Gene Hackman’s Gritty, Grouchy, Old-School Style

 

 "While making “The Package,” a forgettable 1980s thriller, he angrily delayed a nighttime shoot on the streets of Chicago because of what he perceived as a flaw in the script. His character, an expert marksman, was called upon to fire his weapon nine times at a fleeing bad guy. With the temperature near zero, he got into an extended debate with a producer, arguing that his character was too skilled with a gun to keep missing like that."

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Gene Hackman’s Gritty, Grouchy, Old-School Style – DNyuz