According to IMDB, Gene Hackman hasn't been in a movie in two years and has nothing in production!!!

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I hope he's writing a novel.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 17:59 (twenty years ago)

He's doing voiceovers for Home Depot.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

dude he is busy rescuing his son from a POW camp.

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:03 (twenty years ago)

Another novel?

Car-spot voiceovers make him happy. He's been threatening to retire since Unforgiven.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:03 (twenty years ago)

oh yeah Coltraine?

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:04 (twenty years ago)

There is nothing left for him to learn about the Navy. His life's journey is complete.

― Spink, Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:04 (twenty years ago)

He's great, but he deserves to retire if he wants.

― Lars and Jagger (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

Is it four years since The Royal Tennebaums? and only seven since Antz?

Maybe he's impersonating Val Kilmer, who's supposed to have 8 films on the way next year.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:14 (twenty years ago)

I had no idea he'd already writting (co-) a novel (two).

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:15 (twenty years ago)

writting?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:20 (twenty years ago)

dude he is busy rescuing his son from a POW camp.

no, he's rescuing his family from a sinking ship!

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:20 (twenty years ago)

Does Gene Hackman-qua-Gene Hackman even have a family? Isn't he basically Harry Caul?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

He's doing audio commentary for FRENCH CONNECTION XTREME, out Jan 06 for Playstation.

― andy --, Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:26 (twenty years ago)

Is he writing MILITARY THRILLERS?

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 18:28 (twenty years ago)

Don't talk to me about Gene Hackman.

― Robyn Hitchcock (Wintermute), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

never has an actor been more appropriately named.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

What about Slim Pickens?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 19:39 (twenty years ago)

He writes sea adventures. I had to read part of one at my book-on-tape job a while back. Dullsville.

― Abbadabba Berman (Hurting), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 05:27 (twenty years ago)

shakey, are you implying he's a hack? that's ridiculous. Watch The Conversation, Bonnie and Clyde, French Connection and Unforgiven one day.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 06:27 (twenty years ago)

He's better than Pacman!
He don't smoke the crack, man!

(copyright Dr. Coca-Cola McDonalds)

― emil.y (emil.y), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 13:24 (twenty years ago)

HACKMAN/SCHEIDER 2008

― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 7 December 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

Oscar winner, Gene Hackman, is in talks to play department-store mogul Edgar J. Kaufmann, in the film adaptation of the book, "Fallingwater Rising," by Franklin Toker.

Toker says he signed a two-year option last month to have the book turned into a movie. SCOUT Productions _ the company behind the 2004 Oscar-winning documentary "The Fog of War" and the Bravo TV show "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" _ tentatively is on tap to develop the book into a film about the architect's most famous American house, Toker says. _ L.A. JOHNSON, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

sometimes i wonder if anyone has ever used the word "hack" correctly

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 19:42 (twenty years ago)

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― detoxyDancer (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)

http://i.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/030908/141044__hack_l.jpg

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 19:47 (twenty years ago)

i'm not technically being a pedant there

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

i've never liked Gene Hackman much but the details at imdb make him sound pretty interesting

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

Scarecrow

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

He's picking his feet in Poughkeepsie.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

I had that confused with the MEGA-EXCELLENT Freebie & the Bean for a second. I must put both on my list.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

Holy crap! Freebie and the Bean isn't out on DVD yet!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 20:16 (twenty years ago)

Apparently you're all forgetting that the dude starred in, like, 38 movies b/w 1988 and 1990.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 21:07 (twenty years ago)

I'M NOT ARGUING ABOUT GENE HACKMAN ON THE INTERNET!

― Aimless (Aimless), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 21:09 (twenty years ago)

Alfred, that's exactly why it's so shocking to me that he's seemingly idle.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 8 December 2005 00:21 (twenty years ago)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0009GX1CE.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 8 December 2005 00:23 (twenty years ago)

HE'S EARNED THE REST!

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 8 December 2005 03:29 (twenty years ago)

# if_________________stars in a movie, omg I gotta see that! (74 new answers, last at 3:59 am)
# According to IMDB, Gene Hackman hasn't been in a movie in two years and has nothing in production!!! (35 new answers, last at 3:29 am)

― foxy boxer (stevie), Thursday, 8 December 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)

he's spinning a cocoon/chrysalis, and will emerge a beautiful lady.

