The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Ronald Neame’s 1972 capsized ocean liner. Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters. Defining 1970s disaster film. Original.
Gene Hackman
This archive gathers the films featuring Gene Hackman reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Get Shorty (1995)”, “Hoosiers (1986)”, “Poseidon Adventure (1972)”, “Reds (1981)”, “The Poseidon Adventure (1972)”, and “Unforgiven (1992)” — 6 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Gene Hackman serves each story: the choices that make a performance work, the roles that anchor a film, and the range visible across different pictures. Rather than rank the performances, the collection treats them as a body of work worth examining. The list continues to expand as additional films are reviewed.
Hoosiers (1986)
David Anspaugh’s 1986 small-town basketball drama. Gene Hackman as coach. Dennis Hopper as drunken assistant. Indiana high school basketball.
Reds (1981)
Warren Beatty’s 1981 John Reed biopic. American journalist who covered the Russian Revolution. Beatty directed, produced, starred, co-wrote.
Get Shorty (1995)
1995 Barry Sonnenfeld crime comedy adapting Elmore Leonard. Travolta as Miami loan shark who becomes a Hollywood producer.
Unforgiven (1992) — Review
Clint Eastwood’s foundational revisionist Western. Won four Academy Awards including Best Picture. Hackman won Best Supporting Actor. 9/10.
Poseidon Adventure (1972)— Review
Gene Hackman, Shelley Winters, and the founding document of 1970s disaster cinema. The Poseidon Adventure reviewed at 7/10 after a dozen viewings.