1988 - Gene Hackman, Why He Joined the Marines

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  • čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
  • Late Night with David Letterman

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  • @DavGreg
    @DavGreg Před rokem +25

    Gene Hackman is 93 years old as of this comment. Happy Birthday.

  • @liberal4liberty
    @liberal4liberty Před 6 měsíci +11

    As of today, Gene is 94 years old. Happy Birthday, Gene!!

  • @chrysopylaedesign
    @chrysopylaedesign Před 4 lety +26

    Gene Hackman, a LEGEND!!!!.....The French Connection, The Conversation, Poseidon Adventure, Superman, Mississippi Burning, Unforgiven, Crimson Tide, Get Shorty....& dozens of other TV & Movie roles.......a Supremely Talented, Intelligent & Funny professional......really miss that guy..

    • @asanta2023
      @asanta2023 Před 2 lety +3

      Loved Hackman in ‘No Way Out.’

    • @hawkeye681
      @hawkeye681 Před 2 lety

      @@asanta2023 completely forgot that one!!! He was great in that one as well!!

    • @mikepetitti
      @mikepetitti Před rokem

      Yes @A B, loved No Way Out. Also, Hackman was great in The Replacements.

    • @calinrang5939
      @calinrang5939 Před 5 měsíci

      + THE DOMINO PRINCIPLE !

    • @user-nt6kq5xb6w
      @user-nt6kq5xb6w Před 3 měsíci +1

      As well as Hoosiers ​@@mikepetitti

  • @mr.l6615
    @mr.l6615 Před 7 lety +46

    I like Hackman, seems like a genuine dude.

    • @apseudonym
      @apseudonym Před 3 lety

      he is. he punched a hobo who insulted his wife

  • @keithlloyd4254
    @keithlloyd4254 Před 7 lety +151

    I can't ever remember seeing a poor performance by him, he's always eminently believable whatever part he plays.

    • @fkerpants
      @fkerpants Před 7 lety

      Care to elaborate? I would sincerely like to know.

    • @coffeefish
      @coffeefish Před 7 lety +1

      We don't worship actors in America.

  • @fkerpants
    @fkerpants Před 7 lety +33

    I love that dude. That wave from "The French Connection" always makes my day.

    • @vhscopyofseinfeld
      @vhscopyofseinfeld Před 4 lety +1

      Push Back that movie is amazing. My dad introduced it to me way back in the day.

    • @89426
      @89426 Před 3 lety

      Damn, you're good.

  • @ImYourHuckleberry_29
    @ImYourHuckleberry_29 Před 5 lety +55

    Ahahaha.....Hackman is so honest as an actor and a person. He's one of the last of a soon to be extinct breed.

  • @tylertilwick6852
    @tylertilwick6852 Před rokem +8

    God, they don’t make ‘em like they used to. Gene Hackman is a real Actor’s-Actor, quite simply one of the greatest actors of all-time!!

  • @BlahKDubstep
    @BlahKDubstep Před rokem +6

    I always felt he was a Marine even when he played Admirals in movies

  • @sehnal139
    @sehnal139 Před 7 lety +18

    ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS

  • @sanakassara
    @sanakassara Před 7 lety +7

    One of the best American SOB's on the big screen.

  • @anthonyenos9857
    @anthonyenos9857 Před 6 lety +15

    Long live Gene your the best.Semper Fi.Fellow vet....

  • @edinscot56789
    @edinscot56789 Před 7 lety +38

    "Complete the mission" 😂😂😂

  • @seancollins6524
    @seancollins6524 Před 2 lety +11

    What a fantastic actor

  • @mrkeno1000
    @mrkeno1000 Před 4 lety +15

    you couldnt have had a better Lex Luthor than Gene Hackman

  • @xtraflo
    @xtraflo Před 7 lety +9

    The type of Man who Other Men from this generation looked up to. That says a hell of a lot .

  • @TRockett55IRISH
    @TRockett55IRISH Před 4 lety +4

    Outstanding Semper Fi Mr. Hackman

  • @russellsharpley7926
    @russellsharpley7926 Před 4 lety +3

    One of my favourite all time actors

  • @mariocassina90
    @mariocassina90 Před 7 lety +10

    Gene Hackman as drill instructor must've been scary...

  • @jedijones
    @jedijones Před 10 měsíci +1

    The video "Late Night with david Letterman Oct 19, 1988" has this interview with Hackman in full.

  • @Von45Rose
    @Von45Rose Před 7 lety +4

    Boy I miss the old (younger)Letterman when the show had that special "something"

  • @clubredken13
    @clubredken13 Před 7 lety +17

    I haven't really had an opinion on the best actor thing.
    But Dustin Hoffman and Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington all pretty much say he's the best.
    That being, of course, David Letterman in the Cabin Boy

  • @johnranallo424
    @johnranallo424 Před 6 lety +12

    Now I like him even more. Semper Fi!!!

  • @anastasiaburke6206
    @anastasiaburke6206 Před 4 lety +3

    Hackman one of the best actors ever meet him at a Mike Tyson fight great man

  • @ariochiv
    @ariochiv Před 7 lety +76

    An actor who actually served in the military... now there's something you don't see every day.

