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Hitching a Ride to Heaven - RIP Rutger Hauer

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by DanielSimpsonDay, Jul 24, 2019.

  1. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

    DanielSimpsonDay, Jul 24, 2019
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  2. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    "The Hitcher" was one of the most intense movie-watching experiences I've ever had. Hauer nailed that role.
     
    Slacker, Jul 24, 2019
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  3. OscarMadison

    OscarMadison Well-Known Member

    Hauer nailed every part he was given. Dammit. This brings to mind an older Village Voice New Years top banner line from the eighties: "Lorne Greene is dead and Ronald Reagan is still alive. Why?"
     
    OscarMadison, Jul 24, 2019
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  4. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    Often overlooked performance was in "Surviving the Game" with Ice-T and F. Murray Abraham. That was a film that still sticks with me. I mean, hunting humans. Kind of a great premise for a movie because it's not so far-fetched.
     
    CD Boogie, Jul 24, 2019
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  5. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    Though mostly known for villains, proved he could play heroic in a movie I watch a lot as a kid--"Ladyhawke."
     
    garrow, Jul 24, 2019
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  6. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    Hauer was so amazing and captivating in Nighthawks, Blade Runner and The Hitcher as a bad guy that you have to wonder how did his career fizzle out to z-level stuff after just a few years? He’s like an NHL star who went from 15 goals to 50 goals in consecutive years to 10 goals to playing in the ECHL for a decade.
     
    cyclingwriter2, Jul 24, 2019
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  7. typefitter

    typefitter Well-Known Member

    Hauer wrote the "tears in rain" monologue from the end of Blade Runner the night it was shot. That's the sort of singular achievement that alone makes him a giant.

     
    typefitter, Jul 24, 2019
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  8. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Let's not forget this later-years gem.
    (NSFW - Language and gore)

     
    Batman, Jul 24, 2019
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  9. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    He was great in Hobo With A Gun.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jul 24, 2019
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  10. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

     
    DanielSimpsonDay, Jul 24, 2019
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  11. Tarheel316

    Tarheel316 Well-Known Member

    He sure did. One of the greatest bad guy portrayals ever.
     
    Tarheel316, Jul 24, 2019
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  12. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    I loved him in The Client With A Gun.
     
    Regan MacNeil, Jul 24, 2019
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