Gene Hackman Movies-Best to Worst-with Inflated Box Office Results 1964-2004,
76Gene Hackman in 1986's Hoosiers.....my favorite Hackman movie.
Do you realize that it has been seven years since we last saw a new Gene Hackman movie? Growing up it seemed like every movie either starred Hackman or Michael Caine. I find it sad that we might have seen the last new Gene Hackman movie. This hub will look at all of Hackman's 76 movies that he made over a forty year span....1964-2004.
During Gene Hackman's career he was nominated for five Oscars for acting(winning twice) and eight Golden Globe awards(winning three times). He first came to fame in 1967 with his Oscar nominated performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde. He received his second Oscar nomination for 1970's I Never Sang for My Father. His role as Popeye Doyle, in The French Connection, won him his first Oscar and solidified his status as a movie star. The rest of the 1970s would see him appear in the blockbuster hits.... The Poseidon Adventure, Young Frankenstein, A Bridge Too Far, and Superman. The 1980's saw him return to his Lex Luthor role in Superman II, star in one of the best sports movie ever..... Hoosiers, earn his 4th Oscar nomination for Mississippi Burning and play the bad guy in No Way Out.
By 1990 Hackman started appearing mostly in supporting roles. In 1992 he won his 2nd Oscar for his role in Unforgiven. The rest of the 1990's would see many box office hits for him, movies like.....The Firm, Crimson Tide, Get Shorty, The Birdcage and Enemy of the State. In 2001 he appeared in The Royal Tenenbaums which looks like his last great role. He won the Golden Globe award for Best Actor for the role, yet somehow did not get an Oscar nomination. To date his last performance was 2004's Welcome to Mooseport.
For another excellent hub on Gene Hackman check out KaisMom's tribute to him....Gene Hackman I Miss You.
Gene Hackman's Top Ten Box Office Hits in 2011 Inflated Dollars.
Rank Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office Dollars(mil)
| Tickets Sold
| Co-Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|
#1 Superman (1978)
| 618.50 million
| 77.80
| Christopher Reeve/Marlon Brando
|
#2 The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
| 432.50 million
| 54.40
| Ernest Borgnine
|
#3 Superman II (1981)
| 409.40 million
| 51.50
| Christopher Reeve
|
#4 Young Frankenstein (1974)
| 363.30 million
| 45.70
| Gene Wilder/Mel Brooks
|
#5 Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
| 329.90 million
| 41.50
| Warren Beatty/Faye Dunaway
|
#6 The Firm (1993)
| 303.70 million
| 38.20
| Tom Cruise
|
#7 The French Connection (1971)
| 248.80 million
| 31.29
| Roy Scheider
|
#8 Hawaii (1966)
| 247.20 million
| 31.10
| Julie Andrews
|
#9 The Birdcage (1996)
| 223.40 million
| 28.10
| Robin Williams
|
#10 Unforgiven (1992)
| 194.00 million
| 24.39
| Clint Eastwood/Morgan Freeman
|
There are three tables listed in this hub, which was requested by hinton1966 many months ago. The above table lists Gene Hackman's Top Ten Movies ranked by inflated 2011 box office dollars. The table below ranks Gene Hackman's Top Ten Movies by critics and audience voting. And the bottom table ranks all 76 Hackman movies by Movie Score. Movie Score combines tables 1 and tables 2 and adds in award recognition and gives each movie a score from 1 to 100....100 would be a perfect score.
Gene Hackman's Top Ten Movies based on critics and audience voting.
Rank Movie Year
| Critics Audience Score
| Co-Stars
|
|---|---|---|
#1 Unforgiven (1992)
| 90%
| Clint Eastwood/Richard Harris
|
#2 The French Connection (1971)
| 89%
| Roy Scheider
|
#3 The Conversation (1974)
| 89%
| Harrison Ford
|
#4 Young Frankenstein (1974)
| 87%
| Peter Boyle
|
#5 Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
| 85%
| Warren Beatty/Faye Dunaway
|
#6 Superman (1978)
| 84%
| Margot Kidder
|
#7 No Way Out (1987)
| 82%
| Kevin Costner
|
#8 Crimson Tide (1995)
| 82%
| Denzel Washington
|
#9 Mississippi Burning (1988)
| 82%
| Willem Dafoe
|
#10 Hoosiers (1986)
| 82%
| Dennis Hopper
|
Gene Hackman in his #1 movie The French Connection.
