Ben Affleck has revealed that he suffered severe food poisoning while filming the emotional farewell scene opposite Bruce Willis in the 1998 disaster film Armageddon. The actor, now a two-time Oscar winner, recalled being so ill that he was vomiting between takes.
In a recent interview promoting his new film The Rip, Affleck said he was not experienced enough at the time to realise he could call in sick. He went to work anyway, and the crew provided a bin for him to be sick in. He added with a laugh that the ordeal probably made the scene better.
Affleck described Willis as being “really nice to everybody” on set, and reminisced about working with Steve Buscemi, Owen Wilson and Billy Bob Thornton. He saw Buscemi at the premiere of The Rip, and they spoke about the “weird, wonderful, otherworldly” experience of making Armageddon.
Directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Armageddon went on to become the highest-grossing film of 1998.
