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Hackman was also in another movie about spying and paranoia - The Conversation. Great movie. I know it’s not about nation states spying but wanted to add that h

Hackman was also in another movie about spying and paranoia - The Conversation. Great movie. I know it’s not about nation states spying but wanted to add that here

dvtrn 7y ago
Oh? Thanks for the recommendation, I'm a big fan of Hackman's acting and spy movies especially-lately, so I'll definitely be looking this up. Cheers
- paxswill 7y ago
  Funnily enough, it also has Harrison Ford in it as well (one of the earlier films he was in).
  - type0 7y ago
    Yeah, he's great there, almost uncanny how different and cold he is in that role.
- akira2501 7y ago
  I hate to be this off topic, but also 'Heist' is a great movie which features a lot of social engineering and exploitation tactics to drive the plot.
  - bookofjoe 7y ago
    There are 2 films with this title, from 2001 and 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_(2001_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_(2001_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_(2015_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_(2015_film) Both have stellar casts.
    - hopler 7y ago
      2001 had a much higher acclaimed script and was more appreciated by viewers
- fzzzy 7y ago
  The Conversation is an absolute classic.
- sys_64738 7y ago
  It's a great movie. Harrison Ford plays a secretary if I recall correctly.
bookofjoe 7y ago
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
jhayward 7y ago
Hackman played the same character in both movies. His character in enemy of the state has some deliberate references (the raincoat, the workshop, the opening sequence).
braythwayt 7y ago
Francis Ford Coppola said that “The Conversation” was his favourite Francis Ford Coppola movie. Watching “Enemy of the State,” it is quite clear that Hackman’s character is a nod at The Conversation’s Harry Caul. He plays an ex-spook who is extremely paranoid about surveillance, which is the exact state Caul gets into at the end of The Conversation!

Hackman was also in another movie about spying and paranoia - The Conversation. Great movie. I know it’s not about nation states spying but wanted to add that here

dvtrn 7y ago

Oh? Thanks for the recommendation, I'm a big fan of Hackman's acting and spy movies especially-lately, so I'll definitely be looking this up. Cheers

paxswill 7y ago
Funnily enough, it also has Harrison Ford in it as well (one of the earlier films he was in).
- type0 7y ago
  Yeah, he's great there, almost uncanny how different and cold he is in that role.
akira2501 7y ago
I hate to be this off topic, but also 'Heist' is a great movie which features a lot of social engineering and exploitation tactics to drive the plot.
- bookofjoe 7y ago
  There are 2 films with this title, from 2001 and 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_(2001_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_(2001_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_(2015_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_(2015_film) Both have stellar casts.
  - hopler 7y ago
    2001 had a much higher acclaimed script and was more appreciated by viewers
fzzzy 7y ago
The Conversation is an absolute classic.
sys_64738 7y ago
It's a great movie. Harrison Ford plays a secretary if I recall correctly.

bookofjoe 7y ago

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

jhayward 7y ago

Hackman played the same character in both movies. His character in enemy of the state has some deliberate references (the raincoat, the workshop, the opening sequence).

braythwayt 7y ago

Francis Ford Coppola said that “The Conversation” was his favourite Francis Ford Coppola movie. Watching “Enemy of the State,” it is quite clear that Hackman’s character is a nod at The Conversation’s Harry Caul. He plays an ex-spook who is extremely paranoid about surveillance, which is the exact state Caul gets into at the end of The Conversation!