The Best of Gene Hackman:
#1 The French Connection (Movie Score 95.97)
Gene Hackman won the Oscar for Best Actor in The French Connection. His role as Popeye Doyle is one of his most memorable roles. The movie was also nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning 5 Oscars, including the Best Picture Oscar. It is Hackman's 7th biggest box office hit with over 248 million in 2011 inflated dollars. The movie is well known for one of the most spectacular car chase scenes to ever be filmed. Hackman would return as Popeye Doyle in the very disappointing sequel....The French Connection 2.
Gene Hackman in his #2 movie 1992's Unforgiven.
The Best of Gene Hackman:
#2 Unforgiven (Movie Score 94.73)
Unforgiven is ranked #97 on IMDB's greatest movie poll. Hackman won his second Oscar for playing Sheriff Little Bill Daggett in Clint Eastwood's classic western. Unforgiven was nominated for nine Oscars, winning four times, including the Best Picture Oscar. Unforgiven is Hackman's 10th biggest box office hit, but it is his highest rated film according to critics and audiences. Trivia...Hackman initially refused the part because he felt his character was too violent....Eastwood eventually talked him into playing the role, which turned out to be one of his best parts.
Gene Hackman's first box office hit.....#3 Bonnie and Clyde.
The Best of Gene Hackman:
#3 Bonnie and Clyde (Movie Score 84.20)
Bonnie and Clyde was actually the second time Hackman worked with Warren Beatty. They first appeared in the 1964 movie Lilith. Bonnie and Clyde was a game changing movie. Its success motivated other filmmakers to be more forward about presenting sex and violence in their films. Bonnie and Clyde is Hackman's 5th biggest box office hit, and earned him his first ever Oscar nomination. Trivia....all five of the main actors in the movie would receive Oscar nominations for their parts. For a more detailed look at this classic movie...check Boomer Flick's Bonnie and Clyde hub
Gene Hackman in his #4 movie...Superman.
The Best of Gene Hackman:
#4 Superman (Movie Score 72.91)
Gene Hackman would play super criminal Lex Luther in three Superman movies. Superman 1 is his biggest box office hit with over 600 million in 2011 dollars. Superman 2(best movie of the franchise) is his third biggest box office hit. He would not appear in the third Superman movie, but he did come back for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Superman IV is probably the worst superhero movie ever made. But going back to Superman 1, it is also ranked as Hackman's 6th highest rated movie according to critics and audiences.
Gene Hackman in 1974's Young Frankenstein....a small but classic role.
The Best of Gene Hackman:
#5 Young Frankenstein (Movie Score 71.65)
Mel Brooks was on a roll in 1974, as he had two movies finish in the Top 3 in box office grosses. Young Frankenstein finished 3rd for the year, while Blazing Saddles finished 2nd for the year. Young Frankenstein was a parody of classic horror films. Gene Wilder played Dr. Frankenstein and Peter Boyle played the monster. The highlight of the film has to be Hackman's blind hermit interacting with Boyle's monster. Young Frankenstein ranks No. 28 on Total Film magazine's "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time".
Gene Hackman's 76 movies ranked by Movie Score. Movie Score is box office results + critical reception + award recognition. Perfect score would be 100.
