R.I.P. Rutger Hauer - Print Topic

Posted by: Zack, July 24th, 2019, 3:05pm

He passed away this past weekend. :'( I'll be watching the original "The Hitcher" tonight to honor him. John Ryder is one of the most underrated movie villains of all time.

You will be missed.

Posted by: Night_Writer, July 24th, 2019, 3:25pm; Reply: 1

When I think Rutger Hauer, my thoughts gravitate to Blade Runner. A truly fascinating screen presence. He’ll be missed...

Posted by: ReneC, July 24th, 2019, 3:46pm; Reply: 2

Blade Runner was definitely one of his very best roles. I fondly remember him from Ladyhawke, and from the bad but fun Blind Fury.

Posted by: Scar Tissue Films, July 24th, 2019, 4:49pm; Reply: 3

I was playing a game recently that he voiced : Observer.

Great game, great actor.

Posted by: LC, July 24th, 2019, 7:06pm; Reply: 4

Aww, will miss his great presence.

I'm with you Zack, on his performance in The Hitcher. What a great villain he was.

Also in this lesser known TV movie, Blind Side:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106426/
You should check that one out, Zack, if you haven't seen it.

He always made a big impression.
RIP.

Posted by: ChrisBodily, July 25th, 2019, 5:23am; Reply: 5

I was just about to post this. Total shock.

And I still haven't been afforded the opportunity to see his most famous role... in any of the five cuts that exist.

I may or may not have seen The Hitcher. The only credits I know for certain I've seen are:

Batman Begins

The Rite

TV's True Blood

Posted by: Zack, July 25th, 2019, 8:34am; Reply: 6

Quoted from LC

Never heard of that one. Sounds interesting. Will definitely have to track it down. Thanks, Libby. :)

Posted by: JEStaats, July 25th, 2019, 9:52am; Reply: 7

A couple favorites that you may not have seen: Flesh & Blood; Hobo with a Shotgun. Classic.

Posted by: Heretic, July 25th, 2019, 11:20am; Reply: 8

Gonna host a memorial screening at our house this weekend. On the list:

Nighthawks
Flesh+Blood
Eureka
The Osterman Weekend
The Blood of Heroes
Blind Fury
Ladyhawke
Past Midnight

The Hitcher and Split Second would be on there if I hadn't watched both recently. Not sure how many we'll get through, but hard to do justice to such a great career.

Posted by: Demento, July 25th, 2019, 2:44pm; Reply: 9

Loved him, great actor. RIP.

A little gem that was restored a few years ago, some might want to check out - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095513/

Posted by: MarkRenshaw, July 26th, 2019, 7:35am; Reply: 10

Legend. One of my fav actors. I never understood why he wasn't in even more films and TV shows, he was amazing.

Posted by: ericdickson, July 26th, 2019, 7:52am; Reply: 11

Nighthawks was my favorite. Followed by Wanted: Dead or Alive and The Hitcher.

Posted by: James McClung, July 26th, 2019, 7:52am; Reply: 12

My thoughts are more of the same. Stellar actor. His final scene in Blade Runner is really something special. I'm also reminded I need to see Flesh+Blood; been on my mental list for a while, but I've never got around to it. R.I.P. indeed.

Posted by: RJ, July 26th, 2019, 10:03pm; Reply: 13

I met him when I was 5 on the set of The Salute Of The Jugger (AU)/ Blood Of Heroes (USA). A great man, he will be sadly missed.

Posted by: khamanna, July 28th, 2019, 9:25am; Reply: 14

I can't pronounce his name at all, I don't even know the correct way to say itbut he was a super good actor. I'll miss him, too.

Posted by: DustinBowcot (Guest), July 28th, 2019, 9:36am; Reply: 15

Quoted from khamanna

I can't pronounce his name at all, I don't even know the correct way to say itbut he was a super good actor. I'll miss him, too.

I always pronounced it as Rutger Whore.