I searched to see if this thread had been done before, glad it has not. I did see @Cheese made a thread in 2013 about Hackman being overlooked in general. This is more about his bad guy roles. He isn't a crazy villain, but he often plays a power hungry and/or just all around douche bag, top dog, bad guy.
I been watching a number of movies lately, and coincidentally a few had him as the bad guy. Crimson Tide, The Quick and the Dead, and Runaway Jury.
I have also seen him in Unforgiven, The Firm, and Absolute Power, and Antz.
I don't really like the movie, but he is also the "bad guy" in the Royal Tenenbaums, which he did play very well.
I am sure there are other crucial roles I am forgetting. He is one of the GOAT actors in general, but I am only now appreciating him as the GOAT asshole.
edit: What are some other good roles of him as a bad guy? And who compares?!
edit 2 for further discussion: Someone like Robert De Niro plays similar roles, but I feel he is not nearly as good, tho still good himself.
No love for Mitchum?
Night of the hunter?.....Cape fear?.....anybody?
I would recommend watching Under Suspicion. An underrated movie IMHO. It stars Hackman as well as Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane and the prime GOAT Monica Bellucci (a lot of gif worthy moments from that one, some of which have made it into her prime threads, some of which can't be shown here). It was towards the end of his career, but isn't as well known as his other roles from the era. Even if you don't think it's a particularly great movie, his performance is outstanding and I love the interplay between him and Freeman.
HahahahahaGene Hackman may be an asshole -- and in real life too, according to his TENENBAUMS co-stars -- but he's usually got a reason to his antagonism. They guys I consider cinema's best assholes?
FOR NO REASON!!!! THEY'RE JUST JERKS BIGTIME!!
I searched to see if this thread had been done before, glad it has not. I did see @Cheese made a thread in 2013 about Hackman being overlooked in general. This is more about his bad guy roles. He isn't a crazy villain, but he often plays a power hungry and/or just all around douche bag, top dog, bad guy.
I been watching a number of movies lately, and coincidentally a few had him as the bad guy. Crimson Tide, The Quick and the Dead, and Runaway Jury.
I have also seen him in Unforgiven, The Firm, and Absolute Power, and Antz.
I don't really like the movie, but he is also the "bad guy" in the Royal Tenenbaums, which he did play very well.
I am sure there are other crucial roles I am forgetting. He is one of the GOAT actors in general, but I am only now appreciating him as the GOAT asshole.
edit: What are some other good roles of him as a bad guy? And who compares?!
edit 2 for further discussion: Someone like Robert De Niro plays similar roles, but I feel he is not nearly as good, tho still good himself.
Ive always thought that him and Denzel Washington are the best actors when it comes to yelling at people.
Agreed
Quick and the dead was just fun enjoyable tosh but in it his speech to sharon stones character about his father really fucking rockedp
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