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Nom / Win
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st
| The French Connection (1971)
| 248.80
| 31.29
| 95.97
| 89%
| 08 / 05
|
2nd
| Unforgiven (1992)
| 194.00
| 24.39
| 94.73
| 90%
| 09 / 04
|
3rd
| Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
| 329.90
| 41.50
| 84.20
| 85%
| 10 / 02
|
4th
| Superman (1978)
| 618.50
| 77.80
| 72.91
| 84%
| 03 / 00
|
5th
| Young Frankenstein (1974)
| 363.30
| 45.70
| 71.65
| 87%
| 02 / 00
|
6th
| The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
| 432.50
| 54.40
| 70.87
| 75%
| 08 / 01
|
7th
| Superman II (1981)
| 409.40
| 51.50
| 69.13
| 78%
| 00 / 00
|
8th
| The Birdcage (1996)
| 223.40
| 28.10
| 68.57
| 72%
| 01 / 00
|
9th
| The Firm (1993)
| 303.70
| 38.20
| 68.36
| 72%
| 02 / 00
|
10th
| Crimson Tide (1995)
| 167.00
| 21.00
| 65.43
| 82%
| 03 / 00
|
11th
| Antz (1998)
| 154.20
| 19.39
| 64.38
| 86%
| 00 / 00
|
12th
| Hawaii (1966)
| 247.20
| 31.10
| 64.16
| 61%
| 07 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Nom / Win
|
13th
| Enemy of the State (1998)
| 189.20
| 23.79
| 62.11
| 71%
| 00 / 00
|
14th
| A Bridge Too Far (1977)
| 181.30
| 22.79
| 61.80
| 73%
| 00 / 00
|
15th
| Reds (1981)
| 115.30
| 14.50
| 60.34
| 84%
| 12 / 03
|
16th
| Get Shorty (1995)
| 132.00
| 16.60
| 59.22
| 80%
| 00 / 00
|
17th
| Mississippi Burning (1988)
| 66.80
| 8.39
| 57.56
| 82%
| 07 / 01
|
18th
| No Way Out (1987)
| 72.30
| 9.10
| 46.62
| 83%
| 00 / 00
|
19th
| Postcards from the Edge (1990)
| 73.10
| 9.19
| 46.36
| 78%
| 02 / 00
|
20th
| The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
| 73.90
| 9.30
| 45.40
| 78%
| 01 / 00
|
21st
| Hoosiers (1986)
| 61.20
| 7.69
| 42.06
| 82%
| 02 / 00
|
22nd
| The Conversation (1974)
| 19.10
| 2.40
| 41.53
| 89%
| 03 / 00
|
23rd
| I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
| 14.30
| 1.79
| 40.54
| 82%
| 03 / 00
|
24th
| Lucky Lady (1975)
| 108.10
| 13.60
| 40.34
| 54%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Nom / Win
|
25th
| Runaway Jury (2003)
| 65.20
| 8.19
| 39.09
| 72%
| 00 / 00
|
26th
| Absolute Power (1997)
| 86.70
| 10.89
| 37.87
| 55%
| 00 / 00
|
27th
| Uncommon Valor (1983)
| 77.10
| 9.69
| 36.93
| 59%
| 00 / 00
|
28th
| The French Connection 2 (1975)
| 47.70
| 6.00
| 36.44
| 72%
| 00 / 00
|
29th
| Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
| 82.70
| 10.39
| 34.44
| 49%
| 00 / 00
|
30th
| Bite the Bullett (1975)
| 45.30
| 5.69
| 34.40
| 69%
| 02 / 00
|
31st
| Heartbreakers (2001)
| 56.40
| 7.09
| 34.31
| 58%
| 00 / 00
|
32nd
| Class Action (1991)
| 46.10
| 5.80
| 34.22
| 68%
| 00 / 00
|
33rd
| Under Fire (1983)
| 14.30
| 1.79
| 33.03
| 81%
| 00 / 00
|
34th
| Scarecrow (1973)
| 42.10
| 5.30
| 32.73
| 70%
| 00 / 00
|
35th
| Marooned (1969)
| 53.30
| 6.69
| 32.59
| 55%
| 03 / 01
|
36th
| Prime Cut (1972)
| 41.30
| 5.19
| 32.40
| 69%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Nom / Win
|
37th
| The Replacements (2000)
| 66.00
| 8.30
| 31.86
| 52%
| 00 / 00
|
38th
| Heist (2001)
| 33.40
| 4.19
| 30.54
| 65%
| 00 / 00
|
39th
| Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
