How sad…last stop Mooseport
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Gene Hackman
tom_long2 — 10 years ago(August 15, 2015 10:06 PM)
I really miss Gene Hackman. I understand that he has spent his time writing; unfortunately I haven't sought out any of his work. Still, an actor and artist as great as he was (is?) should not end a career with Mooseport.
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tom_long2 — 10 years ago(August 15, 2015 10:12 PM)
When asked during a GQ interview in 2011 if he would ever come out of retirement to do one more film, Hackman said he might consider it "if I could do it in my own house, maybe, without them disturbing anything and just one or two people".
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Mr_Fall_Out — 10 years ago(August 16, 2015 04:49 PM)
Yep, bloody Mooseport. If it had been Runaway Jury then that would have been an acceptable swan song or if he had come out of retirement for Nebraska (not to take away from Bruce Derns wonderful performance) then that could have been an actually perfect way to finish. But no, bloody Mooseport.
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Howlin Wolf — 10 years ago(January 27, 2016 12:22 PM)
Yeah not a great way to bow out but if he waited for another 'prestige' role, then he might have ended up working longer than he wanted to, so
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Wuelly — 10 years ago(February 23, 2016 02:00 AM)
I like to think of these incredible performers as human beings first; subject to the same intangible rules which apply to us all in the twilight of our best years. That which restrain us as the many: the metaphysical shift of our being due to the panicky and anxiety-laden assaults of aging and time.
Certainly, we'd all like to
head out
of our careers in enchanted glory, like the premise of so many of the stories we adore and celebrate on this very website. But how odd would it be to witness all of our actors
going out
or
taking their final curtain call
in complete perfection, of course to appease our lofty expectations as a greedy and spoiled audience.
When one gives half a century of their time in the pursuit of entertaining and giving light to the lives of a pretentious audience only to be judged for a slight misstep to the left in the closing chapter?
It would appear that the man chose the perfect way to exit. Mr. Hackman hated and hates the politics, viciousness and shallowness of TinselTown. He knew it would be a typical response for fans to whine about a plot of insignificance, instead of celebrating the genius of his life's work.
For every brilliant theory that Albert Einstein brought forth, he had hundreds of admitted failures. We tend to associate him with his highly substantial theory of special relativity.
Not
the two dozen beep ups which lead to it, or many of the dustbins which came after.
Gene Hackman could have done a dozen Mooseports in the end. His
worst
movies surpass half of the crap which purports to be a good movie today.
Keep the faith, Mr. Hackman and thank you for your dedication in keeping the idle entertained. -
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Wu Ming — 1 year ago(March 04, 2025 10:32 PM)
AnthonySocksssss March 05, 2025 07:14 AM
Member since January 31, 2025
Certainly better than Sean Connery’s final movie, “League of extraordinary Gentlemen”.
Funny how they were born the same year and both retired the same year at the same age, for the exact same reasons.
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Apart from it, that Sir Sean Connery didn't have health issues, Gene Hackman had. -
AnthonySocksssss — 1 year ago(March 04, 2025 10:56 PM)
Connery had surgery for a kidney tumor around 2005, I bet his dementia started creeping up when he agreed to do that League of Gentleman movie too.
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Wu Ming — 1 year ago(March 04, 2025 11:13 PM)
AnthonySocksssss March 05, 2025 07:56 AM
Member since January 31, 2025
Connery had surgery for a kidney tumor around 2005, I bet his dementia started creeping up when he agreed to do that League of Gentleman movie too.
Either way, they both couldn’t deal with the stress of the movie-business anymore.
Connery had kidney surgery in 2006.
His dementia started in his final years.
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AnthonySocksssss — 1 year ago(March 04, 2025 11:34 PM)
Yes, and that’s the year he said he was retiring.
He had full on dementia in his final years, but the initial symptoms and process usually starts a lot earlier, which likely influenced his decision as well -
Wu Ming — 1 year ago(March 05, 2025 01:04 AM)
AnthonySocksssss March 05, 2025 08:34 AM
Member since January 31, 2025
Yes, and that’s the year he said he was retiring.
He had full on dementia in his final years, but the initial symptoms and process usually starts a lot earlier, which likely influenced his decision as well
If Connery said in 2006 (kidney surgery) that he retires, it wasn't the same year as Hackman.
So this part of
your
spooky theory wouldn't work either.
And even though dementia can start earlier, usually nobody calls the last 15 (!) years
"final"
.
Here's another source:
Mr Connery’s family said that he had been unwell for some time
and had developed dementia in his final months.
https://www.alzheimer-europe.org/news/sean-connery-dies-dementia?language_content_entity=en -
WarrenPeace — 1 year ago(March 04, 2025 10:34 PM)
Yeah, the movie might look good on paper and they don’t know what the final product will look like or if it bombs or is a blockbuster.
Plus they got big bills to pay.
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Wu Ming — 1 year ago(March 04, 2025 10:47 PM)
WarrenPeace March 05, 2025 07:34 AM
Member since October 19, 2021
Yeah, the movie might look good on paper and they don’t know what the final product will look like or if it bombs or is a blockbuster.
Plus they got big bills to pay.
The
Extraordinary Gentlemen
got bills to pay?
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Wu Ming — 1 year ago(March 04, 2025 11:08 PM)
WarrenPeace March 05, 2025 08:02 AM
Member since October 19, 2021
That swimming pool is not going to clean itself and the wife needs another $80,000+ wardrobe for Spring.
Oh, yah!
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