re: Favorite Gene Hackman Movie

Posted by SirCthulhu

Member since Mar 2009

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Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:02 pm to GeauxLSUSam

The French Connection
The Royal Tannenbaum's

Completely different genres, both excellent films.

Posted by ligerbait

Nashville, TN

Member since Dec 2005

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Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:37 pm to SirCthulhu

No Superman love?

Posted by RGCjr01

Brookhaven / Jackson, Mississippi

Member since Dec 2008

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Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:46 pm to GeauxLSUSam

My favorite Gene Hackman movie is The Runaway Jury.

My favorite Gene Hackman performance is as Anderson in Mississippi Burning.

Posted by danman6336

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Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:55 pm to RGCjr01

French Connection, his Popeye character is the tits.

Posted by Rhetoric

Member since Jun 2009

907 posts

Posted on 6/20/09 at 11:35 am to supatigah

quote:
his last film was Welcome to Mooseport
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5 years ago.

damn what a shitty way to end a stellar career

Wow, I can't believe that he has not made a movie since that one... Is he just enjoying life or is he sick?

Posted by TigerMyth36

River Ridge

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Posted on 6/20/09 at 11:38 am to Rhetoric

I think he announced his retirement last year. I hope it is to have some peace and quiet and not because of an ailment.

Posted by tigermike5

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Posted on 6/20/09 at 4:28 pm to TigerMyth36

Young Frankenstein. Ha

Posted by LSULaw2009

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 6/21/09 at 12:34 pm to TigerintheNO

I agree with every movie stated so far but another two that I really enjoyed were Get Shorty and Enemy of the State.

Posted by TigerMyth36

River Ridge

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39733 posts

Posted on 6/21/09 at 12:38 pm to LSULaw2009

I hated get shorty. I hate movies where all the actors prance around thinking "man I am so cool." That is the vibe I get from most of them in that movie. And it was 100 times worse in the sequel.

Posted by BrockLanders

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Posted on 6/21/09 at 1:16 pm to TigerMyth36

quote:
I think I need to watch The Conversation again. I just don't remember liking it much. I really didn't like the French Connection films either.

This is Gene Hackman's best stuff...

Also this one, which a lot of people haven't seen or heard of:

This post was edited on 6/21/09 at 1:17 pm

Posted by 1984Tiger

North Carolina

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Posted on 6/21/09 at 2:50 pm to GeauxLSUSam

Hoosiers is likely his best, but I also enjoyed The Quick and the Dead.

Posted by RGCjr01

Brookhaven / Jackson, Mississippi

Member since Dec 2008

4865 posts

Posted on 6/21/09 at 3:22 pm to 1984Tiger

I think his most underrated performance was in The Chamber. He nailed that role.