Gene Hackman is Badass

[@davidtatro7457]

Nobody can go from smiling/joking to absolute deadly serious in the blink of an eye better than Hackman. Between this film and Unforgiven, there's no doubt that he's one of the finest American actors of our generation. It doesn't hurt that the rest of the cast is also phenomenal in both films.

[@desertweasel6965]

"You been talkin bout that Queen of your's again, ON INDEPENDENCE DAY"!?!?

[@davidstephenson164]

Random question but does anyone know what punchline if the joke at 0:32 is?

[@srbaruchi]

Hackman has a GREAT foil with the actor who confronts him. Both actors are living and breathing their roles.

[@SuperCosty2010]

@@srbaruchi That's Michael Rooker! The dude's doing it since almost 40 years already and is amazing everywhere, over 130 roles

[@srbaruchi]

@@SuperCosty2010 Thanks for the name. Perfectly cast. I've def seen him in many roles.

[@allanc2827]

I met Gene Hackman. He is the real deal. A Marine and worked 10 years as a furniture mover while he was going on acting auditions.

[@pontifixmax]

He lied about his age and joined the Marines at 16.

[@Honey-Sanchez]

Thank you for your service soldier.

[@anddontcallmeshirley-]

Lies.

[@alanknizek3877]

​@@anddontcallmeshirley-What's lies. He did serve in the marines

[@Verde-s9a1]

He was one of the last to withdraw from China, before the communist victory.

[@scottfulps2065]

Gene is long retired, living in New Mexico. Super down to Earth, chats with everyone. I believe he's in his 90's now. Nice guy.

[@MichaelBrown-lm3vd]

Tell him a fan love his movies to enjoy life and be easy than you

[@Doughboy842]

I hope he keeps in good health

[@howardford6991]

Why the fk would he move to Mexico?

[@youknownothing1242]

@@howardford6991 he heard there was an illegal crystal operation

[@sidhu139]

howardford6991 New Mexico, not Mexico. Mexico is a.country, New Mexico is a place in the US. Two different places.

[@kristaconley578]

I love this movie, especially for the scenes between Hackman and a young Frances McDormand. Amazing chemistry, so real. Brilliant.

[@marcvolpe8252]

KRISTA YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL ADORABLE SEDUCTIVE RAVISHING SEXY CAPTIVATING AND PASSIONATE YOUR BEAUTY IS PHENOMENAL IF MOZART WERE ALIVE TODAY YOU WOULD BE HIS MUSE

[@TheSKT946]

One of my favorite movies.

[@auntiesemite9295]

So america still h 8s Blacks but added Hispanics, Muslims and Arabs. Some progress. But loves the juice.

[@urbansurvivor2391]

What is the name of the movie? I would really like to see it. Thank you

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

@@urbansurvivor2391 It's in the description. "Mississippi Burning."

[@tylertilwick6852]

No words can describe how amazing an actor Gene Hackman is

[@kdonovan221]

Amen

[@snelgrave101]

There is words to describe how amazing he is - Mississippi Burning.

[@delby66]

@@snelgrave101 Go back a little further and you'll see how great of an actor Gene Hackman is. The French Connection.

[@snelgrave101]

@@delby66 Seen it, love it, he was great in everything he was in, tremendous actor.

[@angelorizzuto4919]

I can

[@TTony-tu6dm]

Brad Dourif is one of the greatest character actors of the last 40 years. He is completely under appreciated and he raises the level of any project he’s in

[@jackarmstrong5645]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[@AtOddsAlways]

Proof of the pudding: Doc Cochran in Deadwood. An unmatched and historically superb performance.

[@ronshouse4205]

@@AtOddsAlways Also Grima Wormtongue in the 2d and 3rd Lord of the Rings movies....was the evil advisor to King Theoden, when Theoden was under a spell by Saruman....he had a southern accent in "Mississippi Burning" and some English/Kiwi accent in LotR....with all the makeup for his LotR role, I initially didn't recognize him as the deputy......another fun fact involving movie deputies: Warren Oates played cop Sam Wood in "In the Heat of the NIght" and later was Sergeant "Big Toe" Hulka in "Stripes"

[@deandreray3500]

Facts loved him as Chucky he done that movie around this time.

[@RailcarFerrostaal]

Do not forget Toto’s stranger in town and also one flew over the cuckoo’s nest

[@Superman_305]

Mississippi burning is one if my favorite movies of all time and this is one of my favorite scenes of the entire movie. Gene Hackman was one of the last legendary actors.

[@ricksamericana749]

So you like fantasy movies?

[@autonomousindividual7780]

Ditto....and Ditto......and ditto.

[@mikejohn0088]

Have you ever been to Mississippi? It's choice state #1 where not to appear.

[@inkey2]

check out the move The FBI vs The Ku Klux klan.........might have been a TV movie. It's about the three civil rights workers that vanished down south

[@alanknizek3877]

​@@ricksamericana749Fantasy movie? This really happened

[@BigYellaGal]

One of my favorite scenes from this movie

[@GroovyMurdock]

That barbershop scene where he beats up Douriff’s character was great too!

[@rollerball2297]

Denzel Washington once said the only actor that ever scared him has Gene Hackman. That’s ultimate respect there

[@satanicaleve]

He said this "Gene Hackman, man. You're in there with a master and you're fighting for your life. You better bring your A-game because this is Gene Hackman"

[@erepsekahs]

You might want to read, and re-write your post.