| 19.10
| 2.40
| 30.26
| 74%
| 01 / 00
|
40th
| Downhill Racer (1969)
| 23.80
| 3.00
| 29.26
| 70%
| 00 / 00
|
41st
| The Quick and the Dead (1995)
| 34.20
| 4.30
| 28.92
| 58%
| 00 / 00
|
42nd
| Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
| 35.80
| 4.50
| 28.77
| 58%
| 01 / 00
|
43rd
| Wyatt Earp (1994)
| 48.50
| 6.09
| 28.77
| 53%
| 01 / 00
|
44th
| Target (1985)
| 19.90
| 2.50
| 28.59
| 65%
| 00 / 00
|
45th
| Night Moves (1975)
| 8.00
| 1.00
| 28.55
| 77%
| 00 / 00
|
46th
| Extreme Measures (1996)
| 31.00
| 3.90
| 27.95
| 57%
| 00 / 00
|
47th
| Narrow Margin (1990)
| 20.70
| 2.59
| 27.81
| 64%
| 00 / 00
|
48th
| Lilith (1964)
| 15.10
| 1.89
| 26.64
| 68%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Nom / Win
|
49th
| Twilight (1998)
| 25.40
| 3.20
| 26.38
| 61%
| 00 / 00
|
50th
| The Split (1968)
| 11.10
| 1.39
| 26.36
| 69%
| 00 / 00
|
51st
| BAT-21 (1988)
| 8.00
| 1.00
| 26.11
| 72%
| 00 / 00
|
52nd
| The Package (1989)
| 21.50
| 2.70
| 25.27
| 64%
| 00 / 00
|
53rd
| Doctor's Wives (1971)
| 31.00
| 3.90
| 24.91
| 54%
| 00 / 00
|
54th
| Banning (1967)
| 13.50
| 1.70
| 24.11
| 60%
| 01 / 00
|
55th
| Misunderstood (1984)
| 4.00
| 0.50
| 23.87
| 70%
| 00 / 00
|
56th
| A Covenant with Death (1967)
| 7.20
| 0.89
| 23.84
| 64%
| 00 / 00
|
57th
| Another Woman (1988)
| 3.20
| 0.40
| 23.39
| 69%
| 00 / 00
|
58th
| Cisco Pike (1972)
| 8.70
| 1.10
| 22.55
| 60%
| 00 / 00
|
59th
| Power (1986)
| 8.00
| 1.00
| 20.97
| 57%
| 00 / 00
|
60th
| First to Fight (1967)
| 10.30
| 1.29
| 20.95
| 54%
| 00 / 00
|
61st
| The Hunting Party (1971)
| 9.50
| 1.20
| 20.79
| 54%
| 00 / 00
|
62nd
| The Gypsy Moths (1969)
| 7.20
| 0.89
| 20.69
| 55%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Nom / Win
|
63rd
| March or Die (1977)
| 8.00
| 1.00
| 20.50
| 54%
| 00 / 00
|
64th
| Under Suspicion (2000)
| 0.00
| 0.00
| 19.04
| 58%
| 00 / 00
|
65th
| The Chamber (1996)
| 26.20
| 3.29
| 18.28
| 36%
| 00 / 00
|
66th
| Riot (1969)
| 15.90
| 2.00
| 18.04
| 43%
| 00 / 00
|
67th
| All Night Long (1981)
| 12.70
| 1.60
| 17.59
| 43%
| 00 / 00
|
68th
| The Domino Principle (1977)
| 13.50
| 1.70
| 17.39
| 42%
| 00 / 00
|
69th
| Eureka (1984)
| 0.00
| 0.00
| 17.36
| 53%
| 00 / 00
|
70th
| Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
| 18.30
| 2.29
| 16.14
| 33%
| 00 / 00
|
71st
| Zandy's Bride (1974)
| 8.70
| 1.10
| 15.73
| 40%
| 00 / 00
|
72nd
| Company Business (1991)
| 3.20
| 0.40
| 14.96
| 44%
| 00 / 00
|
73rd
| Superman IV: The Quest for Peace(1987)
| 31.80
| 4.00
| 14.75
| 22%
| 00 / 00
|
74th
| Split Decisions (1988)
| 1.60
| 0.20
| 13.01
| 39%
| 00 / 00
|
75th
| Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)
| 0.80
| 0.10
| 11.73
| 35%
| 00 / 00
|
76th
| Loose Cannons (1990)
| 10.30
| 1.29
| 10.60
| 22%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Nom / Win
|
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Yay for Gene Hackman!! Bonnie and Clyde now that is a GREAT movie!! Like Fay said I also had no idea he had so many movies under his belt! Kudos to Gene and to you cogerson!! Thanks for the fan-freakin-tastic hub!
