiful. And Bruce Willis?? HOT!
My late mom and aunt thought the exact same thing about Bruce Willis, Ms. Rivard😁 They said he was the sexiest guy in the entertainment biz, bar none
Cybil Shepard & Bruce was/is GORGEOUS
What a sexy guy😋🥰😋😋😋😋😍😍 I wouldn’t be able to resist him 🔥so sorry to learn about his illness 😔
It's awful to hear about his diagnosis, isn't it, sir??😟 Yeah, he was a great looking guy😊
Remington steel was good
I always wished there was a real crossover where the four of them somehow ended up working together on the same case.
Cybill Shepherd was pi$$ed that Bruce Willis, Became The Star of The The Show, until The Both Won Best Actor Awards, the Same Night, for the same Show
Chissà Marco se mio padre non ti ha dato un mazzo di chiavi per controllare il nostro appartamento quando io scendo a Pescara
What is that on his head ????
Youth
And the writers …