Rutger Hauer

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To the writer & performer of one of the greatest lines in cinematic history,  "like tears in the rain", RIP.

[NanuqoftheNorth]

Rutger really shined in Blade Runner.

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe,” Roy says. “Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.”

The speech only lasts about 50 seconds, but Hauer’s introspective performance and Scott’s gorgeous close-up work are in such perfect harmony it’s no wonder why the “tears in rain” monologue became one of the defining moments of both “Blade Runner” and Hauer’s career. In an interview with Radio Times back in 2017, shortly before the release of “Blade Runner 2049,” Hauer looked back on the iconic monologue and revealed he “took a knife” to the original script and rewrote his character’s dialogue.  https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/rutger-hauer-dead-rewrote-blade-runner-monologue-tears-in-rain-1202160606/

[PurityControl]

Two of his movies I use to watch a lot when I was younger were Blind Fury and Wedlock. 

 

 

[Khyber53]

In addition to some of the acknowledged greats (Bladerunner, LadyHawke, etc...) he also had the ability to elevate a B-movie well beyond what it should have been. The guy was made for the big screen and acting in your second language is so very, very tough.