For this month’s next Toptober Tens, Here are my Top Ten Favorite Gene Hackman films.
Keep in mind, that these are all solely my opinion and part of what I would like to do is open conversation and dialogue between us all over the choices in these lists
10. Mississippi Burning (1988)
9. I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
7. Enemy of the State (1998)
5. The French Connection (1971)
- Unforgiven (1992)
What do you think?
One of my favorite actors. Good choice Rob. Again – making my list 1st and looking at yours after…
10). NO WAY OUT
9). Scarecrow
8). UNDER FIRE
7). The Birdcage (he’s a riot. Wait for the movie’s last line)
6). BONNIE & CLYDE (at 6 only because it’s a supporting role)
5). The Royal Tennenbaums
4). MISSISSIPPI BURNING
3). Hoosiers
2). UNFORGIVEN
1). The French Connection
With shout outs to French Connection II – not as widely seen as the first – but he’s excellent. Especially in the scenes where he goes cold turkey to get off the heroin. Also The Firm, and Enemy of the State.
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We shared only 40%. I did like The Package, but the film itself had a lot of plot holes in it, so lost points for that. Lex Luthor at #3? Surprised. He chewed so much scenery in that movie that I’m surprised he didn’t need an internist. That was a paycheck movie – not classic Hackman by any stretch.
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