    • @Bubbles99718
      @Bubbles99718 Před 7 lety +7

      Arioch IV You'd be surprised.

    • @orlock20
      @orlock20 Před 7 lety +23

      It was pretty common for actors from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s to have served in the military either from the draft or joining the military.

    • @ariochiv
      @ariochiv Před 7 lety +2

      I have no doubt, but it doesn't seem very common today.

    • @kreamowheat
      @kreamowheat Před 7 lety +6

      Adam Driver has a good story too!

    • @pjamese3
      @pjamese3 Před 7 lety +4

      Funny. In my 23 years in the Ary and 3 deployments to Iraq, I only met about a couple dozen of those Blackwater types. They must have all been in another war.

  • @MapleSyrupPoet
    @MapleSyrupPoet Před 2 lety +2

    These 2 are good together 😎😃

  • @henguspod3899
    @henguspod3899 Před 7 lety +10

    great actor

  • @scothammond5736
    @scothammond5736 Před 2 lety +2

    He wasn't a kid when he was 16 he was a Marine

  • @djizzah
    @djizzah Před 3 lety +1

    the unforgiven is the greatest role ive seen him in, along with the french connection

    • @asanta2023
      @asanta2023 Před 2 lety

      Loved him in ‘No Way Out,’ with Kevin Kostner.

  • @stevefowler2112
    @stevefowler2112 Před 7 lety +21

    Semper fi

    • @funkmike
      @funkmike Před 7 lety

      You stay in until you complete the mission...

    • @keithpopko2540
      @keithpopko2540 Před 2 lety

      @@funkmike And then you guard the streets of Heaven.

  • @hansoloman
    @hansoloman Před rokem +3

    One of the last living gentlemen ! Why is not been honored by AFI yet ?

  • @nicolamcguinness8689
    @nicolamcguinness8689 Před 2 lety +2

    Rest in peace Sammy Wilson

  • @angelashevlin2656
    @angelashevlin2656 Před 5 lety +1

    Always liked him.great actor.👍💋

  • @tedpert8786
    @tedpert8786 Před 3 lety

    Irreplaceable one of the best can’t get any better!

  • @drummer7557
    @drummer7557 Před 7 lety +8

    Gene is so cool, I'd love to sit and have a conversation with him, especially before he dies (Sigh). Which he wasn't retired, much like Sean Conery and Dustin Hoffman. Such classic actors.

  • @mitchb4084
    @mitchb4084 Před 6 lety +3

    The greatest,,man I miss his acting

  • @FlorentNoirot
    @FlorentNoirot Před 8 měsíci

    that smile! it's that paul newman's type charm.

  • @richardhenk2118
    @richardhenk2118 Před 3 lety

    One of the best actors ever my favorite

  • @pop9095
    @pop9095 Před 7 lety +34

    Cool as the underside of a pillow.

  • @bradfordeaton6558
    @bradfordeaton6558 Před 7 lety +17

    Semper Fi. Gene!

  • @filmbuff-ru4xt
    @filmbuff-ru4xt Před 6 lety +4

    A fine actor and I'm somewhat surprised to hear rumours that Gene Hackman was a bit of a nightmare to work with.

  • @crystalskullsucked
    @crystalskullsucked Před 4 lety +1

    Honestly why i joined the service too a bit ...

  • @calinrang5939
    @calinrang5939 Před 5 měsíci

    In THE DOMINO PRINCIPLE Gene has shown us he KNEW how to sport an M16 !
    The proof that he had a military background.

  • @gregthanks4757
    @gregthanks4757 Před 5 lety +2

    Joined the Marines to get laid, original answer,when I was a child my old Man told me he joined because he got sick of getting into fights,later truth be told at age 17 the judge gave him a chose,ended up in the south Pacific 1943, thanks Gene and to all that severed

  • @jasonconklin8172
    @jasonconklin8172 Před 5 lety +1

    Love hackman he seems to b in movies the he is just himself tru blu , honest and hard ass , but somehow still shows he cares too. I question if he really acts tho he's always in movies he would do in his own life , as I see it?

  • @joeytrimble1558
    @joeytrimble1558 Před 7 lety +2

    Hackman is a funny man !

  • @josephlawson9950
    @josephlawson9950 Před 4 lety +1

    I miss Gene Hackman ps what to his

  • @neil2905
    @neil2905 Před 7 lety +2

    fucking love mean gene

  • @HeWhoFlewFromInwood
    @HeWhoFlewFromInwood Před 6 lety

    Letterman is the GOAT

  • @johnm2369
    @johnm2369 Před 7 lety

    honest.. The truth will set you free

  • @HaywardEntertainment
    @HaywardEntertainment Před 3 lety

    Badass💯

  • @juliusnurutti
    @juliusnurutti Před 11 dny

    gene is 42 today.wow.

  • @jamesmadison2065
    @jamesmadison2065 Před 7 lety

    my fav

  • @HarPlayer
    @HarPlayer Před 6 lety +1

    THAT A VERY GOOD REASON !!! : )

  • @kryptos5208
    @kryptos5208 Před 2 lety +1

    Uncommon Valor

  • @arnoldstollar5375
    @arnoldstollar5375 Před 4 lety

    Great actor.

