RIP Gene Hackman

[Otomofan]

They were dead for "some time."

Maybe two weeks? Is two weeks enough time for a dog to die of dehydration if it was trapped in a closet?

The other dog was found healthy and running around.

Maybe Gene and his wife died from pills, and the dog died being trapped in the closet.

The front door being open/unlocked is weird though.

I hope they have enough evidence to solve it. I'd hate for this to be some unsolved mystery that's discussed for decades.

 

[davejames]

I imagine an autopsy will clear up a lot of this, as far as whether they had drugs in their system, or Gene just died from a heart attack after finding his wife dead perhaps.

 

[xipotec]

Def a suicide situation. The dog is involved? Nah this is strange? And they died the same time? Yea it’s leasing to something unnatural

Easy to go there these days....

But the police said no foul play is suspected.

I feel like this may be a gas leak or CO2.

 

[xipotec]

I imagine an autopsy will clear up a lot of this, as far as whether they had drugs in their system, or Gene just died from a heart attack after finding his wife dead perhaps.

What about the dog....died of heartbreak?

 

[davejames]

What about the dog....died of heartbreak?

Maybe ate the pills that were lying around.

 

[darth dennis]

I was thinking of the great roles he's done, of course we all talk about his Lex Luthor, but that was a silly bit for him... he made a lot of great movies obviously -- he seemed ever-present throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's -- and a few standouts for me that sometimes get forgotten -- like Young Frankenstein -- are:

No Way Out
Unforgiven
Crimson Tide
Quick and the Dead
The Birdcage
Enemy of the State
Runaway Jury

I'm from central Indiana, so Hoosiers is one of my favorites. Such a great sports film and his character along with Dennis Hopper was incredible!

 

[Wor-Gar]

No matter how it plays out, what a bizarre and tragic ending to a very long and prolific life.

 

[ironwez20]

are you saying ritualistic?

You never know

 

[chronosknight]

Maybe ate the pills that were lying around.

My thought as well.

 

[xipotec]

Yah

Maybe ate the pills that were lying around.

possible....

She OD's, Dog OD's Hackman dies of heart attack after finding her?

ABC saying she was partially decomposed???

WTH is going on ..

 

[xipotec]

Honestly he's done a lot of great roles...

But I lived him in The Birdcage.

Hysterical film, and he plays it so straight right up to the end.

 

[Mandible]

This one hurts. Grew up with Hackman since Poseidon Adventure. Seems like he was in 2-3 movies every year as I was growing up. He was always great. No one shouted someone down like Hackman.

Except for millennial writers rooms!

 

[Wor-Gar]

ABC saying she was partially decomposed???

WTH is going on ..

What?

Did the dog eat her and the pills?

I would have gathered he died, she couldn't take it and went into the bathroom closet, took pills, cuddled with her favorite dog, and died, thus trapping the dog. But... decomposing?

 

[xipotec]

What?

Did the dog eat her and the pills?

I would have gathered he died, she couldn't take it and went into the bathroom closet, took pills, cuddled with her favorite dog, and died, thus trapping the dog. But... decomposing?

It's all hearsay,

But so far,
1. He died where he fell.

2. She was in the bathroom , open bottle of pills, next to a space heater..,,.and decomposition had set in.
3. Dog was nearby .

 

[Wor-Gar]

Except for millennial writers rooms!

Really? I would've imagined millennial writers rooms being all "supportive", you know, participation trophies and all.

 

[Wor-Gar]

It's all hearsay,

But so far,
1. He died where he fell.

2. She was in the bathroom , open bottle of pills, next to a space heater..,,.and decomposition had set in.
3. Dog was nearby .

Yeah, I get it -- hasn't changed since that TMZ "report"... except the decomposition part. Not sure how long it takes for decomposition to be visible. But no one had seen them for 2 weeks, so...

 

[karamazov80]

Over the last year I've rewatched Unforgiven, the French Connection, and just recently the Conversation. All amazing films that wouldn't have been nearly what they were without him. And Royal Tenenbaums is the only Wes Anderson movie I really love, which again, would probably not be the case without Hackman. In the '90s I was really into the Package, which was a less well known movie with Hackman and Tommy Lee Jones, but worth checking out if you haven't seen it. An unbelievable actor.

 

[ZE_501]

The best thing I can say about Hackman is that even though I knew it was him, I never thought "I'm watching Gene Hackman" the way I do for say, RDJ or even Gary Oldman. He was always just the guy in the role, somehow.

 

[karamazov80]

The best thing I can say about Hackman is that even though I knew it was him, I never thought "I'm watching Gene Hackman" the way I do for say, RDJ or even Gary Oldman. He was always just the guy in the role, somehow.

Sid Vicious, Beethoven, and Jim Gordon are giving you a "bombastic side eye." But I agree that Hackman embodied his characters. Compare his repressed, mousy, anxiety-riddled character in the Conversation with the outgoing blowhard in Unforgiven.

 

[Pork Chop Express]

Still one of my favorite villians growing up as a kid, and more so as an adult with Lex. So many other roles....

Unfortunate way to go, R.I.P. Gene.