Comments on: Million Dollar Movie

By: Greg G

Greg G — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:42:55 +0000

I can’t believe he is in his 80′s.

One of my favorite actors. Seamless in his style of acting.

I saw The Royal Tennenbaums again recently and although I found it fairly disappointing the first time I saw it shortly after it was released, I enjoyed it more the 2nd time and that was mostly due to Hackman. You could see it in all the cast members that he brought up their game in every scene with him.

I hope he makes more movies.

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:13:10 +0000

[6] There’s a lot of humor in his performance in Scarecrow, too, though its not a comedy.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:39:06 +0000

5) Absolutely. Great in “The Birdcage” too.

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:27:19 +0000

Its worth noting how well he plays comedy, too. His work in Get Shorty and the Superman movies is hilarious.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:56:16 +0000

He was really good in a strange movie made in L.A. by a Frenchman called “All Night Long.” Barbara Streisand is in it and her performance is close to shrill but Hackman is really good.

By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo

Mr OK Jazz Tokyo — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:43:09 +0000

Love the guy, and you won’t see any better acting than him as Harry Caul in “The Conversation”.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:53:56 +0000

Authentic is a good one. Even though I know it’s Gene Hackman on the screen I almost always find him believable.

By: bp1

bp1 — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:57:38 +0000

Great article, Alex. Thanks for pointing it out to us.

I’m a Hackman fan as well. He used the word “honesty” a lot when describing his acting. Another that comes to mind is “authentic”. He always seems to play each part as if the part was written for him – which I believe is quite a talent. He never seemed to be acting, avoiding those Tom Cruise “look at me – I’m really acting now” moments. He just delivered – and he was believable. I’m certainly no movie critic – or student of the craft for that matter – but as a dedicated member of the movie going public, he has rarely disappointed me.

One of my favorite Hackman roles was the submarine captain in Crimson Tide, with Denzel.