Gene Hackman

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 4:01 am

Gene Hackman found dead alongside wife and dog at Santa Fe home.

cerranoredux · Post by **cerranoredux** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 6:06 am

An American icon. I think he’s one of everyone’s favorite actors with such a long run from The French Connection, through Superman, Hoosiers, Mississippi Burning, and one of my guilty pleasures, Crimson Tide. (Such a great pairing with Denzel).

Lived a storied life befitting a great actor.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 6:47 am

"Superman" actor? I mean yeah, but the AP went with "Oscar winning".

And his wife was only 63. At best something unfortunate occurred.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 6:48 am

rass wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 6:47 am "Superman" actor? I mean yeah, but the AP went with "Oscar winning".

And his wife was only 63. At best something unfortunate occurred.

No signs of foul play, and the dog died?

Gas leak?

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 7:07 am

I'm guessing gas leak/carbon monoxide.

The Birdcage...one of the most underrated comedies of all time.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 7:16 am

So many good roles. Plus, he was Royal Tenenbaum.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 7:34 am

If you guys haven’t seen The Conversation now would be a good time to do so.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 9:15 am

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 9:19 am

Kinda wild that the first response I saw to that was Oiler's brother.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 9:40 am

Movies I've seen mentioned in headlines - Superman, Unforgiven, Hoosiers (ESPN), and The French Connection

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 10:50 am

The French Connection, and The Conversation were my favorites of his. No Way Out was fun, too.

eta: should also mention his role as Warren Beatty’s brother in Bonnie and Clyde.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 10:52 am

I think I've only seen two movies with him in it.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 11:35 am

Movies of his I've seen and enjoyed:

Bonnie and Clyde (oscar nom)
Poseidon Adventure
A Bridge Too Far
Reds
Superman I, II and IV
Uncommon Valor
Hoosiers
No Way Out
Mississippi Burning
Unforgiven
The Firm
Crimson Tide
Get Shorty
Enemy of the State
The Replacements
Royal Tenenbaums
Runaway Jury

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 11:36 am

Looking at those roles in totality, he had a fascinating career. There was something about the way he made asshole characters charming that was uniquely Hackman.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 11:54 am

The only movie channel we had growing up was The Movie Channel (which I thought for sure my Dad was going to get arrested for because I knew we weren't paying for it) and that station showed No Way Out all the time. Very underrated movie, IMO.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:01 pm

I only remember the limo bang and the ending of No Way Out.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:30 pm

EnochRoot wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 7:16 am So many good roles. Plus, he was Royal Tenenbaum.

Royal Tenenbaum's is such a great movie...and Hackman is great in it.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:35 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:01 pm I only remember the limo bang and the ending of No Way Out.

Pretty sure if that was set in present day, the movie would be like 9 minutes long.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:38 pm

#prematureejaculation

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:51 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:01 pm I only remember the limo bang and the ending of No Way Out.

While I really like this movie (it was one of the last times non-Crazy Sean Young was around to enjoy), but...

During one of the chase scenes in DC, Costner's character bolts down the stairs at the Georgetown Metro station. Boo.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:56 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:30 pm
EnochRoot wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 7:16 am So many good roles. Plus, he was Royal Tenenbaum.
Royal Tenenbaum's is such a great movie...and Hackman is great in it.

I need to see it again. My HS friend was a production assistant on that movie, and took me to a pre-screening, haven’t seen it since. He had so many incredible stories from working on the film and getting to interact with the cast. He said Bill Murray is everything you want him to be.

I count 9 Hackman movies I’ve seen, and a few more I’m not sure about. Never seen Hoosiers or French Connection. I really need to to watch FC one of these days. College roommate used to quote Hoosiers, so I feel like I’ve heard enough.

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 1:01 pm

Norman Dale, always.

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 1:14 pm

duff wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 1:01 pm Norman Dale, always.

Yeah, Hoosiers is fantastic. No Frogs should have not seen that one.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 1:20 pm

mister d wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 10:52 am I think I've only seen two movies with him in it.

Hm. Can that really be right? He's been in so many.

A couple of weeks ago one of the classic movie channels was honoring Hackman for his 95th birthday. So I finally saw French Connection for the first time, along with a couple of other more obscure ones.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 1:24 pm

An old HS buddy of mine has an uncle that had space in an airport hangar in California where he chartered flights. Gene Hackman had a plane in said hangar. They became friends, and my buddy actually got to meet him once. Gene made a point of asking how my buddy was doing in the USN after HS. By his account, he was a genuinely good guy.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 1:32 pm

I went through a 70s movie phase back in college and particularly remember loving The French Connection and The Conversation. I loved movies back then when you could hear all the footsteps and what not.

Get Shorty is one of my favorite movies of all-time too.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 2:04 pm

Almost forgot about his small role in Young Frankenstein!

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 2:15 pm

mister d wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 10:52 am I think I've only seen two movies with him in it.

Check my list... Only 2 seems almost like you were mad at him.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 2:32 pm

Shit’s about to turn even more tragic.

Wife was found in the bathroom with scattered pills on the floor.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 2:43 pm

Once again, law enforcement talking out of their asses in a completely unnecessary way. Just STFU until you have solid information. Even then, STFU until you are ready to file charges. And even THEN, I think the way prosecutors and other LEO are allowed to hold press conferences and name suspects publicly is one of the biggest issues with our entire Justice system.

I honestly don't know why more folks don't talk about this. Why is that allowed?

Anyways, from a CNN article (the document is the search warrant:

The investigation found no immediate signs of a carbon monoxide leak or natural gas leak, according to the document.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 4:09 pm

sancarlos wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 2:04 pm Almost forgot about his small role in Young Frankenstein!

He was friendly w Gene Wilder and asked if there was a small part he could play because he hadn’t been in a comedy. The blind villager was a part they expanded for him. The “I was going to make espresso” was ad libbed.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Mar 07, 2025 4:29 pm

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Mar 07, 2025 4:33 pm

Hantavirus is scary shit.

Post by **brian** » Fri Mar 07, 2025 4:50 pm

I mean that makes sense but severe Alzheimer’s is a given for that scenario to be plausible.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:45 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 4:33 pm Hantavirus is scary shit.

Yes...and one of those things you only hear about happening in New Mexico...along with Bubonic Plague and wild mushroom poisoning.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Mar 07, 2025 7:04 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:45 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 4:33 pm Hantavirus is scary shit.
Yes...and one of those things you only hear about happening in New Mexico...along with Bubonic Plague and wild mushroom poisoning.

And measles

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Mar 07, 2025 8:27 pm

And green chile overdoses ha ha ha!!!

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sat Mar 08, 2025 11:16 am

rass wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 7:04 pm
DaveInSeattle wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:45 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 4:33 pm Hantavirus is scary shit.
Yes...and one of those things you only hear about happening in New Mexico...along with Bubonic Plague and wild mushroom poisoning.
And measles

Hey now!

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Mar 08, 2025 12:57 pm

Giff wrote: Sat Mar 08, 2025 11:16 am
rass wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 7:04 pm
DaveInSeattle wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:45 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 4:33 pm Hantavirus is scary shit.
Yes...and one of those things you only hear about happening in New Mexico...along with Bubonic Plague and wild mushroom poisoning.
And measles
Hey now!

You’re right that was unfair, you guys have earned an acknowledgment here.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Mar 08, 2025 2:21 pm

I guess not having a job kept me from the swamp. Does Giff have measles? Cause I’m not coming to the rodeo if so.