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Cne99999

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28. Amazing talent.

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 03:08 AM

Feb 2025

Yes. All of them. Plain and simple. Gene Hackman had the Mott's. He was one of the greats. Every role he took turned into an amazing journey for me to watch. BUT his work on Bonnie and Clyde just made me understand what 'Acting' was. I followed him from 'Mad Dog Coll' but when Bonnie and Clyde came along I was mesmerized by his art. Ok, I guess I'm pretty old now.

Popeye was my second favorite roll after Buck Barrow.

What an amazing talent. He did actually change the world in his own small Hollywood way. He is a legend now.

I am so sad now. Need time to get back to reality. I will have to watch every one of his movies again and will enjoy doing so.

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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