<![CDATA[does she always die in her movies?]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Gena Rowlands

utryharddude — 15 years ago(April 13, 2010 10:13 PM)

i believe i've only seen her in 3 movies
Paulie
The Notebook
the last one idk the title but i know it had sandra bullock in it
anybody know if she dies in any more?
and what do u think about her dying in that many?
just a coincedince..does she choose roles like that on purpose??
tell me what you think

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She commits suicide in "Machine Gun McCain" by shooting herself in the head when the mobsters threaten to torture her. Goofy scene.

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She also dies in "Taking Lives," thanks to Ethan Hawke. Possibly my least-favorite film of hers.
Sadly, it seems to be the fate of actresses (and actors) of "a certain age" to be killed off in their films.

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she came close to dying in Gloria (1980).

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Gena Rowland's character dies in Crazy in Love(1992), Paulie (1998), and The Notebook (2004), the only movies in which she acted that I can recall seeing. I was starting to wonder about this issue myself.

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She doesn't die in the Cassavetes movies, A Woman Under The Influence, Opening Night, Gloria, Love Streams etc. Cassavetes usually showed characters surviving and trying to make the best da0of life.

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She doesn't die in ALL her movies. Just the ones you've seen. I know she dies in Hope Floats, however, she does not die in Skeleton Key, Playing by Heart, Tempest or Something to Talk About. I think that she is drawn to parts that she can relate to and if they happen to die, well - so be it

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