# RIP Rutger Hauer at 75 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [July 24, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554 "2019-07-24T17:18:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/1 "2019-07-24T17:18:46Z")
> **[Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner actor dies aged 75](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49098435)** > > The actor who co-starred in Blade Runner opposite Harrison Ford dies after a short illness. Sad to see it. I always liked him. Edit: I got the age wrong, he was 75. Can a Mod correct that for me? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/2 "2019-07-24T17:24:12Z")
“All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain…” RIP to an amazing actor, and best wishes to his friends and family. ---
**Author:** ![Royal\_Nonesutch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@Royal\_Nonesutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesutch)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/3 "2019-07-24T17:38:25Z")
He was in two movies that I enjoyed very much as a kid, although I have to guess that if I went back and watched then now I would probably be laughing to myself about how bad they actually were. (“Nighthawks” with Sylvester Stallone and “The Hitcher” with Jennifer Jason Leigh) Still he was a part of my pre-teen and early-teen memories, and his movies will live on. RIP ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/4 "2019-07-24T17:46:41Z")
**Blind Fury** was a fun movie in its day. So long, Mr. Hauer. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/5 "2019-07-24T17:49:29Z")
I’ll never forget his chilling performance in the Hitcher. Also, haven’t seen it since childhood but I remember Nighthawk, which also featured Sly Stallone and Billy Dee Williams (who looked like an older Ray Parker Jr) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/6 "2019-07-24T17:54:29Z")
He shoved a hand grenade in Gene Simmons’s mouth and blowed him up. Thanks, Mr. Hauer. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/7 "2019-07-24T18:01:28Z")
Well, that’s sad. I remember how impressed I was, when I first found out he ad-libbed Batty’s final words. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/8 "2019-07-24T18:08:57Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > “All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain…” > > RIP to an amazing actor, and best wishes to his friends and family. +1; best ddamned hobo with a shotgun ever. ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/9 "2019-07-24T18:09:06Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > He shoved a hand grenade in Gene Simmons’s mouth and blowed him up. > > Thanks, Mr. Hauer. “F\*\*\* the bonus” 🆒 Goodbye Mr Hauer, and thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Royal\_Nonesutch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@Royal\_Nonesutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesutch)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/10 "2019-07-24T18:13:39Z")
I only saw the two movies of his that I mentioned in my initial post (post #3) so I don’t get the other various references above, but if anyone has good suggestions for other movies of his that are worthwhile, I might be interested in checking them out. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/11 "2019-07-24T18:15:50Z")
My favorite Rutger Hauer movies is definitely Flesh & Blood. (Also starring Jennifer Jason Leigh) Second favorite would be Hitcher and/or Lady Hawk. For campy ‘B’ movies you can’t go wrong with Blind Fury and of course Hobo With a Shotgun! 🙂 Perfect casting in Sin City, though he didn’t get much screen time. I’ll miss him. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/12 "2019-07-24T18:20:08Z")
I remember a Rutger Hauer and J. J. Leigh about a castle siege during The Black Death. I do not remember the name but it really stuck in my head. RIP, Mr. Hauer and may I never confuse with with Wings Hauser again. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/13 "2019-07-24T18:20:40Z")
Don’t miss _The Salute of the Jugger_. Hard to find in the US but worth it IMO. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/14 "2019-07-24T18:36:42Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I remember a Rutger Hauer and J. J. Leigh about a castle siege during The Black Death. I do not remember the name but it really stuck in my head. Flesh+Blood ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/15 "2019-07-24T18:37:59Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Don’t miss _The Salute of the Jugger_. Hard to find in the US but worth it IMO. Might also look for it titled _The Blood of Heroes_ ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/16 "2019-07-24T18:47:59Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > **Blind Fury** was a fun movie in its day. So long, Mr. Hauer. I love that movie far more than anyone should. But it’s great, good action, good play between characters, and it doesn’t take itself too seriously. I was stationed overseas when it came out on VHS, we watched it endlessly, and two of the guys in my unit loved imitating the rednecks swearing. I also watched Turkish Delight around that time but I only caught part of it and I couldn’t tell what was going on. It was dubbed and Rutger Hauer had a Hanna-Barbera-esque cartoon voice. Reading the wiki of the movie, it’s a deeper and more interesting story than I had thought. He was also good in Buffy, Blood of Heroes, and Deadlock (which is called Wedlock, evidently) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/17 "2019-07-24T18:58:05Z")
Charismatic actor with a knack for showing up in shitty movies. It seemed for a time - accurate or not - that his presence in a movie was a virtual guarantee of box office failure. Along with _Flesh+Blood_, he was top-billed in _Soldier of Orange_, a story of the WWII Dutch resistance that sustains interest despite its length and unpleasant scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/18 "2019-07-24T19:14:33Z")
[Moderating] Fixed title. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/19 "2019-07-24T19:14:58Z")
Above all he was an intelligent actor and that always came through in his roles however shitty some of the films. But a man’s gotta eat and we only have to look at some Pacino and De Niro movies to realize Hauer had no monopoly on bad films. For me though he’ll always be Roy Batty. Damn, he was good in that! RIP Rutger, you’ll be remembered. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554/20 "2019-07-24T19:33:42Z")
As much as I like Rutger Hauer, my appreciation for **Flesh+Blood** is directionally proportional to the copious amounts of full frontal nudity exhibited by Jennifer Jason Leigh. Back in those days, a teen fellow had to take nudity (especially celebrity nudity) whenever he could get it. Suffice it to say, this was one VHS that really got wore out. But I digress… My favorite Rutger Hauer movie is probably **Ladyhawke**. I thought it a rousing adventure / “star-crossed lovers” romance. Of course I loved **Blade Runner** as well. I’ve got the 5-DVD box set, and have watched every minute/second of it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554.md?page=2)