Gene Hackman RIP

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

He was a sort of anti hero playing a Reverend. Tried to make his way out leading a few others but perished, whilst bristling at god for allowing it to happen. (I think!)

Thanks! Watched it many times in my younger days but not for decades.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Big shit show kicking off among the families now as to which one died first.
Makes a big difference to who inherits.
That’ll soak up millions in the courts.

I was only half listening to the radio a while ago and they mentioned something about rodent droppings being involved somehow in his wife's death.

 

[kippaxkid74]

Yes he was :)

Watched that film over and over as a kid. Three bits always stuck out - everyone trying to climb the Xmas tree when it was too late and dying, Shelley winters (iirc) drowning/heart attack in the tunnel swim near the end, and Gene Hackman saving them all at the very end by hanging onto the little wheel to turn it knowing he had nowhere to go but fall to his death. Ahhh yes see that's what a childhood born in 1974 gets you - 3 channel tv and parents into disaster films!!!!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Watched that film over and over as a kid. Three bits always stuck out - everyone trying to climb the Xmas tree when it was too late and dying, Shelley winters (iirc) drowning/heart attack in the tunnel swim near the end, and Gene Hackman saving them all at the very end by hanging onto the little wheel to turn it knowing he had nowhere to go but fall to his death. Ahhh yes see that's what a childhood born in 1974 gets you - 3 channel tv and parents into disaster films!!!!

Wait? That was Gene? As I said I’ve watched it loads as a kid and yes remember Shelley and her heart attack and also Telly Savalis opening the hatch at the end but never knew it was Hackman sacrificing himself at the wheel.
Will have to watch it for the first time in like 40 odd years

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

I was only half listening to the radio a while ago and they mentioned something about rodent droppings being involved somehow in his wife's death.

I'd not heard of it before either:

Hantavirus: What is disease that killed Gene Hackman's wife?

Betsy Arakawa died from a respiratory illness linked to a rare virus transmitted by infected rodents. Here's what to know about the deadly disease.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

Gene Hackman double bill on tonight, BBC2 HD.

22:00 - The French Connection (1971)
~ A narcotics officer and his partner take on a drug ring shipping heroin into the U.S.

23:40 - The Conversation (1974)
~ A surveillance expert makes a dangerous mistake getting involved in a murder case.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Gene Hackman double bill on tonight, BBC2 HD.

22:00 - The French Connection (1971)
~ A narcotics officer and his partner take on a drug ring shipping heroin into the U.S.

23:40 - The Conversation (1974)
~ A surveillance expert makes a dangerous mistake getting involved in a murder case.

French Connection is only 1 hour 40 mins! Wow. Certainly packed a lot in there

 

[philiph20]

Gene Hackman double bill on tonight, BBC2 HD.

22:00 - The French Connection (1971)
~ A narcotics officer and his partner take on a drug ring shipping heroin into the U.S.

23:40 - The Conversation (1974)
~ A surveillance expert makes a dangerous mistake getting involved in a murder case.

They should have added French Connection 2 as well. Virgin box is set to record them.

 

[hilts]

Watched that film over and over as a kid. Three bits always stuck out - everyone trying to climb the Xmas tree when it was too late and dying, Shelley winters (iirc) drowning/heart attack in the tunnel swim near the end, and Gene Hackman saving them all at the very end by hanging onto the little wheel to turn it knowing he had nowhere to go but fall to his death. Ahhh yes see that's what a childhood born in 1974 gets you - 3 channel tv and parents into disaster films!!!!

Worst spoiler post ever on bluemoon, you only missed out who the make up girl was :-)

 

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[Cons Dad]

Enemy of the State was one of his films I enjoyed

 

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[blue b4 the moon]

French Connection is only 1 hour 40 mins! Wow. Certainly packed a lot in there

It'll probably be cut to fuck even late night.

 

[kippaxkid74]

Worst spoiler post ever on bluemoon, you only missed out who the make up girl was :-)

Haha just assume everyone alive has seen that film ;) Then again it may only be everyone over 35 oops!