Dear Mr. Hackman,
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Man_in_the_Top_Hat — 14 years ago(August 27, 2011 08:07 PM)
I agree with you, though I must say, at least Hackman only had one beep role in his latter years we want to forget. Remember one of his best performances (Royal) came only a few years before.
Pacino and De Niro have both made multiple embarrassingly bad films in the last decade. Its truly depressing considering the brilliant careers they had. I mean, after so many excellent movies: including two films in the godfather II and heat which they both were beep RIGHTEOUS KILL is what we finally get to see them together in on screen?
Gene Hackman is a brilliant actor and has always struck me as a wonderful man as well. His role selection has been near flawless, mooseport aside."Its too bad she won't live..but then again who does?"
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GirlwonderReturns — 14 years ago(August 29, 2011 07:31 AM)
It's not health related. He just got sick of the Hollywood machine and all the BS that comes along with acting. He has stated that he still loves to act but he finds the industry itself stressful. Yes, he is 81 years old, but he still has it all together if the GQ article from June that I read is any indication. He writes historical fiction these days (and gets pretty good reviews). I still hope he will make a comeback (and anyone who loves great acting should as well), but from what I've read from him, it's up in the air at this point. I don't think he's totally ruled it out but it would probably have to be a pretty special role/situation to bring him back.
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grumpyoldguy1 — 13 years ago(June 02, 2012 06:59 AM)
I, too, am waiting hopefully for another film starring Mr. Hackman. I've been amazed by and entertained by him for over forty years. He's one of the few actors we have whose presence is sufficient to guarantee good entertainment.
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sambuca — 13 years ago(January 31, 2013 05:43 AM)
Well, how about doing a small indie film or in Europe? Hollywood is not the only place you can do what you love, you know! Plus it will most likely be done in a short time and not too physically demanding, so I'm sure he can pull it off. Come on Gene, one last good role please!
-Goodnight, mother of six!
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recalibrated — 13 years ago(June 23, 2012 10:48 PM)
For me, this wish for just one more brought to mind
so many of the great performances he gave over his long career
and how much I miss watching him in great movies.
I remember the day the press announced that he was retiring
from acting. It made me feel like the day my favorite neighbor
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shopguyperry — 11 years ago(December 18, 2014 04:42 PM)
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/bp/the-big-questions-for-actor-turned-nov elist-gene-hackman-001314382.html
February 2014
The final inevitable question: Can we hold on any hope of seeing you on the screen again?
Only in reruns.
That's it?
Yeah, that's it. I'm at a place where I feel very good about not having to work all night. -
Sonofcelluloid — 11 years ago(January 30, 2015 10:54 PM)
Gene Hackman was originally going to play a part in Sean Penn's "The Indian Runner" that went to Charles Bronson. If Penn ever casts him in one of his movies, i think he will come out of retirement. The parts in his movies are just so good. Look what he did to Charles Bronson in the film and for Hal Holbrook in his Academy Award nominated part in "Into The Wild".
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Darwinskid — 11 years ago(March 27, 2015 05:09 PM)
He probably doesn't like how Hollywood works now and thinks it best to leave his acting legacy as is, like Sean Connery did.
I do wish he did another movie though, there are plenty of directors he could collaborate with.