  • @Anon_E_Muss
    @Anon_E_Muss Před 3 lety

    Gone into the marines at 16!

  • @LuisGomez-uk3ot
    @LuisGomez-uk3ot Před 7 lety

    never seen Hackman in a talk show..

  • @joecoe4416
    @joecoe4416 Před 6 lety +2

    MANLIEST ACTOR EVER!

  • @stvnbryan5542
    @stvnbryan5542 Před rokem +1

    Semper Fi

  • @Daveyengland
    @Daveyengland Před 4 lety +1

    Such a handsome guy. No homo.

  • @apseudonym
    @apseudonym Před 3 lety

    dave: so gene what made you want to join the marine c-
    gene: YELLOW FEVER

  • @007therealjamesbond
    @007therealjamesbond Před 5 lety +3

    *A tough s.o.b.*

  • @bradcouch457
    @bradcouch457 Před 5 měsíci +1

    George Lucas tried enlisting in the Air Force but failed the medical exam because his eyesight wasn't good enough.

  • @DJRitty
    @DJRitty Před 3 lety

    Luthor 4 life lol ;) I love how he said 'jesus christ' after the canon lol

  • @ThePerpetualStudent
    @ThePerpetualStudent Před 7 lety +32

    I could never grasp why David Letterman ever had a show.

    • @bored1ca
      @bored1ca Před 7 lety +1

      For moments like this!

    • @maximillianosaben
      @maximillianosaben Před 7 lety +4

      I never really got his presence on the show. Too snarky and obtrusive. Not saying he couldn't be funny, but I never cared much for his interviews.

    • @ThePerpetualStudent
      @ThePerpetualStudent Před 7 lety +2

      Max: agreed on all accounts.

    • @mrchopsticks3
      @mrchopsticks3 Před 7 lety +5

      The point of Dave's show was that it was this show that came on super late that seemed like it was filmed in someone's basement, complete with a budget to go with it. People today can't grasp that concept.

    • @maximillianosaben
      @maximillianosaben Před 7 lety +4

      There's humor in there for sure, but I appreciated Craig Ferguson's take on that concept substantially more.

  • @Billy-vn3zi
    @Billy-vn3zi Před 2 lety

    Great in Bonnie & Clyde

  • @Randall2023
    @Randall2023 Před 4 lety +1

    Lol 😂 love classic men! Gene Hackman

  • @DJRitty
    @DJRitty Před 3 lety

    Can't believe he faded away. I wonder if he's got something? You'd think maybe if anything hed have had a cameo as lex in one of the crisis projects...maybe he just wants nothing to do with acting?

  • @lukashermans9521
    @lukashermans9521 Před 8 lety +1

    Hello There, Good For You! hungry shake 1!

  • @josephlawson9950
    @josephlawson9950 Před 3 lety

    What the hell happened to Gene Hackman

  • @brianellinger6622
    @brianellinger6622 Před 7 lety

    im not a marine

  • @TomSmith-sj2zq
    @TomSmith-sj2zq Před 7 lety +4

    i couldnt get laid...great guy.

  • @gerrylamb3780
    @gerrylamb3780 Před 7 lety +1

    I thought he was Airborne?

  • @HardKore5250
    @HardKore5250 Před 4 lety

    You have to go to Starbucks

  • @patmcbride9853
    @patmcbride9853 Před 7 lety +53

    Too bad De Niro never served.
    Maybe he wouldn't be such a faux tough guy loudmouth.

    • @pop9095
      @pop9095 Před 7 lety +8

      And maybe you have no idea what sort of person RD is?

    • @MrTonyharrell
      @MrTonyharrell Před 7 lety +4

      Pat McBride He really is a know nothing loudmouth.

    • @Roblx518
      @Roblx518 Před 7 lety +1

      pop9095 your suspicious fear and doubt is nothing...fuck off.

    • @powderfinger6597
      @powderfinger6597 Před 7 lety

      U understand DeNiro is an actor playing tough guy characters. Kinda like when Tom Hanks played a astronaut or Depp played a pirate...its them playing a character, it's not real.

    • @MrTonyharrell
      @MrTonyharrell Před 7 lety

      MrHappyBollox Stop touching yourself. At least stop making your mom watch.

  • @slowpoke96Z28
    @slowpoke96Z28 Před 3 lety

    Lol. Rah!

  • @dylanhoward1209
    @dylanhoward1209 Před 4 lety

    🔥
    This is probably one of my favorite movie
    1:20 💟💕
    👇 👇🔥

  • @davidturrell2482
    @davidturrell2482 Před 7 lety +4

    letterwoman was lame even in the begining!

    • @rainbowrandolph9
      @rainbowrandolph9 Před 7 lety +3

      You call him "letterwoman" and then call him "lame." You're an idiot.

    • @XIPHIASCDXX
      @XIPHIASCDXX Před 7 lety

      Where's _your_ nationally syndicated late show? Loser...