So many incredible performances , but one of my favorites is Royal Tennenbaum. Any other actor and that movie is probably too cute and quirky to work. He grounded the whole thing with his gruff, mischievous portrayal of Royal. Perfect example of why comedic acting should be taken as seriously as dramatic. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
For my money, cinema doesn’t get much better than this. RIP Mr Hackman
Gene Hackman has passed away at 95 Gene going toe to toe with Denzel Washington in Crimson Tide (1995) is one of the most powerful scenes ever filmed. He was an absolute titan of cinema. We've lost an icon today. RIP Gene Hackman pic.twitter.com/tmgMRl7YlL
Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco:
I didn't realize the last movie he did was welcome to mooseport which is hilarious.
They tried to get him to come out of retirement to star in the movie Nebraska in the early 2010's but he wouldn't do it. Bruce Dern ended up getting an Oscar nomination for the role. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kysirsoze:
So many incredible performances , but one of my favorites is Royal Tennenbaum. Any other actor and that movie is probably too cute and quirky to work. He grounded the whole thing with his gruff, mischievous portrayal of Royal. Perfect example of why comedic acting should be taken as seriously as dramatic.
Apparently Wes Anderson tried for months to convince him to do the role and Hackman was reluctant to do so. Glad he eventually did because it wouldn't have worked without him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kysirsoze:
So many incredible performances , but one of my favorites is Royal Tennenbaum. Any other actor and that movie is probably too cute and quirky to work. He grounded the whole thing with his gruff, mischievous portrayal of Royal. Perfect example of why comedic acting should be taken as seriously as dramatic.
Exactly what I think of when I think of Gene Hackman… “Because I finally want to meet my grandkids…” :-) [Reply]
Fun Fact: Before James Caan accepted the role for Misery they wanted Gene Hackman first but he didn't want to lay in bed for a whole movie so he turned it down. [Reply]
Great movie, although it has always bothered me that Davey got lumped in with Quick Mike when he had nothing to do with slicing up the hooker, and actually tried to stop him. Had that been me, I would have loudly professed my innocence, but he never says a word. I don't get it.
Still, everything else about it is awesome. [Reply]
Originally Posted by scho63:
I cannot think of one role he was in that he didn't hit a homerun or deliver the movie.
Did he have any stinkers? I can't think of a single bad role or movie.
The Firm
Get Shorty
Royal Tenenbaums
Heartbreakers
Replacements
Mississippi Burning
The Quick and the Dead
The French Connection
Young Frankenstein
Just a small sample of great performances. So many more......
I love that Hackman played tennis with Gene Wilder and asked him to talk to Mel Brooks about getting the hermit role in Young Frankenstein. He also ad libbed the espresso line. [Reply]
