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Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner actor dies aged 75

91 points by SpaceInvader 7y ago

jacquesm 7y ago
Not many Dutch actors were good enough to make it internationally, Hauer deserved every bit of fame he managed to collect. His best films are in Dutch, in spite of his Blade Runner fame.
- sverige 7y ago
  You just reminded me of an old intention I've had for years to find and rewatch "Spetters." I remember liking it a lot when I saw it in the 80s, but I remember almost nothing about it now, which is rare for me. Edit: Also, "Soldier of Orange."
- slartibardfast0 7y ago
  I've loved Blade Runner since I was about 12 (h/t Westwood Studios), and never knew until today about Rutger Hauer's Dutch language films or collaborations with Paul Verhoeven. It's happens so often, I wonder if there's a word for the feeling of discovering art, on the day it goes from the world? The clearest case for me, was discovering the music of Johnny Martyn, the day he died. RIP Rutger Hauer
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thomas 7y ago
Sad to hear. Always liked him until I learned he improv’d a number of lines from the Blade Runner rain scene. Then he became a favorite. Brilliant actor. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_rain_monologue https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_rain_monologue Edited. Missed a critical bit.
- ohazi 7y ago
  until?
  - ergothus 7y ago
    I assume that after that "liked" wasn't adequate.
    - thomas 7y ago
      Exactly. Edited.
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jstsch 7y ago
Obligatory Blade Runner final scene: https://www.youtube.com/embed/NoAzpa1x7jU https://www.youtube.com/embed/NoAzpa1x7jU (tears in rain)
elliotlarson 7y ago
"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die." - Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner
- dmix 7y ago
  The only movie besides Fight Club I know almost every word before they say it. Easily my #1 movie of all time with one of the greatest closing speeches by Rutger (which he allegedly improvised). And I’ve seen nearly every movie on iMDBs top 250 list, although that isn’t as meaningful a list today as it was 10yrs ago as superhero movies keep climbing it.
omarhaneef 7y ago
Prediction: people will quote from Blade Runner, but will forget about Ladyhawke. Edit: Its like the two sides should be together in SF/Fantasy but for some reason they just cannot ... quite ...meet...
- cestith 7y ago
  Some people, maybe. I came to the comments to remind people about "Ladyhawke" and "The Hitcher". He was excellent in both.
- edgarvaldes 7y ago
  Last night I was looking for some movie to watch. Ladyhawke came to mind, as part of my list of those I've never seen, but of which I have a fervent desire to enjoy. (mostly pre-1995 movies.) It meets all the requirements: fantasy and adventure movies, beautiful and talented female lead, awesome Rutger.
chaoticmass 7y ago
His voice acting work in the game The Observer was really good. Going to have to do a re-play through it now.
bhauer 7y ago
RIP to the actor my family called "Brother Rutger."
plg 7y ago
Revel in your time.
hanoz 7y ago
I suppose I must turn in my hacker membership card for this, but for me he was always the enigmatic star of Guinness commercials for a long time before I saw Blade Runner.
starpilot 7y ago
Saw it mentioned that he died in the same year as his character does in Blade Runner.
xtiansimon 7y ago
So young...
bsenftner 7y ago
When I moved to Los Angeles in '88, I was at a Sunset liquor store one Friday evening when I noticed the normal looking tall gent next to me was Rutger Hauer. Bless his heart, he was alone and let me gush in semi-drunken adoration my disbelieve it was him, how much I loved his work and so on. We sat on the curb in front of El Compadre for quite a while chatting and drinking. One of my favorite memories in life.
mianos 7y ago
He was staying in the same hotel as me when I was working in Montreal many years ago. After I saw him a number of days in a row he actually said hi to me before I did to him (probably on account of me being a bit star struck). That seems to me to be sign a pretty good guy. RIP.
m463 7y ago
He has three films marked "Post-production, posthumous release" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutger_Hauer_filmography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutger_Hauer_filmography
pmdulaney 7y ago
Casting for Blade Runner was uniformly excellent and many of the actors gave their standout performances in it. Hauer brought an amazing gravitas to the role.