― latebloomer: The Corridor (Yes, The Corridor) (latebloomer), Thursday, 8 December 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

Speaking of "Mississippi Burning," the great Gene Hackman, 80, hasn't made a movie since 2004. http://j.mp/dy38q6
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― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 04:19 (fifteen years ago)

If Hackman is 80 already, couldn't he just have retired? Or should every famous actor keep on making movies until they die?

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:55 (fifteen years ago)

He's retired.

― Remember when Mr Banhart was a replicant? (darraghmac), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 09:01 (fifteen years ago)

Stuck at 99 films/shows, you'd think he'd take a wee cameo for the century.

― ======<() bzbzbzbzbzzbzbzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzbzbzzbzbzbzb (onimo), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 09:07 (fifteen years ago)

he writes books now, doesn't he?

― Worth waiting for the fannypunch at 4.02 (stevie), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 09:14 (fifteen years ago)

He amuses himself, in between meals and long, hot baths.

― Aimless, Thursday, 17 June 2010 03:31 (fifteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

New interview

GQ: You've got to do one more movie.
Hackman: I don't know. If I could do it in my own house, maybe, without them disturbing anything and just one or two people.
GQ: There are so many guys who want to see you back in the movies.
Hackman: Well, that's very kind.
GQ: You have to do it. Your hero James Cagney was retired forever and then came back to do Ragtime. Can't you do one more?
Hackman: (laughs) Well...

― Stockhausen's Ekranoplan Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Saturday, 4 June 2011 23:06 (fifteen years ago)

seven months pass...

82 today. He can't let his swan song be w/ Ray Romano.

― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 January 2012 19:38 (fourteen years ago)

I guess he's okay after his accident.

― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 30 January 2012 19:52 (fourteen years ago)

This thread's headline reminded me of that exact quote above:

GQ: You've got to do one more movie.
Hackman: I don't know. If I could do it in my own house, maybe, without them disturbing anything and just one or two people.

Soderbergh would be up for these limitations, no?

― Burritos are one of the things I'm nostalgic about!!! (Eazy), Monday, 30 January 2012 19:54 (fourteen years ago)

Soderbergh's done. Maybe Linklater in SubUrbia/Tape mode.

― jaymc, Monday, 30 January 2012 20:27 (fourteen years ago)

he should vblog on youtube

― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 30 January 2012 20:28 (fourteen years ago)

tommy lee jones to direct a la sunset ltd

― teaky frigger (darraghmac), Monday, 30 January 2012 20:32 (fourteen years ago)

Man, TMZ ambushed Soderbergh at the airport last week and how he felt about Haywire's B.O. performance. It was kind of sad. He was just standing by himself in baggage claim.

― jaymc, Monday, 30 January 2012 20:32 (fourteen years ago)

He can't let his swan song be w/ Ray Romano.

― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Monday, January 30, 2012 2:38 PM (54 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

haha ive had this thought so many times

― lag∞n, Monday, 30 January 2012 20:34 (fourteen years ago)

Me too.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 January 2012 20:35 (fourteen years ago)

its weird that a guy who for years was totally happy to be in every movie now wants to be in none

― lag∞n, Monday, 30 January 2012 20:36 (fourteen years ago)

who wants to die on a movie set?

― Number None, Monday, 30 January 2012 20:36 (fourteen years ago)

99 is as good a number as 100, tbh. It just stings that his final appearance onscreen was 'Welcome to Mooseport'.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 January 2012 20:37 (fourteen years ago)

also he is the same age now as Cagney in Ragtime :o

― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 January 2012 20:39 (fourteen years ago)

could make french connection 3 where he sends out attack drones from his living room to kill narco-terrorists

― buzza, Monday, 30 January 2012 21:01 (fourteen years ago)

should make a movie where he tries that shit he tried on denzel but with samuel jackson

― teaky frigger (darraghmac), Monday, 30 January 2012 21:04 (fourteen years ago)

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