Remembering Gene Hackman with some of my favorite Random Roles anecdotes about him…from Kevin Dunn, David Morse, Harry Lennix, and Kurtwood Smith. - ThreadSky

willharrisinva.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Remembering Gene Hackman with some of my favorite Random Roles anecdotes about him…from Kevin Dunn, David Morse, Harry Lennix, and Kurtwood Smith.

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kokisiringo.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Back when I religiously read Random Roles in the AV Club, these stories, when they came up, were always one of my favorite parts. Every time I think of GH I also think of Random Roles. Thank you so much for sharing these and for asking the questions in the first place. It's a sweet tribute.

willharrisinva.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Thanks for reading and remembering!

dbhidi.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh man, these are terrific. I always figured any talk of Hackman being 'difficult' had to be down to a dislike for autocrats.
Collaboration however, bring it on!

reactionshots.bsky.social•1 day ago

Whew. All of these are swell. It’s a measure of the man how he’s talked about. I know you pitched interviewing him (& I’m sorry - & kind of relieved- that didn’t happen; I think it’d have been tough going), but would you have approached him differently from other folks you’ve interviewed and what

reactionshots.bsky.social•1 day ago

obscurities would you have asked him about?

willharrisinva.bsky.social•23 hours ago

I was on the road when you asked originally, so I couldn't scour IMDb to come up with any proper obscurities. But now that I have...

* His episode of "The Invaders"
* RIOT
* How he got roped into playing the voice of God in TWO OF A KIND
* UNCOMMON VALOR (first R-rated movie I ever saw)

reactionshots.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Shit! I didn’t even think about his small screen work. Even there, there’s an embarrassment of riches. An episode ofEast Side/West Side. Would’ve loved to known what that was like (acting against George C. Scott?!) now I want to go back and rewatch Mad Dog Coll; he’s uncredited but I want to say

reactionshots.bsky.social•23 hours ago

that he stands out. It’s been over 50 years since I last saw it, so let’s not rely on my memory! And Riot! I mourn for the interview that will never be. Thanks for the reply!

mattpb.bsky.social•20 hours ago

I remember reading Orson Welles was originally supposed to play the voice of God in TWO OF A KIND -- and that Oliver Reed was already attached to play the Devil when the offer was made to him, almost as an inducement because Welles liked Oliver Reed.

willharrisinva.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s not an obscurity, but I don’t think I ever heard him talk about doing Young Frankenstein. that’s the first thing that leaves to mind.

reactionshots.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Gotta admit, that’s a good one.

klreader1.bsky.social•19 hours ago

📌

willharrisinva.bsky.social•1 day ago

Remembering Gene Hackman with some more of my favorite Random Roles anecdotes about him…from Jon Cryer, Nick Searcy, John Heard, and Maura Tierney.

bluebutterfly67.bsky.social•1 day ago

The Birdcage

waw2nyc.bsky.social•1 day ago

Rest in Peace General Sosabowski 😢

willharrisinva.bsky.social•1 day ago

A few more Gene Hackman anecdotes, the first from Saul Rubinek about “Unforgiven,” the second from Barry Sonnenfeld about “Get Shorty,” and the third from Giancarlo Esposito about one of my personal underrated Hackman favorites (even though it’s really more of a Paul Newman vehicle), Twilight.”

bucks-county-lib.bsky.social•1 day ago

Is no one talking about how Hackman AND his wife were both found dead...weird, right?

willharrisinva.bsky.social•1 day ago

And their dog! It’s got to be carbon monoxide poisoning or something along those lines.

bucks-county-lib.bsky.social•1 day ago

To be clear: I'm not saying it's a conspiracy. The police have yet to release the cause of death for both. It's just sad and weird.

swac.bsky.social•1 day ago

What a lousy way to wake up. Nice plug for The Gypsy Moths, I'm really fond of that movie, such an amazing cast.

jaymarose.bsky.social•1 day ago

Mooseville was a good, long episode of a tv show, but not as awful as Maura Tierney makes it sound.

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