I loved Gene in Enemy of the State,he made that movie.;)
WOW - Did not know he made that many movies. I believe he is a very good actor - so many good movies - especially Absolute Power where he played a sleezy president. Crimson Tide and The Firm were so good too. I had heard somewhere last year that he was retiring from making movies - do not know if that is true. VERY GOOD HUB COGERSON.
Thank you Fay, Hackman was like a machine....he made almost 2 movies a year for 40 years....and that does not even account for all his tv work he did in the 1960s. Before doing the hub, I knew he had been successful....but I was not aware he had been this successful. Thanks for stopping by and reading my hub.
Thanks for the compliment Sunshine625....when I was researching the hub...I saw your favorite Hackman movie The Poseidon Adventure was his 2nd biggest hit....that was something I did not know....thanks for reading my hub.
Hey mentalist acer....I read that he viewed Enemy of the State...to be kinda of a sequel to his classic movie The Conversation....so when I watch the movie I always think this is were his character from The Conversation would end up...in Enemy of the State.
Hey BERN1960......he said in 2008 that he was retired....he is now 81 and has turned to writing novels as well as the voice over work he does for United Airlines....on IMDB he has no projects listed....so I am thinking we have seen the last Gene Hackman movie.....but maybe like Sean Connery he will have a change of mind and do something else in the future...but his career is filled with many many awesome movies.
That's more like it Cogerson. :)
Hackman's one of the greats, always worth watching. Superman at the top of the box office chart, nice. By coincidence I'm waiting for the Superman blu-ray box set to arrive from Amazon.
I didn't even know he was in Hawaii (the film not the State). I watched him in a film recently playing an astronaut marooned in space, the film was um... forgot the title... Marooned. Is that in your list let me check... 35th not bad.
French Connection top scorer, he was so good as Popeye Doyle and very good in Unforgiven too. Deserved his Oscars. And one of my all time favourite comedies Young Frankenstein, classic!
It is sad if we've seen the last of Gene, but than again he is 80 or thereabouts? Cogerson you have all the statistics on here except date of birth, I'm flabbergasted whatever that means - I don't think he was born in 1964. :)
Voted Up Up and Away....
Gene Hackman is probably the greatest living actor. This guy has great acting range--drama, comedy, action; he can be the good guy or the bad guy...He's incredibly versitile! I don't think I've ever seen him give a bad performance, even if he was in a really bad movie (Like "the Quick & the Dead"). It's so hard to pick his best performance because he's so consistantly excellent. My personal favorite Hackman roles are as Little Bill in "Unforgiven" and as Lex Luthor in "Superman" and "Superman 2" (I won't mention 4.)
He's one of the greatest of all time, and I think she should have more than two oscars. (He should have won for "Mississippi Burning" but they gave it to Hoffman for "Rainman".) I also give him credit for being one of those classy guys who knows when to step off the stage and bow out gracefully.
A great hub on a great talent.