91 points by SpaceInvader 7y ago

Not many Dutch actors were good enough to make it internationally, Hauer deserved every bit of fame he managed to collect. His best films are in Dutch, in spite of his Blade Runner fame.

sverige 7y ago
You just reminded me of an old intention I've had for years to find and rewatch "Spetters." I remember liking it a lot when I saw it in the 80s, but I remember almost nothing about it now, which is rare for me. Edit: Also, "Soldier of Orange."
slartibardfast0 7y ago
I've loved Blade Runner since I was about 12 (h/t Westwood Studios), and never knew until today about Rutger Hauer's Dutch language films or collaborations with Paul Verhoeven. It's happens so often, I wonder if there's a word for the feeling of discovering art, on the day it goes from the world? The clearest case for me, was discovering the music of Johnny Martyn, the day he died. RIP Rutger Hauer
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thomas 7y ago

Sad to hear. Always liked him until I learned he improv’d a number of lines from the Blade Runner rain scene. Then he became a favorite. Brilliant actor. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_rain_monologue https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_rain_monologue Edited. Missed a critical bit.

ohazi 7y ago
until?
- ergothus 7y ago
  I assume that after that "liked" wasn't adequate.
  - thomas 7y ago
    Exactly. Edited.
- deleted 7y ago
  [deleted]

jstsch 7y ago

Obligatory Blade Runner final scene: https://www.youtube.com/embed/NoAzpa1x7jU https://www.youtube.com/embed/NoAzpa1x7jU (tears in rain)

elliotlarson 7y ago

"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die." - Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner

dmix 7y ago
The only movie besides Fight Club I know almost every word before they say it. Easily my #1 movie of all time with one of the greatest closing speeches by Rutger (which he allegedly improvised). And I’ve seen nearly every movie on iMDBs top 250 list, although that isn’t as meaningful a list today as it was 10yrs ago as superhero movies keep climbing it.

omarhaneef 7y ago

Prediction: people will quote from Blade Runner, but will forget about Ladyhawke. Edit: Its like the two sides should be together in SF/Fantasy but for some reason they just cannot ... quite ...meet...

cestith 7y ago
Some people, maybe. I came to the comments to remind people about "Ladyhawke" and "The Hitcher". He was excellent in both.
edgarvaldes 7y ago
Last night I was looking for some movie to watch. Ladyhawke came to mind, as part of my list of those I've never seen, but of which I have a fervent desire to enjoy. (mostly pre-1995 movies.) It meets all the requirements: fantasy and adventure movies, beautiful and talented female lead, awesome Rutger.

chaoticmass 7y ago

His voice acting work in the game The Observer was really good. Going to have to do a re-play through it now.

bhauer 7y ago

RIP to the actor my family called "Brother Rutger."

plg 7y ago

Revel in your time.

hanoz 7y ago

I suppose I must turn in my hacker membership card for this, but for me he was always the enigmatic star of Guinness commercials for a long time before I saw Blade Runner.

starpilot 7y ago

Saw it mentioned that he died in the same year as his character does in Blade Runner.

xtiansimon 7y ago

So young...

bsenftner 7y ago

When I moved to Los Angeles in '88, I was at a Sunset liquor store one Friday evening when I noticed the normal looking tall gent next to me was Rutger Hauer. Bless his heart, he was alone and let me gush in semi-drunken adoration my disbelieve it was him, how much I loved his work and so on. We sat on the curb in front of El Compadre for quite a while chatting and drinking. One of my favorite memories in life.

mianos 7y ago

He was staying in the same hotel as me when I was working in Montreal many years ago. After I saw him a number of days in a row he actually said hi to me before I did to him (probably on account of me being a bit star struck). That seems to me to be sign a pretty good guy. RIP.

m463 7y ago

He has three films marked "Post-production, posthumous release" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutger_Hauer_filmography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutger_Hauer_filmography

pmdulaney 7y ago

Casting for Blade Runner was uniformly excellent and many of the actors gave their standout performances in it. Hauer brought an amazing gravitas to the role.