[@pdg61met]

@@erepsekahs why?

[@evilswissy]

I don't think you will ever have the intellect to know what denzel meant by that comment, if it's even true.. the same for the rest of you brainless mainstream media fed sheeple in this comment section

[@jimmykarlsson2567]

Morgan Freeman said the same thing in " Unforgiven " when Gene had him in custody. I was almost afraid for real

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

Gene Hackman is a superb actor, a real scene stealer. He's a heavyweight and one of the finest actors that America has produced. He smiles like a crocodile in this scene, epic performance.

[@jollyrancher9016]

There's never any acting with him it's always real.

[@porkchop3328]

@@dave-d-grunt and a member of the Antioch Baptist Church.

[@reliablebow]

The blind man in Young Frankenstein 🎶

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

@@dave-d-grunt No he wasn't. Hackman was born in *1930.* Do the maths!

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

@@jollyrancher9016 Agree 100%. Outstanding actor.

[@theroamingcanuck49]

Michael Rooker deserves a lot more credit than he gets. Excellent actor, particularly in this scene.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Yeah, he was just playing himself I bet. Said the n-word like he invented it.

[@joeshmoe8952]

​@@manuginobilisbaldspot424Well he is playing a clan member and I'm pretty sure they use that word.

[@Bapuji42]

​@@manuginobilisbaldspot424You're an idiot.

[@Bapuji42]

He's Mary Poppins, y'all!

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

Yeah the red neck got his balls in a sling

[@jim6025]

Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman in Unforgiven is epic

[@lonewolf5238]

Pacino and DiNiro in _Heat_

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Eastwood and Eli wallace!

[@patrickc3419]

One of the best films of the 1990s.

[@larry6795]

This is the kind of scene you expect to see with an actor of his caliber, we’ve been blessed to see Gene Hackman on the screen all these years 👏🏽

[@macgregorpaterson5966]

Brad Dourif is surely one of the most underrated actors ever. It was a crime that he didn't win best supporting actor for One flew over the Cookoo's Nest and again he shows how facial expression is more important than words. Gene Hackman is always a class act as well.

[@FrancoisDressler]

National treasure

[@kingy002]

Phenomenal performance in One Few Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

[@guitarman8462]

And " Exorcist 3 "

[@carlmanvers5009]

Loved Brad in both Dune and Lord Of The Rings. Superbly cast.

[@suziederkins3310]

The problem was that 'The One who Flew over the Cookoos Nest' was full of such great acting, who would you pick?

[@felipehernandez-pedroza8288]

And that is why, kids, Gene Hackman is one of the greatest actor of all time. Great scene. He is retired now from acting. Miss him alot.

[@jmjbonello]

Felipe Hernandez-Pedroza s

[@wildgoose5964]

Amen to that!

[@mikekohary1075]

I love that he retired on his own terms, and he's loved retired life and lived it gracefully. One of my all-time favorite actors and a hell of a human being too.

[@tatlawson9393]

He is in porn now

[@tracysimmons3860]

tat lawson If he is,I bet he's bad ass.

[@charlierossinc8706]

Gene Hackman one of the best ever. He certainly has made a bunch of classics.

[@mrsteel9026]

A badass and a brilliant actor. The casting for this movie was second to none. Outstanding.

[@enterthebruce91]

Classic film! I think I first watched it in school about 17 years ago when I was 16. All time classic film and Hackman is a true legend of cinema!

[@1Caplaw]

Gene is right up there with anyone who has put their work on film. A huge loss for the public when he retired, but a well deserved rest for him. Thanks for all the years of great entertainment Mr. Hackman.

[@jrsmith3344]

Well said Wes. I watch a few scenes from this, and the jail scenes from Unforgiven, on a regular basis, solely because of Mr. Hackman's performances.

[@HasAnyoneSeenMyPipe]

Well said, The Hack man is a legend of the screen.

[@craigwilson3532]

Well said, I agree

[@bluetomato8698]

Yes, thank you Mr. Hackman for all the years of great entertainment..

[@MrPauliez67]

@@jrsmith3344, both amazing scenes that he totally makes!!

[@mikewiz1054]

Such a brilliant scene. Nobody would mistake Hackman and Rooker for models. But the intensity and subtlety in their performances is incredible. Masters of their craft

[@JayCity10]

Who are you kidding? Both great actors, are ruggedly handsome.

[@therefore_I_yam]

God what is with the obsession with looks. You'd claim it's a problem with "society" but you're the only one talking about it 😂 There are a ton of brilliant actors who aren't conventionally attractive and tons that are, and vice-versa. Why tf does it matter either way. Is "Wow what a brilliant performance" just too boring for you?

[@XPHALCON]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume @mikewiz1054 meant role models; since both actors portray rough characters.

[@kevinbourassa3952]

Hackmen is one great actor. Loved him in French Connection.

[@ralfburon6179]

For me his two best movies 👍

[@mckennaboy1186]

Gene Hackman two words in this scene. FUCKING LEGEND

[@robertbarlow5105]

Would have been one helluva DI .

[@cliffwheeler7357]

It’s a shame that your limited vocabulary restricts you to using a profanity, (in caps no less) as a verb, to describe Hackman’s prowess as an actor.

[@Kromsmitesyou]

​@cliffwheeler7357 lighten up Francis

[@snail415]

Made me laugh out-loud. Not because you’re wrong or anything, but because FUCKING LEGEND

[@clifftanton8385]

@@cliffwheeler7357 amazing watch the firm too very sympathetic character

[@markjosey2083]

Gene Hackman...one of the best actors of all time!