Peace,
Rob
Thanks for the comments....he plays a doctor in Hawaii....a supporting part...but he really sticks out in the movie now that he is the Gene Hackman we know. As for Marooned...35th means it is in the upper half of his movies...it was made at the peak of the moon landing...I will have to check but I am pretty sure he was in fact born in 1964 and he went straight to playing middle aged men right after birth....lol......for the record Hackman turned 81 last January. Enjoy your blu-ray Superman movie when it gets there.....thanks for reading the hub.
Hey Rob great comments as always...I would say my favorite Hackman movies are Unforgiven, The Royal Tenenbaums and Get Shorty. When looking at his entire career he comes up at #40...but that includes his entire career.....when I only look at his Top Ten Movies....he moves all the way up to 5th....which seems a more accurate place for him. I agree it is probably best for him to bow out gracefully versus watching him struggle at the end....but I still miss new Hackman movies...as always thanks for stopping by and reading my hub.
Very cool hub, I had not even realized that Hackman had not been in a movie for close to a decade. This is a great list of movies, and the fact that it spans so many years is even more impressive. I think I have seen almost all the movies after 1980. My favorite is easily Crimson Tide. Thanks for the hub. Voted up.
Hey Shaun....I saw Crimson Tide at the theater years ago, he had Denzel made a good team on screen, even if they were fighting each other for control....yep hard to believe Hackman's swan song might be Welcome to Mooseport....thanks for the comments
Finally Mr. Gene Hackman, thank you for doing my suggestion. Looking at his list you can see just how many great movies he has appeared in, when Hoosiers can not crack the Top 20, that is alot of good movies. I jokingly stopped following you, and now it will not let me follow anybody because I deleted the e-mail address I originally used when setting up my account. I guess you should have done Mr. Hackman sooner....lol
So I finally do your requested hub finished....and you stopped following me....that is just not right....it sounds like you need to get your account fixed and get back on the bandwagon.....I hope you enjoyed your Hackman hub.
Very nice article, I have liked Gene Hackman for as long as I can rember. My favorites would be Superman2, and Narrow Margin. Very well put together.
Another winning hub Cogerson, Hackman is a great actor that is great in any movie he appears. Voted up and useful.
Thank you Mary....Narrow Margin is an underrated movie.....I appreciate your compliment and appreciate you reading my hub.
Hey KellyE.....thanks for the compliment....I think it is really hard to think of a bad Hackman performance....even the dreadful Loose Cannons....has some good Hackman parts...thanks for stopping by.
Great hub. I have always enjoyed his movies. I had not noticed that he had stopped making movies. I did do a quick google search, glad to see he is still alive. My favorite Hackman movies would be No Way Out and The Firm. Voted up.
Thanks for stopping by....he is very alive....he is now a novelist and voice over spokesman for United Airlines.....No Way Out is a great movie....the type of movie you can watch over and over....with a decent trick ending that makes you want to watch the movie again...thanks for the compliment
A very talented actor. Even in bad movies he play well.
Hey ruffridyer.....he is a very talented actor....looking at his worst 5....the only that sticks out as a bad movie with a bad Hackman performance would be Superman IV....thanks for stopping by.
..the original choice for Popeye Doyle in The French Connection was Steve McQueen but he turned it down - Steve also turned down the role of the Sundance Kid beside Paul Newman ....... and yes I have always loved Gene Hackman - he can be a good good guy or a really good bad guy (spoken like the kid I am -lol) ...I liked Gene Hackman in Coppola's The Conversation - and my friend, kudos to you - you really know your movies and your hubs are like a labor of love .....
Hey epigramman.....McQueen turned down tons of roles.....besides the ones you mentioned.....he also turned down Close Encounters and Apocalypse Now. As for The Conversation....it sometimes gets forgotten as Coppola made it between Godfather I and Godfather II....but they all got nominated for Best Picture Oscars.....he is a great actor playing good good guy....or really bad guy....lol.
Excellent article on Hackman, my favorite Hackman movie is Hoosiers, I can watch that movie over and over. Great information in a compact area.
