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What’s On Now?! Gene Hackman in Francis Ford Coppola’s “THE CONVERSATION” (1974)
Filmed In 1974 In-Between…
“THE GODFATHER“
…And…
“THE GODFATHER Part II“
…It Has Always Been Easy To Consider This Flick…
“THE CONVERSATION“
…As An Almost Totally Forgotten Classic.
It Was Written, Produced AND Directed By…
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
…And I, Honestly, Don’t Know Too Many People Whom Have, Honestly, Seen It.
I Hadn’t Seen It In Many Years, Until Borrowing It From A BFF ((Whom I Sincerely Need To Be Hanging With More Often, Anyway)).
I Saw It There In His Movie Collection And Immediately Said To Him…
“I Need To Borrow THE CONVERSATION, Dude.”
To Which He Replied…
“THE CONVERSATION?! Sure, Sure!! It’s A Good One!!”
And Ya Know What, My Peeps?
It Is.
It’s A Good One.
It’s A Very VERY Good One, Indeed.
GENE HACKMAN
…Is Generally Known For Playing…
…Hmm…
…Rather Volatile Characters?
(((I.E. "Popeye Doyle", "Reverend Scott", "Lex Luthor", "Little Bill Daggett", "Captain Ramsey", etc etc etc)))
But, In This Flick, He Gives One Of The Most Quiet, Understated Performances You’re Likely To Ever Find.
And It’s Brilliant.
Quiet, Understated Brilliance.
Period.
His Performance Is So Spot On Perfect, It’s Almost Tooo Good.
I’ve Known People Like “HARRY CAUL”, The Reserved Wire-Tapper Character He Portrays.
You See, “HARRY CAUL” Is A Professional Surveillance Expert.
He’s Been Hired To Bug A Conversation Between Two People; A Possibly Unfaithful Woman And Her Possible Lover.
Sounds Simple Enough, Right?!
But, Now Those Whom Hired Him Want The Tapes, And It Appears They’re Willing To Kill For Them.
Now “HARRY” Is Listlessly Lost Within A Web Of Deceit, Mystery, Paranoia And Murder.
This Is Very Honest Acting, Writing, AND Directing, My Peeps.
It’s Very Nearly Priceless.
In Short?
I Loved It.
I Still Love It.
I’ve Now Watched “THE CONVERSATION” TWICE This Week, Just To Be Sure I’m Sure Sure Of What I’m Saying.
And NOW…
…Well…
…I Suppose I Should Get Crackin’ On Viewing Number THREE.
I’ve Gotta Make Sure Sure Sure, Ya Know?!
Right?!
RIGHT!!!
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“Men Are Wise In Proportion, Not To Their Experience…”
“…But To Their Capacity For Experience.”
—GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
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“My Way Of Joking Is To Tell The Truth…”
“…It’s The Funniest Joke In The World.“
—GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
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In What Way Is “FRENCH CONNECTION II” (1975) Superior To “THE FRENCH CONNECTION” (1971)???
Two Words, My Peeps:
GENE HACKMAN
.Period.
(((Period Does NOT Count Here, Dammit.)))
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GENE HACKMAN
…Won The ACADEMY AWARD For BEST ACTOR Of 1971 For His Portrayal Of The Character Of “POPEYE” DOYLE In…
“THE FRENCH CONNECTION“
…And It Was Very VERY Much Deserved.
Based On This, If We Were Going By The Power And Drive Behind Said Portrayal…
…Yeah…
…The Math Says…
GENE HACKMAN
…Would/Should Have EASILY Walked Away With THREE (3) OSCARS In 1975, For…
“FRENCH CONNECTION II“
…Maybe More.
😉
He’s THAT GOOD, My Peeps.
In Fact, He’s Absolutely Brilliant.
Yet He Didn’t Even Pull A Nomination For The Second Film.
😦
So Much For Math, Eh?!
New York City Police Detective “POPEYE” DOYLE Is A Classic Character Among Classic-Classic Characters…
…But He Wouldn’t Be, If Not For The Efforts Of…
GENE HACKMAN
.Period Period.
Two More Words For Y’all, My Peeps:
“COLD TURKEY“
.Period Period Perod.
To Find-Out The Significance Of Those Two Words, You’ll Have To See The Second Film.
BUT…
…I Always Tell People The Same Thing:
“Watch BOTH Films, THEN Come Tell Me What YOU Think.“
And I Stick By That.
Seeing…
“THE FRENCH CONNECTION“
…Is A Really Special Treat.
Seeing…
“FRENCH CONNECTION II“
…To Me…
…Is Even More So.
The Key To This Is…
…Oh Yeah…
GENE HACKMAN
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I Love The First Film, Though Have Always Considered It To Be A TAD Overrated.
I Love LOVE The Second Film, And Consider It To Be One Of THE MOST Underrated Films Of ALL-TIME.
I Suggest You Give Them Both A Go, Kiddies.
I Doubt You’ll Be Disappointed.
I’m Already Curious As To What You’ll Say!
😀
Here’s Hoping Y’all Have A Damned Decent Day, My Peeps.
Do What You Can, At The Least.
Hang In There.
Take Care.
Be Good.
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“The Greatest Thing In Life Is To Die Young…”
“…But Delay It As Long As Possible.”
—GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
(1856–1950)
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“Love Is A Hole In The Heart.” –BEN HECHT
—BEN HECHT—
(1894–1964)
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—ACADEMY AWARD WINNER—
“There Are Two Tragedies In Life…”
“…One Is Not To Get Your Heart’s Desire. The Other Is To Get It.”
—GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
"You Jivin' Me, Turkey?" 