RIP: Gene Hackman (1930-2025)

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I watched Bottle Rocket, Rushmore and Life Aquatic and didn't enjoy any of them. Since they were touted by many viewers I just decided to avoid anything else by Wes Anderson. Even still, years later, I was tempted to watch Royal Tenenbaums because of Hackman but 20 minutes into it reminded me why I don't care for Anderson's films. I'm just not his audience.
 

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I watched Bottle Rocket, Rushmore and Life Aquatic and didn't enjoy any of them. Since they were touted by many viewers I just decided to avoid anything else by Wes Anderson. Even still, years later, I was tempted to watch Royal Tenenbaums because of Hackman but 20 minutes into it reminded me why I don't care for Anderson's films. I'm just not his audience.
Oh I forgot about Life Aquatic. Loved that one too. Not as much as Royal, but Life Aquatic to me was a perfect follow up.
 

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He is just so nails in Crimson Tide, and it was such a well-written role as well. Not a bad guy, not a good guy, but a guy with conviction.
I haven’t seen it in forever, but didn’t he have racist convictions?
 

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I loved Anderson's first 3 movies - Bottle Rocket is a charming hangout movie, Rushmore and Tenenbaums are absolute sure fire classics, and even though they existed in increasingly hyper stylized worlds, the characters all felt relatively grounded, in their own weird ways.

after that though, he seemed to be making movies with aliens pretending to be people in worlds far from anything resembling actual earth.

Don't forget the animated. Fantastic Mr. Fox was great. I also liked Isle of Dogs but it's in that 2nd tier of his movies.
 

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I haven’t seen it in forever, but didn’t he have racist convictions?
Eh, as I recall (and this was looong ago), there were hints at that maybe, but I think he showed during the rest of the movie that wasn't the case? Again, long ago. I catch bits and pieces here and there, but nothing like that.
 

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I loved Anderson's first 3 movies - Bottle Rocket is a charming hangout movie, Rushmore and Tenenbaums are absolute sure fire classics, and even though they existed in increasingly hyper stylized worlds, the characters all felt relatively grounded, in their own weird ways.

after that though, he seemed to be making movies with aliens pretending to be people in worlds far from anything resembling actual earth.
Heh - I hated pretty much every minute of those 3 - just a slog to get through
 

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I watched Bottle Rocket, Rushmore and Life Aquatic and didn't enjoy any of them. Since they were touted by many viewers I just decided to avoid anything else by Wes Anderson. Even still, years later, I was tempted to watch Royal Tenenbaums because of Hackman but 20 minutes into it reminded me why I don't care for Anderson's films. I'm just not his audience.
This is me.

Different strokes and all, so I won't say they are bad, etc

They just clearly aren't for me. Took me a few to realize this, but it just is what it is.

Thankfully the Hackman catalogue is robust with a bunch of stuff I do enjoy and some I may need a reason to revisit or see for the first time and appreciate all the work he has left
 

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Thankfully the Hackman catalogue is robust with a bunch of stuff I do enjoy and some I may need a reason to revisit or see for the first time and appreciate all the work he has left
Amen to this
 

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Saw him first in Bonnie and Clyde, and thought he did a good job. But it was The French Connection that really, really caught my attention. My oh my what a great actor. Really liked the way he played Anderson in Mississippi Burning, and thought he was in top form as the sad, sad character Avery Tolar in The Firm. And it would be simply wrong not to mention the blind man in Young Frankenstein.

So many great roles. Just one hell of an actor. :sad:
 
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Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, called medical concierge service before she died, authorities say

Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, called a medical concierge service in Santa Fe one day after authorities previously reported her last known activity and two weeks before she and Hackman were found dead, investigators confirmed Monday.

Hackman and Arakawa's bodies were found in their Santa Fe home on Feb. 26. Officials said autopsies showed Hackman died of heart disease and Arakawa died from hantavirus; a rare respiratory illness spread mainly by rodents. It is believed Arakawa died days before Hackman and both bodies showed signs of decomposition, officials previously said.

Prior to getting access to phone records, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said earlier this month that Arakawa's last known communication and activity was on Feb. 11. On that day, she had exchanged emails with a massage therapist and was seen at a local grocery store, CVS and pet food store.

Cellphone records, however, showed Arakawa made three calls the morning of Feb. 12, the sheriff's office said in a statement. All three calls were to Cloudberry Health, which provides medical concierge services, in Santa Fe.

There also was one incoming call from Cloudberry Health in the afternoon that Arakawa appeared to miss, the sheriff's office said.
 

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This week I’ve watched The French Connection and The Conversation (Harrison Ford, Robert Duval, Teri Gar, and Cindy Williams have supporting roles)

Next up will be Crimson Tide unless I can find a way to watch Scarcrow (Al Pacino co-stars) for free
 

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This week I’ve watched The French Connection and The Conversation (Harrison Ford, Robert Duval, Teri Gar, and Cindy Williams have supporting roles)

Next up will be Crimson Tide unless I can find a way to watch Scarcrow (Al Pacino co-stars) for free
Not to mention John Cazale. His movie list is really short but oh what a list - Godfather, Godfather 2, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter (he was dying from cancer at the time). I never noticed him while watching the film but apparently Billy Dee Williams also has a bit part in The Conversation.
 

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Not to mention John Cazale. His movie list is really short but oh what a list - Godfather, Godfather 2, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter (he was dying from cancer at the time). I never noticed him while watching the film but apparently Billy Dee Williams also has a bit part in The Conversation.
I was trying to remember Cazale’s name but I recognized him as well. I
didn’t notice Billy Dee Williams, though.

Cazale was dating Meryl Streep in the 70’s before he died from cancer.
 
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