[@dzanier]

easily.

[@ridrod93]

Mark

[@pbwmanagement]

Copy that, I could watch Gene Hackman films all day and night.

[@TheBlaert]

Yup, he's in my top 3 along with Anthony Hopkins and Jack Nicholson

[@abwm2365]

He wasnt acting. Thats him . Former Marine and bad ass lol

[@creepshowcrate]

Michael Rooker, Brad Douriff, and Gene Hackman, all in the same frame. A combination of acting expertise at its highest level.

[@ehought]

Yes indeed, Alan Parker was lucky to have such talent to work with (and Frances McDormand and Willem Dafoe too)

[@roquefortfiles]

Michael rooker is just a little too convincing in this role. There is something frighteningly authentic about his delivery. And he's from the South

[@FrancoisDressler]

@@roquefortfilesHe might just know people like that in real life. Matthew McConaughey said that about the characters in Killer Joe.

[@marcusmaher-triskellionfil5158]

​@@roquefortfilesIndeed, look at his work 2 years earlier "Henry, portrait of a serial killer"

[@michellecox2125]

Yesssssssss

[@ACoKyo]

how can someone make a simple line like "a member? a member of what..." with so much derision and boldness Damn Gene is so good

[@chuckharkes6569]

I never get tired of this clip. Hackman was simply a brilliant actor.

[@ryanfoster2869]

@@AtlantaTerry well he is retired

[@StephaneVorstellung]

Michael Rooker is (Frank): Convincing and intimidating, every second he's on screen.

[@johnkerkalis6310]

@@StephaneVorstellung He's so underrated.

[@sukhmaidickoff]

@@johnkerkalis6310 Underrated? He won 2 Oscars. I wouldn´t call that underrated. But yeah, he´s a great actor

[@johnkerkalis6310]

@@sukhmaidickoff I was talking about Michael Rooker.

[@swampThaang]

Back when acting was more important than looking like a model

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

@@FIGGY65 Someone didn't understand "Mississippi Burning."

[@Bluehorseshoe4]

Or CGI

[@kbanghart]

@@Bluehorseshoe4 CJ can be both good and bad, it all depends.

[@321snoot]

@@kbanghart Touche!

[@kdee8166]

Good comment

[@palmerlp]

I didn’t know a person could cram as much contempt into a question as Hackman does into “A member of what?”

[@mikenorgrove2795]

Exactly! Masterful put-down

[@stevenpurves3266]

glorious and hackman meant it

[@davidkalina6188]

One of the classic lines, as small as it is, it brings character in to the situation.

[@Yowzoe]

yep, contempt and the answer is Trump Republicans

[@Yowzoe]

@Johnny Austin Democrats and Republicans switched. Learn your history, clueless meathead

[@jaich6229]

As a card-carrying Hackman-iac, Mississippi Burning is one of his finest performances. This scene is a microcosm of his brilliance and versatility. Goes from congenial to take-no-shit menacing without breaking stride. A true legend, one of the all-time greats. And he just turned 94! Happy Birthday, Gene! Thank you for all of those wonderful movie memories! In the pantheon of great actors, you stand tall!

[@iamalive.1255]

All the people in this scene did a masterful job.

[@bensmac5361]

Back when acting was an art, not as a means to appearing in People magazine

[@bradleydavies4781]

Member of what .

[@christinegoeyvaerts6658]

All they had to do is be scared of gene

[@cottoncherry2177]

@MUFC Ok.

[@nabbuko_tv]

Yep, especially the cast director

[@Walacama]

There are so many great things about this scene; underrated (maybe) is the blocking. Dorriff’s move from the bar and Hackman’s move back to the the table with Doriff is superb. Also, Doriff’s facial response at the end is great, he does not waver yet there is a hint of fear In his eyes. The scene is very well done from all sectors of the production.

[@davsaltego]

And Rooker paralleling Hackman’s move over to the table. Just genius.

[@viggosimonsen]

Agreed. And I would add the whole background atmosphere from the moment he enters the street door - the story telling and the response and expressions from the other guys in the joint - the whole scene is so totally realistic. You don't have the feeling you are watching people acting. This is quite an achievement.

[@danwaldis4553]

And Hackman's last line "Thanks for the beer" is the icing on the cake!

[@Frip36]

Just goes to show you that the most ridiculously improbable scene can be done with skill.

[@michaeltowslee4111]

Brad dourif is my second favorite character actor after Burgess Meredith. Perhaps, a video on character actors is needed.

[@MrPicklerwoof]

That switch from affable, charming fellow into dangerous hard man is incredible.

[@timscan7273]

His facial expressions, Emotional intelligence, body language and delivery of dialogue. Gene Hackman was box office! An all time great 🙌🏻

[@hastyone9048]

Hackman is legendary. For those who haven’t seen it watch “The French connection”. My family knew the actual cop he portrayed in the film and he said Hackman was spot on.

[@thesoultwins72]

Hasty One…….mmm.....sounds a bit suspect to me. Gene Hackman was not the studio's first choice to play Eddie 'Popeye' Egan [aka Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle in the film] and he certainly wasn't the real detective's choice. In fact, Egan wanted handsome but rugged Australian actor Rod Taylor to play him.

[@hastyone9048]

TheSoulTwins ....This is true, what I said is Egan (and Sonny Grosso) thought GH did a great job. My family’s connection to TFC was Grosso, but knew Egan as well through Sonny.

