RIP Rutger Hauer

Zeek12

It's been mentioned in the general RIP thread, but I think he deserves his own thread really. RIP Rutger.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49098435

A fabulous scene. From one of the greatest movies of all time imo.

Other notable films were Nighthawks, Ladyhawke, The Hitcher and Blind Fury, to name a few

Tipsy McSwagger

Ah man what a screen prescence, sad news.

Igotadose

Goodbye, Soldier of Orange

Jurgen The German

Shyt buzz, one of the greats from my childhood, watched Blind Fury ad nauseam as a young fella.

Skerries

Ironically he died in 2019 in that film as well

pixelburp

A much underrated actor who never quite got the acclaim, plaudits or roles he deserved. Maybe he was hard to work with, but I have always been surprised Blade Runner didn't lead to greater things. RIP

bodhrandude

An absolute legend RIP Rutger.

Peatys

All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

beauf

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Ah man what a screen prescence, sad news.

Couldn't have said it better. RIP

Hitchhiker and blade runner superb films. RIP.

Tammy!

Great actor. Loved Ladyhawke.

Mam of 4

Ah no

He was an amazing actor , understated at times but with a mesmerizing presence , RIP .

bcklschaps

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Hitchhiker and blade runner superb films. RIP.

The Hitcher was that movies name and it was very good. He had great presence.

JP Liz V1

RIP

Darc19

I'll raise a pint of Guinness to him.

ERG89

https://twitter.com/MarshallJulius/status/1154096418744877056?s=19


Strange coincidence from one of my favourite movies

PinotNero

Great in Flesh+Blood. RIP

Yester

What was the film where they played a game using a skull in a post apoplectic type world?

jamesieliz

Zeek12 wrote: »

It's been mentioned in the general RIP thread, but I think he deserves his own thread really. RIP Rutger.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49098435

A fabulous scene. From one of the greatest movies of all time imo.

Other notable films were Nighthawks, Ladyhawke, The Hitcher and Blind Fury, to name a few

My favorite scene from my favourite movie , a scene I’ll probably watch repeatedly over the next few evenings and try to capture the awe I felt when I first watched it back when the film was released in the 80s - ironic that he actually died in 2019 as well ;
Fabulous actor who could portray menace and intelligence in the roles he was given , you couldn’t take your eyes off him when he was on the screen ....
Moments lost in time indeed Rutger , but you gave them to us and i’ll remember them forever , thank you and RIP.

Skerries

Yester wrote: »

a post apoplectic type world?

well he was in a film called Blind Fury


serioulsly: Salute of the Jugger?

Yester

Skerries wrote: »

well he was in a film called Blind Fury

Are you questioning my spelling? Lol. Found it, it's called The Blood of heros. Off to watch it now. RIP Rutger Hauer.

Yester

Skerries wrote: »

well he was in a film called Blind Fury


serioulsly: Salute of the Jugger?

You are right. It was called Salute of the Jugger as well.

Wheety

Will always be remembered for his 3 episode arc in the Dave sitcom 'Porters'.

Outlaw Pete

Sad to hear.

When I think if Rutger Hauer I immediately think of being in video shops in the 80s.

Loved Blade Runner obviously, but many other films too like The Hitcher, Wanted Dead or Alive, Osterman Weekend, Blind Fury, Breed Apart etc.

Ah man, screen legend... RIP.

Jurgen The German

Was thinking about it and completely had forgotten my favourite movie with him, Hobo With A Shotgun!!

Saw it in the IFI during their monthly "Friday night frights" run a number of years ago with a raucous late night crowd. Absolutely brilliant throwback to the gory grind house features of yore and a screen eating turn from himself.

Agent Coulson

RIP

brevity

JeanL wrote: »

Great actor. Loved Ladyhawke.

Yea me too. It’s been on repeat on the SciFi channel on sky - have it recorded.

Would have been interested to see his portrayal of Lestat in Interview with a Vampire...

RIP.

MfMan

Blade Runner - stone cold classic. Thought The Hitcher was a bit silly and derivative. Was menacing as the Cardinal in Sin City.

