Overview
- Affleck said the illness struck on the day he filmed the movie’s emotional climax opposite Bruce Willis, calling it a harsh early-career lesson.
- He described it as the only time in his life he has vomited between takes, with a garbage can kept just off camera.
- Director Michael Bay previously corroborated the story, recalling a large bucket by Affleck on set as they continued shooting.
- The account came in a Fox 32 Chicago interview tied to Affleck’s promotion for The Rip and was widely reported by People, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Deadline, and others.
- Coverage situates the reminiscence alongside notes on Willis’ later health disclosures, including his 2022 step back from acting and a subsequent frontotemporal dementia diagnosis shared by his wife.