[@thesoultwins72]

@@hastyone9048 ……..I am sure that Egan [and Grosso] ultimately thought GH was excellent - but that certainly was not the case when GH was first cast in the role.

[@Muddy283]

@@thesoultwins72 That's often so with the greatest movies. They didn't get the one they wanted, and then the one they finally chose turned out to be perfect for the role. This was also true for the actor who played Alain Charnier, the French drug boss. They got two actors confused, and shat in their pants and went into sheer panic when they saw who had arrived at the airport as he was the absolute diametric opposite in character to the actor they wanted and his French was poor. But in point of fact, he turned out to be movie-gold. It's one of those films where everything just went right. Incidentally, it was this film that made Gene Hackman as an actor. Before then, one of his teachers from film school would always mock him when their paths happened to cross as he was doing odd jobs to make ends meet, tellling him he would never get anywhere in acting and he was a loser.

[@Muddy283]

@@thesoultwins72 Incidentally, the film was shot during one of the coldest winters on record for New York. This made the contrast between the detectives hanging outside the restaurant trying to warm their hands, and Charnier and his cronies in the luxury and warmth of the restaurant, and other similar scenes, all the more realistic. Another felicitous turn of events that contributed to the hard-edge documentary realism of the film.

[@Thunder43Blue]

Gene Hackman is a legend. One of the greatest actors not just of his generation but of all time.

[@steffenjonda8283]

French connection, both parts, nothing said.

[@andi611]

Hackman owned this scene but it needed the facial expressions from Rooker and Dourif to make it real. Wonderful acting.

[@kevaninthe4135]

And the anguish of Rooker getting grabbed by his balls.

[@Rekaert]

@@kevaninthe4135 Yeah, Rooker really sells the pain of that scene. Makes me wince every time I see it.

[@timmurphy3609]

Agreed, good ensemble

[@eyecomeinpeace2707]

@Aussie Cockatoo ...Michel Rooker played a badass in the earlier The Walking Dead.

[@eamonwright7488]

@@eyecomeinpeace2707 Rooker also played the protagonist in Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer. Probably one of his best roles.

[@k.a.williams9290]

He is one of the greatest actors we've ever seen. This guy here is that dude !!! Amazing range, talent, pacing, just a special talent.

[@ElGatoBlanco1970]

Never Really noticed the comparison/homage to The French Connection scene with Hackman coming up the stairs. Well done.

[@Sarasdad91]

What makes Gene the most dangerous one in that room is, he will smile at you, make you think he's friendly while studying you then strike when you think he won't. He fears no man...

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

Thats probably the reason he was on the case. He's a former Mississippi Sheriff so he undersrands the way of life there. What makes him dangerous is the fact he comes across as a nice guy who does it by the book just like Ward does when in actual fact he doesn't think twice about resorting to dirty tactics to get a result like he does here he walks in all friendly has a drink and waits for them to make a move first then he retailiates and shows them he's not so by the book like they first thought and its proved later when he brings in that undercover op to scare the Mayor into telling them what happened

[@timerider4344]

I’ll be damned. Never thought I would see another timerider. Godspeed

[@MyRobertallen]

TimeRider762 Masterful sucker punch. Lull then into false sense of security, then go for groin while punk running his mouth.

[@iamthepapi6622]

Bro it's a movie... I will slap Gene Hackman with Tampax

[@MyRobertallen]

Iam Thepapi Nevertheless, instructional.

[@SonnyCorleone-tg1ik]

Great scene. Gene Hackman's scene reminds me of Spencer Tracy in "Bad day at black rock" in 1955. Thanks for the upload.

[@thehonorablejiveturkeyspoo6370]

The movie may not have been an actual account but this scene was the actual atmosphere in those days

[@jahras66]

Years later, a huge amount of people in this scene have had decent acting careers. They have consistently popped up in films for decades. That's how good the acting and cast was in this movie.

[@thejannerofplymouth3654]

Gene Hackman is up there with the greats ....

[@1qwasz12]

I miss Michael Rooker. Great actor.

[@thejannerofplymouth3654]

@@1qwasz12 the guardians of the galaxy..... not that long ago

[@jahras66]

@@1qwasz12 He's still acting, right? Walking Dead...stuff like that!

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

I absolutely love this film its ones of my favourites I've seen it loads of times its a masterpiece! The acting is brilliant from everyone I actually hate Michael Rooker in this film and I normally love his performances but this one really stands out he was so covincing in this role. Also Frances McDormand who plays Mrs Pell went on to win two Best Actress Oscars.

[@brucekirk5386]

His level of intrusion into their atmosphere is what gets me every time

[@jonmcclane7433]

Bruce Kirk I know, so much confidence

[@grep67]

Vulgar display of power

[@steevrawjers]

Bruce Kirk true

[@MJLU280]

No Fear

[@Grahf0]

@@grep67 it's kind of funny you used that line, because the guy who plays the deputy in here was in the third Exorcist movie, also called Exorcist Legion. The movie is based on a book that was the direct and true sequel to the original movie and book. It's a pretty decent watch.

[@bettersteps]

Brad Dourif is an amazing actor. So underrated. So is Michael Rooker. Fantastic screen presence.

[@geraldahlstrom]

Sea of love comes to mind 🎯

[@geraldahlstrom]

@The Beast of Krop Tor Thanks for tip, I will watch it on weekend now.👍

[@CameraShii86]

Michael Rooker was amazing in Rosewood! I know his voice anywhere!!!