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe"

CastorTroy

Oddly enough, the first film I remember seeing him in was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It also starred another actor we lost this year, Luke Perry.

RIP

So sad, RIP, i always think of The Hitcher when i see him in anything else.

Igotadose

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So sad, RIP, i always think of The Hitcher when i see him in anything else.

One of the best horror movies of all time, especially those without huge gore/violence. Hauer could do creepy characters so well.

check_six

A less well known Hauer movie worth tracking down is Flesh + Blood where Rutger leads a band of medieval mercenaries who shack up in a castle after a successful campaign, with bloody consequences! Really captures an authentic grotty dirt under the fingernails medieval feel, and Rutger is magnetic, as you'd expect.

RIP

Frank Bullitt

https://twitter.com/GalwayFilm/status/1154347181056364544

Jurgen The German

check_six wrote: »

A less well known Hauer movie worth tracking down is Flesh + Blood where Rutger leads a band of medieval mercenaries who shack up in a castle after a successful campaign, with bloody consequences! Really captures an authentic grotty dirt under the fingernails medieval feel, and Rutger is magnetic, as you'd expect.

RIP

It got a nice blu ray release last year and I picked it up as a complete blind buy, decent enough but extremely rapey, couldn't see it been made nowadays.

Frank Bullitt

Watched Blade Runner last night, that piece of dialogue at the end seemed ever more impactful. If an actor can be defined by one movie as good as that, they have done well.

Complete masterpiece.

branie2

He was very good in Blade Runner

banie01

Rewatching Blade Runner in a few minutes.

Absolutely mesmerising performance by Hauer in that movie, particularly the death scene.

Some of the casting is brilliant tho, Sean Young in particular.

Waitsian

In the early to mid-90s I had the pleasure (good fortune!) to live right next door to a video rental shop and I was never out of it. I must have watched 3 or 4 films a day. When I think of Rutger Hauer I think of the films from that era - Split Second, Wedlock, Fatherland and the aforementioned Salute of the Jugger.

He was great in the Guinness ads.

unkel

Gintonious wrote: »

Watched Blade Runner last night, that piece of dialogue at the end seemed ever more impactful.

He actually wrote that himself.

Wombatman

RIP.

Was at the Q&A he did after a screening of the director's cut of Bladerunner in the Claddagh Palace cinema, as part of the 1993 Galway Film Fleadh.

Came across a pretty laid back and approachable although I'm fooked if I can remember much of what he said. Definitely laid claim to ad-libbing most of the "Tears in Rain" monologue.

There was a busker played outside the Claddagh Palace while you queued up to go in back in the day. Had the same repertoire of maybe 5 songs. I can hear him singing one of them now, in his raspy world weary voice, while thinking of poor Rutger.....


Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
I´ll see you in my dreams

Outlaw Pete

Skerries wrote: »

Ironically he died in 2019 in that film as well

'2019' plays another part in his career in that it was the title (partially at least) of the last of three shorts which he co-directed.

It's called 'Requiem 2019' and the co-director (Sil Van Der Woerd) uploaded it on YouTube the year after it's release asking people to share it to bring attention to whaling.

After Rutger's death he posted the following comment on YouTube:

My dear Rutger, may you rest in peace. Hearing of your loss, my heart is broken. The world lost a beautiful soul. It has been such an inexplicable honour to have met you, to have worked with you, and to have co-directed this film with you. I will never forget the moment when we were writing the film, when you were explaining to me what it is like, to come eye to eye with a whale.

You looked at me, like only you can, with your icy bright blue eyes, and your eyes lingered for moment after moment, motionless, silently... and you slowly leaned forward and gave me the intensest slow motion hug. I did came eye to eye with a whale in that moment, or at least with a being that was just as majestic.

Undoubtedly, the whales are welcoming you amongst them now, as you are on your way ascending to heaven. May you rest in peace amongst them. You are our legend and our hero, and you will always be my friend. I'll miss you Rutger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNRz_uG-1Cg