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by AlexandrB 480 days ago
The Royal Tenenbaums

"Asshole dad reconciles with his estranged children."

Probably my favourite Wes Anderson film with an extremely talented cast. Gene Hackman does a great job of playing a well-meaning buy very flawed father figure.

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"Dad, you were never dying." "But I'm going to live!"

I've heard he was just wretched to deal with on set and didn't really connect with the movie (at least at the time) — but wow what a performance regardless. That movie isn't what it is without him. You could say that for many of his films.

"Oh no, that's just dog's blood"