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Topics => The Departed => Topic started by: IronDioPriest on July 24, 2019, 08:41:46 PM

Title: Rutger Hauer, 75
Post by: IronDioPriest on July 24, 2019, 08:41:46 PM

Bummer... he was so awesome in a few really iconic roles - Roy Batty in Blade Runner among my favorite movie roles of all time. He’s one who never seemed to really reach his full potential as a huge star, in my opinion...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rutger-hauer-died-blade-runner-actor-dead-age-75-roy-batty-cause-of-death-short-illness-2019-07-24/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rutger-hauer-died-blade-runner-actor-dead-age-75-roy-batty-cause-of-death-short-illness-2019-07-24/)

Title: Re: Rutger Hauer, 75
Post by: ToddF on July 25, 2019, 05:18:25 AM

Ya.  He ended up basically a star of B movies, after awhile.  A shame, as "Rutger Hauer" will sell a movie to me more than any of the current generation of stars.

RIP

Title: Re: Rutger Hauer, 75
Post by: Libertas on July 25, 2019, 11:04:57 AM

Yeah he had some B movies, had some good feature roles...Roy Batty certainly stands out. 

R.I.P.

Title: Re: Rutger Hauer, 75
Post by: AlanS on July 25, 2019, 11:27:40 AM

Always enjoys his movies. RIP.

Title: Re: Rutger Hauer, 75
Post by: ToddF on August 02, 2019, 06:32:37 PM

Even if it was low budget, Hauer could elevate whatever he was in.  Just watched Hobo With a Shotgun.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1640459/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_54 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1640459/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_54)

An over the top spoof of grindhouse films.  Bonus points for reuniting with Brian Downey, aka Stanley Tweedle from Lexx.

Which reminds me of a bit of personal trivia.  It was the appearance of Rutger Hauer in Season One that turned me on to Lexx, one of my favorite sci-fi shows of all time.

Title: Re: Rutger Hauer, 75
Post by: patentlymn on August 04, 2019, 07:53:37 PM

I also liked him in Wedlock.