RIP Gene Hackman

[UberCougars]

Enemy of the State is a great Hackman flick.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

The official cause of death is out now, and CO would have been better. Apparently she died of hantavirus around Feb 11. The pills around her were thyroid medication and weren’t a factor in her death. He died of high blood pressure & heart disease Feb 18. He also had advanced Alzheimer’s, so may not have really been aware she was dead. The dog may have starved to death, but that hasn’t been fully investigated yet. It had some sort of procedure on Feb 9, which may have been why it was crated.

Kind of makes you re-think individual home care for dementia & Alzheimer’s patients, doesn’t it?

My wife was pissed when she read the cause of death. As a nurse and the daughter of a soon to be 80 year old mom, she can't believe that the family was so negligent that they went undiscovered for almost two weeks when you factor in the wife's death.

 

[95coug]

My wife was pissed when she read the cause of death. As a nurse and the daughter of a soon to be 80 year old mom, she can't believe that the family was so negligent that they went undiscovered for almost two weeks when you factor in the wife's death.

Yeah, a 90+ year old with heart problems and advanced Alzheimer’s would be a full time job…and probably more than a 60+ person can handle alone.

 

[CougEd]

Crimson Tide
Mississippi Burning
BAT 21
And how about his attempt to be a Polish general in A Bridge Too Far?

Mississippi Burning is a must watch. There was a good movie Class Action

 

[Observer11]

My wife was pissed when she read the cause of death. As a nurse and the daughter of a soon to be 80 year old mom, she can't believe that the family was so negligent that they went undiscovered for almost two weeks when you factor in the wife's death.

Gene Hackman had one of the largest royalty/residual payment income streams in the business. And that goes on in perpetuity.

Quite possible maybe Gene willed all his revenue to something other than family/friends who would check in on the old guy. Not saying that is right but if dear old dad completely wrote me out of his will, it probably wouldn't make for a huggy feeling, check on dad every other day kind of relationship.

We don't know what goes on behind closed doors in families. For those that don't have family drama, good for you. But when it comes to money, weird stuff happens.

 

[95coug]

Gene Hackman had one of the largest royalty/residual payment income streams in the business. And that goes on in perpetuity.

Quite possible maybe Gene willed all his revenue to something other than family/friends who would check in on the old guy. Not saying that is right but if dear old dad completely wrote me out of his will, it probably wouldn't make for a huggy feeling, check on dad every other day kind of relationship.

We don't know what goes on behind closed doors in families. For those that don't have family drama, good for you. But when it comes to money, weird stuff happens.

Add in the advanced Alzheimer’s, and it’s easy to see relatives not checking in as often because he won’t remember anyway. It’s also pretty easy to say “that’s not my (dad/mom/etc)” when there’s no recognition and it’s the same superficial conversation every time. Even if you were close to the person, that’s really hard to take.