[@Tyler-nn8gk]

@@CameraShii86 yes 👍 he was so good you think that’s how he really is Lol

[@wolfkin71]

Yes all 3 were/are amazing actors. Brad was in One flew over the coo coo Nest and also Ragtime he was great in both of them

[@Jenson456]

Gene Hackman is a gem. True to his craft.

[@jonathanmciver1823]

Gene Hackman at his best! One of the best scenes in movie history!

[@dr.christopherdiaz4473]

Gene Hackman is the bad ass you dont see coming. He looks so mild and calm, but there is a raging beast he can pull out of nowhere.

[@El_Nombre-e3x]

He'd never be seen dead in a mask

[@dr.christopherdiaz4473]

@@El_Nombre-e3x If this is a political statement, it is an intrusion where none is welcomed.

[@El_Nombre-e3x]

@@dr.christopherdiaz4473 It is not political lol. But people have so much admiration for these great heroes but then cooperate in the enslavement of the world and themselves in their stupid MASKS

[@dr.christopherdiaz4473]

@@El_Nombre-e3x I think some people are humble enough to recognize their high school educations dont compete with medical doctors who have dedicated decades to studying their discipline. Ironically, the college educated population is currently vaccinated at a much higher rate than the uneducated. Dunning-Kreuger is a MFer. It turns out the more you learn, the more you realize you dont know.

[@paullafferty1411]

@@dr.christopherdiaz4473 great comment. Very true

[@shazanali692]

Sadly time got gene hackman in the end, he is 90 and retired, wish i could see him act in 100 more films, just a awesom screen presence

[@TravelinBand747]

Time gets us all, but the guy certainly made his mark in Hollywood. You knew if Gene Hackman took a role, he was going to give it his all.

[@MrBrown-wh7iy]

His role in crimson tide is a favorite of mine

[@janblount]

Time and gravity are undefeated.

[@garyr6097]

@@MrBrown-wh7iy The conversation...has to be my all time favourite gene hackman movie

[@darts9883]

Hackman is a legend, I grew up watching him as Lex Luthor in Superman and loved him as an actor ever since

[@Constitutionalist52]

One of my favourite movies, anything with Gene Hackman was always worth watching and thoroughly entertaining, The French Connection, Unforgiven and Mississippi Burning are all epic.

[@CAVlogs121]

Hackman just owns this scene. He’s brilliant.

[@JoshuaBashore]

He owns the entire god damn movie

[@vova47]

My favourite scene in this movie.Gene Hackman is a hell of an actor.

[@rmzxr4395]

Every now and again a cast comes together and creates a piece that is greater than the sum of its parts. This movie is a perfect example of this, every cast member knocking it out of the park.

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

Hackman + Dourif + Rooker? I'd watch whatever scenes they wanted to workshop all day.

[@johnnybmean74]

Do you always express yourself in cliched expressions?

[@jamesvanitas]

@@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044 AKA LEX LUTHOR, GRIMA WORMTONGUE, AND YONDU

[@AMavenOfSorts]

I can’t tell y’all how often I think of Gene and miss his presence in film. I know that he’s getting up there in age and can’t help but think of how sad it will be for him to not be here, but completely respect that he’s given a piece of his immense talent and deserves to rest ❤

[@kristiparry1833]

I love how Gene Hackman sighs before he has to lay the hammer down. It’s as though he’s expressing the weariness we all feel when we have to confront evil. I also love how the director showed Gene walking up the darkened stairwell before walking into the bar. It had an eeriness to it, as though the director was trying to foreshadow the evil Gene’s character was about to confront.

[@Elephantstonica]

@@JoePedo Nowt.

[@williambolton3440]

Yea, I was watching him in one of my favorite movies he's in The Quick and the Dead...when he delivers the lines to Russell Crowe about how it takes a lot to make him nervous and the first time he saw he wanted to challenge him a itch he had to scratch how he loved the sensation...lol

[@peterzang]

Well put. That was about the scariest place on earth. Still is. We’ve seen what hate-filled rednecks can do here. Very bad bunch.

[@mwhite6522]

The director, Alan Parker, loves shots of darkened stairwells - watch his movie Angel Heart, which is also from this era, and you'll see a ton of shots just like the one you mentioned here.

[@Mrchungus11C-OIR]

or what they wanted you to think they felt. 13/52

[@PapaAndrea]

I really miss gene Hackman he is retired now ... But wow what an amazing actor

[@soundwavs1961c]

Marcos 989 The movie is "Scarecrow"...scarecrows are beautiful...lol

[@GH05TM0V3R]

soundwavs1961c I love Scarecrow used to have it video back in the day. One of my favourite movies of Genes!

[@nstix2009xitsn]

soundwavs1961c 10 months ago Marcos 989 "The movie is 'Scarecrow'...scarecrows are beautiful...lol" That's an incredible movie. I saw it around 1990 on TV, but much of it is seared into my memory. It had this look (in B&W), as if the actors were improvising every line. Hackman played an embittered, homely hardass who was not to be thwarted, while Pacino played a soft, pretty boy type, who was extremely breakable. I don't recall how they came to become friends (I think they met at a party that turned into a brawl) but Hackman's character came to love Pacino's like a kid brother, and would kill for him. It's a heartbreaking picture with tremendous chemistry between the stars.

[@chessman19]

the best

[@genesisplanet3186]

TONY FINELLI ..Top Notch!

