Oscar winner William Hurt dies of natural causes aged 71.

Sad news. I liked him as an actor.
My favourite film of his is now a bit of a cult film called Altered States.

Link to The Guardian

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Jane

a reply to: angelchemuel

I saw that movie as a kid and it left a long lasting impression.

I like his work a lot.

RIP William Hurt

a reply to: angelchemuel

The first movie that jumps into my mind when I think of him is Mr. Brooks.
He's Kevin Costner's imaginary friend.(kinda)

I always liked him too, probably the first film I can recall him in was Altered States and Body Heat I really liked him in the Big Chill too.

a reply to: putnam6

I was just thinking about the Big Chill yesterday, always liked that movie.

71 isn't even old for natural causes IMHO.

RIP Mr. Hurt!!!!

a reply to: DontTreadOnMe

Strange, I was thinking of him in A.I. a couple of days ago. I don't usually think of William Hurt out of the blue.

R.I.P.

Edit: here's another cute little flick that he was in that sticks out the most to me.
"Michael"

a reply to: coamanach
Yes, it did me too
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Jane

a reply to: BrokenCircles
Never heard of that one!!!
Thank you, will look it up.
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Jane

a reply to: putnam6
Body Heat I remember, have to say I don't recall ever having watched The Big Chill... *slaps own wrists*
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a reply to: DontTreadOnMe
'natural causes' made me go hmmmm as well.
Think we are going to be hearing a lot more of that phrase as we move forwards.
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Jane

a reply to: Bigburgh
I love Michael! Fabulous 'feel good' movie.
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originally posted by: angelchemuel
a reply to: BrokenCircles
Never heard of that one!!!
Thank you, will look it up.
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Jane

You may have already looked it up, but if not...

I wouldn't really considered any of the following to be a spoiler, because you find it out early into the movie, but it is a little bit of info about the movie, so read at your own risk...







This is the short description from IMDB: "A well-respected businessman is sometimes controlled by his murder and mayhem-loving alter ego."

Basically, Hurt is Costner's alter-ego who talks him into & assists him while killing random people.
(IMDB) Mr. Brooks [2007]

They spend more time talking about it & planning it out than doing it, but if you don't like the thought of them killing people for no reason, then it might not be something you'd like.



(Just figured I'd give that little warning for anyone who may read this.)

a reply to: angelchemuel

Yes, I liked him as an actor too! That Altered States movie was quite profound for me.

Four months ago, he penned this commentary about the journey from 9/11 to being the artistic advisor and executive director for the documentary The Unspeakable. Film is at the link. (R.I.P. William Hurt)

a reply to: BrokenCircles
I'm fine, thank you for the heads up. I'll have time to watch it over the weekend.
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Jane

a reply to: XtheMadnessNow
Yes, it was profound for me too.
Thank you for the link. I will watch that documentary, I'd never heard of it....I don't think. I'll know when I watch it, as I watched a lot of documentaries about 9/11.
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