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red dog 1

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9. I love that movie & have seen it several times.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #7)

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 12:31 AM

Feb 2025

(I've probably seen "Unforgiven" at least 15 times)

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Do you have a favorite Gene Hackman movie? [View all] red dog 1 Feb 2025 OP

The Birdcage was a great movie. I liked the western he was in with Sharon Stone and Russel Crow.. Deuxcents Feb 2025 #1

The Quick and the Dead. RockRaven Feb 2025 #3

Yes, that's it. Thanks. Deuxcents Feb 2025 #5

Mississippi Burning montanacowboy Feb 2025 #2

I ordered that movie from our local library's online catalog last night after hearing that he died. red dog 1 Feb 2025 #6

I remember renting that one back in the day for my Dad. Great film! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2025 #31

Hoosiers and Unforgiven are probably my top two. RockRaven Feb 2025 #4

Unforgiven is my all-time-favorite western. red dog 1 Feb 2025 #8

I think he was great in Crimson Tide. The tension between his character and Denzel Wahington's was unreal. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2025 #7

I love that movie & have seen it several times. red dog 1 Feb 2025 #9

The older he got, the better actor he became. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2025 #11

Crimson Tide and The French Connection. sheshe2 Feb 2025 #10

I loved Bird Cage. I wonder if I'll ever see the applegrove Feb 2025 #12

I especially love Gene Hackman's scene near the end of The Bird Cage (2nd video at top) red dog 1 Feb 2025 #16

Yes. He is such a human question mark the whole last applegrove Feb 2025 #24

Bird Cage GreatAuntK Feb 2025 #33

Thanks. I understand French so i hope the subtitles are not that big when I watch it on my phone. applegrove Feb 2025 #34

I like him in everything LuvLoogie Feb 2025 #13

he was great in all his movies, Unforgiven was one of my favorites Shellback Squid Feb 2025 #14

Unforgiven was a truly great movie, but a very good and often overlooked Gene Hackman movie was "Narrow Margin" red dog 1 Feb 2025 #18

Night Moves (1975) is also an often overlooked excellent Gene Hackman movie JoseBalow Feb 2025 #22

Oh yes. And the clip stops right before he tells his driver to meet him in the back question everything Feb 2025 #15

Mississippi Burning was a good one, and I enjoyed Enemy Of The State... GReedDiamond Feb 2025 #17

That's a pretty cool connection! Nittersing Feb 2025 #40

French connection Historic NY Feb 2025 #19

"Mississippi Burning" hands down. nt Laffy Kat Feb 2025 #20

Zandy's Bride (1974) JoseBalow Feb 2025 #21

Get Shorty Brother Buzz Feb 2025 #23

The Conversation... ultralite001 Feb 2025 #25

Have to second this localroger Feb 2025 #38

"Narrow Margin". pacalo Feb 2025 #26

Enemy of the State rubbersole Feb 2025 #27

That's a good one! Lars39 Feb 2025 #39

Amazing talent. Cne99999 Feb 2025 #28

French Connection and the Conversation edbermac Feb 2025 #29

Those are my two favorites. (nt) Paladin Feb 2025 #36

THE CONVERSATION Zackzzzz Feb 2025 #30

My fav pfitz59 Feb 2025 #32

I love them all. no_hypocrisy Feb 2025 #35

"Hoosiers" voted best sport movie ever made. Emile Feb 2025 #37