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Rutger Hauer has died (Original Post)
CatWoman
Jul 2019
OP
A kick-ass villian - you always despised the character he was portraying,
bullwinkle428
Jul 2019
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Blaukraut
(6,000 posts)1. What?? He wasn't that old yet! n/t
Wounded Bear
(64,425 posts)2. 75...
RIP
spanone
(141,819 posts)3. Died July 19 - 75 years old
tblue37
(68,444 posts)4. His unforgettable "Tears in the Rain" monologue in "Blade Runner":
Cyrano
(15,388 posts)14. This scene, more than any other, is what makes Blade Runner a classic
ismnotwasm
(42,674 posts)5. What? How did I miss this?
Crap.
DarthDem
(5,462 posts)6. Oh, No
How sad.
He saw things we people wouldn't believe . . . but unlike tears in rain, he will live forever in people's memories. RIP.
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)7. It just occurred to me that he died in 2019
The same year as Roy Batty, the replicant.
Pacifist Patriot
(25,215 posts)8. Damn! I had a huge crush on him after seeing Ladyhawke.
?c=2Cyrano
(15,388 posts)16. A "don't miss" film. You'll love it.
edbermac
(16,466 posts)9. He was great in a film called Nighthawks with Sylvester Stallone
Played a terrorist in NYC vs cop Stallone.
DFW
(60,311 posts)18. He was brilliant in that
No one could see his character get blown away fast enough.
FakeNoose
(41,931 posts)10. I'll always remember him as the Cyborg in Blade Runner



Rest in peace Rutger Hauer!
BootinUp
(51,462 posts)11. In addition to his movie roles I remember his Alias
Tv show role where he interrogated Jack Bristow, pretty good scene, maybe one of the best scenes in the shows run.
cynatnite
(31,011 posts)12. Blind Fury because it showed he's got a great sense of humor...
One of my favorite actors and very underrated.
bullwinkle428
(20,662 posts)13. A kick-ass villian - you always despised the character he was portraying,
which is the ultimate compliment. RIP...
Skittles
(172,139 posts)15. I crushed on him back in the day
yes indeed
0rganism
(25,667 posts)17. "all those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."
goodbye sir, and thank you.