[@wgisgr8]

One of , if not the best Hackman performances. Excellent movie , well acted and easy to follow plot. I give it a 5 star grade

[@thomasperkins7318]

Mississippi Burning is an incredible movie

[@robindew9072]

Gene Hackman has such amazing talent. Such a wonderful iconic scene. Gene is a legend.

[@Number1Dougster]

Both Gene Hackman and Michael Rooker are intense in this scene. Hackman is truly a legend!

[@roquefortfiles]

As good as Gene is the other actors are equally as good. With all the restrained indignance Gene has the other actors are as good as he is in being completely ignorant fucks. As an actor you have to understand where to put the emotion. These guys are great. I am sure the Director just said.. "You hate".. Action.

[@Squidiot]

Gene Hackman was one of the greatest movie stars of all time. You can’t take your eyes off him. Larger than life.

[@spinedoc18]

He's 92 now. Was born January 1930. My dad was born May 1930 but passed away in 1993. Gives me some perspective. He was a great actor and this was a great scene.

[@dunningkruger3774]

My Dad was born May 20, 1930 also. Same as Clint Eastwood. Sorry yours pass so long ago. I've had two deaths of close friends in the last 24hrs. We have to enjoy the ride- for those who didn't make it as far.

[@lukesmith3283]

Gene Hackman has such good range, he can play bad guys, good guys, middle of the road, he can play the part as a co star, extra. Did a great job on this one.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

And comedy. He was superb in Young Frankenstein,

[@raulbetancourt5795]

​@@thedevilinthecircuit1414 I don't think comedy is His Best work.

[@burnbobquist8999]

@@raulbetancourt5795 Well since he is one of the greatest actors in serious roles, but he god damn is a fine actor in comedy roles like Young Frankenstein or The Royal Tenenbaums.

[@raulbetancourt5795]

@@burnbobquist8999 I didnt hate him in comedy, I just don't think is His Best.

[@woundedwhale786]

Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman...the only two actors that make it all feel so real and not just a movie!

[@kbanghart]

Not just those two

[@stevea.b.9282]

@@kbanghart no... there is another

[@ronniejdio9411]

2 of the best

[@howequalspeace]

De Niro too

[@toffeelatte6042]

There was more than that in this movie alone.

[@stevenpierce7505]

Certain Actors can truly live up to the term Genius! . Hackman was top of the list!

[@broadcasttttable]

The faceoff between Hackman and Rooker: one of the most riveting scenes in film history. The look in Hackman's eyes when he had Rooker's...how should I say it...undivided attention. Chilling.

[@AlcoholicBoredom]

It’s a great scene, but not a realistic one. J Edgar Hoover, in reality, didn’t give a damn about black civil rights. On the contrary, he hated it. While the FBI in this movie is shown as heroically swooping in to some backwards southern American town, in reality the FBI cares nothing about this, and pretty much only did anything coincidentally.

[@fenwayify]

Another face-off in film that comes to my mind, was the confrontation between Bob Ewell and Atticus Finch in, "To Kill a Mockingbird." Ewell spits in the face of Finch, but just as you see Finch tense and react, ready to come to blows, he pauses, regains his composure, takes out his handkerchief and wipes his face. The way Finch (Gregory Peck) suppresses his rage felt even more visceral than had he acted on it...That scene brought home the repugnant menace of Ewell and later provided justification to the audience for their feelings of joy, later in the film, upon his death.

[@jeffjerome4805]

The building anger and contempt in his voice and face was one good damn piece of acting! Also the pain when his nuts were being squeezed was also great acting! Riveting scene!

[@jansnauwaert1785]

Great scene indeed.

[@adamstephens6050]

@@fenwayify shit film though.

[@morganbuhborgan730]

Gene grabbed him so hard he turned that guy blue for two movies.

[@DarkEagle-vx9hd]

Yep. And then Yondu got that remote-control arrow for any future attacks to his scrote.. lol

[@gregrizal5043]

Must be the reason why Merle got crazy.

[@RSI24]

Haha, clever. 😄

[@davidr3789]

And the KZbin Best Comment Award for 2021 goes to.....brilliant 😂

[@seferino]

LoL. Hahaha

[@michaelhendrickson5287]

"Thanks for the beer" I loved that line when I first saw the movie, and I love it each time I watch this scene again. Delivered in classic Gene Hackman style.

[@jamiegumm4398]

With "the wink"!

[@steevrawjers]

Right after he takes s swig

[@SuperEdge67]

One of the best scenes in a movie ever!

[@vitocorleone8437]

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke

[@ProfPoobah]

Not that anyone in that juke joint was necessarily a good man...

[@tonvandenhurk7760]

Me Dutch. White man married with " black" lady. 2 kids. Trump shut your mouth.

[@Tyrfingr]

I also heard someone answer "Define evil." at one point to that quote. Interesting when you think about it, it isn't always... Black and white

[@alwillk]

Hoover and the FBI weren’t going to do shit. Hoover thought the civil rights movement and MLK were the more dangerous to the US than communism. LBJ and RFK had to get directly involved because Hoover was a racist prick.

[@darren-q5n]

@@Tyrfingr most times it is

[@richat1691]

make no mistake we are in a time when these legends of film will soon be passing on, we won't forget them though - they will live on thru their work. Hackman, nicholson, duvall,caine - what an age it was.

