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Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by bsimpson » Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 6:35 PM UTC

bbx wrote: post #75

Sometimes I randomly think of a famous person and ask myself "Are they still alive?". I remember doing it for Burt Bacharach and Dick Van Dyke (who's still alive!). This happened last month with Gene Hackman. I had just rewatched "The Conversation" and "The Firm" (so maybe not so random). So I googled him, and apparently he'd basically quit acting 20 years ago. It was weird to see recent pictures of him. I guess our…

I had a weird dream in the wee hours of the morning that all the headlines read "Jack Nicholson dead at 95, days after SNL appearance."

I checked my phone out of curiosity, and Gene Hackman was at the top of Google News.

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by Clubber » Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 6:37 PM UTC

canucker2016 wrote: post #44

Why Gene Hackman stopped acting. from https://nypost.com/2025/02/27/entertainment/gene-hackman-rev... “The straw that broke the camel’s back was actually a stress test that I took in New York,” Hackman told Empire in a 2009 interview. “The doctor advised me that my heart wasn’t in the kind of shape that I should be putting it under any stress,” he added. He maintained his love for acting and missed it but the busines…

>“The doctor advised me that my heart wasn’t in the kind of shape that I should be putting it under any stress,” he added.

>He maintained his love for acting and missed it but the business had become too stressful for him.

Sounds like modern dev work.

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by 1ncunabula » Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 6:37 PM UTC

crystal_revenge wrote: post #65

LandR wrote: post #4

Him, his wife and his dog found dead in the house ? Carbon Monoxide, possibly? Shame. I had no idea the guy was that old.

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Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by iszomer » Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 6:39 PM UTC

rcleveng wrote: post #56

He was a great actor and seemed like such a great human as well. Never realized until today, reading his bio that he is a former marine. Semper Fi. Rest in peace Marine!

Oi, his role as a USNavy admiral in the film Behind Enemy Lines now makes sense.

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by laidoffamazon » Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 6:43 PM UTC

Gene Hackman is one of my favorite actors of all time. There’s very few that can match his gravitas - as the young people say, his “aura”.

One of the few that can is Denzel, of course…

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by laidoffamazon » Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 6:45 PM UTC

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

I absolutely adored him in Crimson Tide and Enemy of the State. Brilliant movies.

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by monero-xmr » Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 6:47 PM UTC

bbx wrote: post #75

Sometimes I randomly think of a famous person and ask myself "Are they still alive?". I remember doing it for Burt Bacharach and Dick Van Dyke (who's still alive!). This happened last month with Gene Hackman. I had just rewatched "The Conversation" and "The Firm" (so maybe not so random). So I googled him, and apparently he'd basically quit acting 20 years ago. It was weird to see recent pictures of him. I guess our…

Dick Van Dyke just did a music video with Coldplay where he danced, pretty wild https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSeaHfkd3M8

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by tfigueroa » Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 6:48 PM UTC

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

I have to go with The Birdcage. Just a silly movie, with Hackman playing a rather timeless portrayal of a politician. The meandering story about “purple mountains” always gets me for some reason.

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by gamblor956 » Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 6:48 PM UTC

As of this morning, the death is now considered "suspicious." Per local fire and police departments, there was no sign of a gas leak and only 1 of their 3 dogs died. The front door was found ajar, but there were no signs of forced entry.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gene-hackman-wife-found...

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by laidoffamazon » Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 6:49 PM UTC

kunwon1 wrote: post #6

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

Heist (2001) - Directed by David Mamet It's not very well known or particularly well reviewed. It just clicked with me, I've watched it probably a dozen times. It's about a jewel heist and the drama surrounding it

I liked Heist and especially liked the cast (Delroy Lindo and DeVito are excellent in everything I’ve seen them in as well) - but there’s something up with Mamets direction and cinematography that makes the movies look way cheaper and older than they are. Never understood it, not in Spartan or the Spanish Prisoner (another underrated film IMO) or Heist.