Hey Dell, Hoosiers is a great movie, no matter how many times I see it......the final game is still exciting. Thanks for the comments.
Clint Eastwood has said that he has tried to convince Hackman out of retirement to make a movie together, but Gene is firm.
My favourite films of Gene's in order:
The Conversation-yes, I put this on top
Bonnie and Clyde
Young Frankenstein
The French Connection
Unforgiven
Hey Flora, I think if anybody could talk Hackman out of retirement it would be Eastwood....Eastwood talked him into both Unforgiven and Absolute Power.....you know Clint had a role for Hackman in the J. Edgar Hoover movie he just finished....or a part in the next version of A Star Is Born. I love The Conversation as well....I recently made my son watch The Conversation....he was bored out of his mind....I just do not understand the youth of today....lol.
I am a great admirer of his work and published a hub recently mourning the loss of his presence on the Big Screen. (Gene Hackman, I Miss You!) Thank you for giving Gene his due.
Hey KaisMom....thanks for checking out my Gene Hackman hub....I have been surprised that this hub has not gotten much attention...I have done 117 hubs and this one is my 112th most popular hub....I thought it would do much better than that especially considering how awesome of a career he had....and I agree 100% with you...I miss Gene Hackman making movies....Thanks for such a nice compliment and I will be sure to check out your hub on Hackman as well.
Gene Hackman is a fantastic actor & appeared in some excellent movies. Most people know & love "The French Connection" & "Unforgiven" but i've always had a soft spot for "Hoosiers" - great movie. Excellent work again, Cogerson.
Thanks gunnarsrud17....thanks for checking out my Gene Hackman hub.....I have always thought he was one of the best actors working in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s....but sadly this hub has not been viewed many times. I love all three movies you mentioned....especially Hoosiers and Unforgiven....thanks for the comment and the compliment.
As promised in my comment to your 100,000 Views hub, I came over to read this one. (Not via the link there, though ... that took my to your Sidney Poitier hub.) Hackman is a great actor and one of my favorites. So many good movies on his list ... those I like best include The Conversation, French Connection, Bonnie and Clyde, and Night Moves. Thanks for this review of Hackman's career. And I would like to see him return as Sean Connery did.
Hey brianlokker. Sorry I had the wrong link...but glad you found my Gene Hackman hub....my telethon has worked as he has seen a nice jump in view in the last couple of days. The Conversation is one of my favorites, I actually think his character in Enemy of the State was the same character...although I know he was playing a different character. I have only seen Night Moves once and that was many years ago, and I can not really remember it very well. As for a return to movies, I do not think it is going to happen. He seems to be enjoying life away from the movies and now he is over 80...but he had a great career...thanks for the comment.
One of my all-time favorite actors! Thanks for posting this nice recap of his terrific career. Voted up and interesting.
Hey Marcy....thanks for checking out my Hackman hub. It is sad that he decided to stop making movies as I miss seeing new Gene Hackman movies. Thanks for the compliment and the comment they are both greatly appreciated.
Bruce... I've always enjoyed Gene Hackman. My favorite roles are Unforgiven and The Royal Tannenbaums. Good work!
Hye Justin/PDX...thanks for checking out my Hackman hub...I really enjoy both Unforgiven and Royal Tannenbaums myself...I think his role as Royal will go down as his last great role....I never understood how the Academy ignored that role...as he won a Golden Globe for the performance but nothing from the Oscar people.
Our family loves Gene Hackman movies. No surprise that Superman is number 1. He was a great Lex Luther.
Hey Sinea Pines...thanks for visiting my Gene Hackman hub...he was one of my favorites growing up...and you are 100% correct he was awesome as Lex Luther.
Fay Paxton 11 months ago
Good morning Cogerson.
Gene Hackman is another one of those actors who doesn't immediately come to mind when you think of Hollywood. That is unless someone asks for one of the best performances of all time and you have to say, "French Connection". I also loved him in "Enemy of the State".
I had no idea he had made so many movies.
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