[@Hugatree1]

Gene Hackman is so good I almost can’t stand it! From the French Connection to Poseidon Adventure, to Little Bill in Unforgiven and his unforgettable drag queen get-up in the Bird Cage and everything in between Hackman deserves an Oscar every time he shows up on film!

[@panderjitsinghvv8199]

Poseidon Adventure? I stood in line to see that and I’m pretty sure Gene Hackman wasn’t in that film. Mind you I’ve been wrong on many occasions so...

[@dwissba68]

Watch him in the Conversation. His best performance ever!

[@souloftheage]

@@dwissba68 I JUST wrote that Darin!. Told a friend who's a Hollywood big-shot: "Maybe the film THE CONVERSATION needs to be re-done?" He replied "That movies perfection. Nothing to update on that masterpiece." And Hackman almost makes it appear he's playing saxophone too!. Almost.

[@CSavageSr]

@@dwissba68 gene is great

[@souloftheage]

@@panderjitsinghvv8199 Just add another time you've been wrong to the list. Hackman was in THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE. As was Ernest Borgnine.

[@Fontsman-14]

When you look at Gene's career, it is truly remarkable. He's one of the greats. For me, The Conversation is my favourite film and that's just one of many highlights.

[@matthewwickline2830]

Brad Dourif, Gene Hackman and Michael Rooker did a great job along with Willem Dafoe and the late.great R. Lee Ermey. Basically an all star cast.

[@bighands69]

Yeah they actually really came across as democrats. Really good acting there.

[@logicalnetwork1611]

And most credit should go to alan parker who directed this great film

[@rmsmith2396]

@@bighands69 by that you mean seekers of justice, right?

[@stacymar684]

Not to mention Frances McDormand (sp?) . She is a bad ass in her own right. The entire cast for this movie was outstanding.

[@michaelguzi8212]

Absolutely. Great cast. All wonderful actors

[@56postoffice]

*"How about you, Deputy? Is that gun for show or do you get to shoot people once in a while?"* Classic. The man's an acting legend. One of the greatest ever.

[@wesleyartrip6765]

When Gene Hackman grins at you he's already 2 steps ahead of ya!

[@roadrash76]

Except in unforgiven. Clint Eastwood got the drop on him and killed him.

[@wesleyartrip6765]

@@roadrash76 You're right! And i forgot about quick and the dead too..great movies but that smile got him dead :)

[@Agent1W]

@@roadrash76 He thought William Munny would have been a dead man anywhere he went, because of his reputation. Naturally so, because killers of women and children wouldn't last long and it would have been any day or hour. That might be the reason.

[@laharitenneti]

I remember not studying for an exam to watch this movie, because I was SO blown away :)

[@logowatchman]

This movie in my top three. Hackman plays the badass role to perfection every time. Expressions, voice inflections, eyes, movements..all of it.

[@davekowalewski4493]

Never gets old "Listen here you shit kicker"🤣🤣

[@WilliamKing-hf8lc]

Shit licker would've been better!

[@cortical1]

@@WilliamKing-hf8lc No.

[@marc7983]

@@WilliamKing-hf8lc no mate!🙄

[@jeffhobbs1729]

dont go mistaking me for some whole othe body lol.. classic

[@SirManfly]

Michael Rooker plays tough guys well in movies and TV shows but nobody out tough guys Gene Hackman when he gets angry!

[@destinythomas5537]

This movie really never gets old. Everytime I see it its as great as the first time I watched it. A classic for sure

[@HankFinkle11]

Dourif and Rooker’s performances can’t be overlooked either. Both excellent actors.

[@thebibleisafakeandforgery9112]

Hackman is the most underrated actor of the last 50 plus years. He's gold!

[@millercreativestrategiesll8863]

I’ve worked with Mr. Hackman and he’s one of the nicest people I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. He and my great uncle appeared in the same movie early in his career.

[@michaelsmith731]

What. You knew him. What an honour

[@morrischrem5495]

Who was your. Unc

[@millercreativestrategiesll8863]

@@morrischrem5495 James Coburn

[@stankyfinger62857]

@@millercreativestrategiesll8863 Mr. Coburn was no slouch.

[@lv2465]

Gene Hackman has always been an actor with presence. He can be in any scene in a movie and swipe it away effortlessly. A Hollywood Giant, and a good author too.

[@stephenrowe1921]

This scene should have won Hackman the Oscar.

[@MeneerHerculePoirot]

Met Gene Hackman once. It was in a parking lot in Studio City, 1986. He had a white Chevy Blazer. I was walking to my car with some take out. We both sort of bumped into one another not looking where we were headed. Recognized him instantly. I said, "Hey." He says, "Hey, how're you doin'?" "Not as well as you.', I replied. He looked at me for a split second and threw his head back and roared with laughter. We stood and talked for a couple minutes. Just general showbiz shop talk. I'm a musician. We said our goodbyes and just before we got into our cars I asked him if he had any advice for my nephew who had gotten a role in the pilot for a TV show. He said, "Yeah, tell him to hit his marks and say his lines." My takeaway from the chance meeting? Coiled menace. That's Gene Hackman.

[@donschmidt8203]

One hundred ten percent commitment in an actor. Power, tension and intensity. If you want a true badass in your film, give me one Gene Hackman over twelve Clint Eastwoods! True manly bravado with none of the put on show. None of the trappings. As a Marine Hackman was probably the kind of troop that would stormed the beach without any backup. So what would a "Backwoods Shitass" and a "Shitkicker" mean to him? Nothing at all. Just some easy road kill. In my top five favorite actors ever. As a tough guy in a class by himself. A roll call of one.

