# The actor Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis both couldn’t stand working with: “Impossible to deal with”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-actor-sylvester-stallone-and-bruce-willis-both-couldnt-stand-working-with-impossible-to-deal-with/
- Published: 2026-10-21T21:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T22:54:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/actor-sylvester-stallone-bruce-willis-couldnt-stand-working-with/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment

## Key points

- Stallone and Gere clashed while making *The Lords of Flatbush*.
- Willis and Gere argued during production of *The Jackal*.
- Director Michael Caton-Jones said their disputes disrupted filming.

## Summary

Richard Gere clashed with Sylvester Stallone on the set of *The Lords of Flatbush* in the 1970s, and Stallone later described him as “impossible to deal with”. More than 20 years later, Bruce Willis also had a difficult working relationship with Gere while they starred in *The Jackal*.

Director Michael Caton-Jones recalled the two actors arguing frequently and refusing to leave their trailers until the other had gone, making filming difficult. He said he was relieved they shared little screen time. The account also notes that Stallone and Willis were not entirely blameless in their own professional disputes.

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