[@user-gh7ks6fs7f]

I had a situation I met Steve young had a football 🏈 and said I’ll be open ,he through the football and I dropped it but this was the year that they won the Super Bowl lol

[@jazzorphin]

He crushes the other guy´s eggs and then says "thanks for the beer" - simply wonderful !!

[@57highland]

Actually he gave him the ol' nutcracker.

[@liftingweights]

When the "acting" is so much beyond good, the actor is not acting. Just being his true badass self.

[@deeveepee22]

I will remember this scene until I die...what an actor!

[@enriquemoran9094]

This is a masterpiece on how to treat douche bags 101. Flawless performance. Gene the genius. Pieces like this will always be remembered. I don't think there's a movie where he has been that has left me emptyhanded. He always always delivers. An American treasure. Well done sir!!

[@kingy002]

Pedantic I know, but could you use a better term than "douche bags"? Douch in French means shower. You are calling someone a shower bag, a bag of water. The remnants of a douched arsehole would make better sense. You know, when all the shit comes pouring out from douching ones arsehole.

[@perfectly_flawed_v2.0]

Gene Hackman sure didnt leave this scene empty handed either.

[@PatrickHughes-r4i]

Plenty of their type still around; clicking their heels to D. Lump.

[@enriquemoran9094]

@@perfectly_flawed_v2.0 Yeap, he came for a beer and got some nuts cracked too. Nothing like a nice cold beer and some nuts with it. 🤣🤣

[@Colddeed]

Gene Hackman is one of the most underrated actors ever. So many great roles, French Connection, Unforgiven, The Quick and The Dead, to name just a few. A real shame he retired.

[@lairdriver]

He's alright, he reached the top. An Academy Award.

[@mrscarface6438]

CoolDL who ever said he was underrated ?

[@bighands69]

+andres hernandez He is massively underrated and does not get a mention when talking about great actors but he had great screen presence that was hard to replicate.

[@jokerman1964]

CoolDL underrated? He's won Academy Awards

[@nstix2009xitsn]

CoolDL, lairdiver He's won not one but two Oscars, and been nominated a total of five times. In what universe is that "one of the most underrated actors ever"? If you want to pay the man a compliment, pay him an honest one. Otherwise, you do him no favors.

[@badnewsBH]

Gene Hackman, Michael Rooker and Brad Dourif... that's some hard core acting chops right there.

[@toonvanmosselveld6453]

badnewsBH I knew that was Brad Dourif! I only know him from LOTR, but the eyes gave it away.

[@badnewsBH]

If you get a chance, check his work in Exorcist 3. Absolutely brilliant.

[@Arbeedubya]

badnewsBH And his debut as Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

[@lestergreen1190]

Yup.

[@river_city2a623]

I mostly knew dourif as the voice of Chucky

[@limitedmark]

Gene is a legend in the movie industry, shame there will be many generations that won't get to see him doing what he did best again.

[@italyvan]

He is a legend . Such a great actor there is not one role he did i did not like. Miss him since he retired and will miss him greatly once he passes.A true master of his art.

[@michaelsmith731]

Why do people say hes retired. He has not passed away yet . Why not start a petition to get the sonova bitch back on screen. I know I am just a sad baddasss

[@paulalexandermanley6479]

His line in Young Frankenstien, I was going to make espresso was made up by Hackman.

[@kurtemus]

Rooker is an underrated Actor. Love that dude

[@dannythomas417]

He should play more racist roles. He did Merle Dixon in TWD.

[@CameraShii86]

@@dannythomas417 he was pretty damn good in Rosewood.

[@kirkin2006]

Stupid comments everywhere saying everything is underrated. tf.

[@kurtemus]

Well hes done a great job in tons of movies and not many people know his name, how else would you describe him?

[@dannythomas417]

@@kurtemus Underdog.

[@jenlennon6614]

Its funny because Gene Hackman was Lex freakin Luther and yet in both Mississippi burning and Hoosiers he plays my favorite characters. there's something oddly likeable about him that makes him my favorite characters in films even if he's the arch nemesis of Superman. this film in particular showcases why he is such an amazing actor. He's very caring to his coworkers and to the people he meets in this town and yet he's also incredibly passionate about his job and is not afraid to call someone out on their bullshit.

[@roquefortfiles]

I never knew Hackman could play comedy. But he is brilliant in Superman. Perfect timing. I liked him before Superman. Even more after it. He went up a few notches because he could literally do everything. Much respect for him.

[@justafanintexas7913]

roquefortfiles - Ditto in "The Birdcage."

[@dianepreece7518]

Very charismatic and very scary. Pacino was the same in his roles, they just done it differently. Both fabulous actors.

[@maryjohammons8905]

Gene Hackman is such a brilliant actor!❤

[@thomasodonnell9221]

One of my favorite Hackman scenes. Stupendous actor!

[@rollydoucet8909]

One of Hackman's best characters also, was that of Popeye Doyle, in French Connection.

[@etoilefilante4529]

He's closer to my mom's generation but I've seen ALL his movies. He's outstanding and I love everything about his acting❤

[@johnnyv.5142]

The greatest actor of all time, in my opinion! Never gave nothing less than a perfect performance!

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Hackman's cameo in Young Frankenstein steals the show...and shows the range of his talent as well.

[@ceretomer5987]

Thanks for the beer. What a great way to end a conversation like that.