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Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants and Blade Runners Kindle ALL THOSE MOMENTS: STORIES OF HEROES, VILLAINS, REPLICANTS AND BLADE RUNNERS PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Rutger Hauer | 254 pages | 06 May 2008 | HarperCollins Publishers Inc | 9780061133909 | English | New York, NY, United States All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants and Blade Runners PDF Book Jul 29, Marie rated it it was amazing. Read more Those times he thinks of it as not being Roy. To view it, click here. The book itself is told in a light, breezy style, as if you were sitting down having a chat with him and Hauer comes across very well - loyal to his beloved wife and friends, intelligent and funny, aware of how lucky he is but also willing to work hard - and I liked him even more by the time I was finished reading. HarperCollins Publishers. He added this to the final scene, on the fly as he fleshed out his character on camera the last day of filming. View all 5 comments. True, his portrayal of replicant Roy Batty in Blade Runner i I'm always shocked when my favorite artists, be they actors, writers, musicians, or painters, don't list MY favorite examples of their work as their own. That movie is awesome! Then she goes nuts and almost kills the baby! Also, early in his 20s, Hauer has a short, tempestuous relationship with a chaotic Swiss woman that results in a daughter that he didn't anticipate. And I wasn't at all interested in who he married or what kids he might have had. I was inspired to read this after reading the completely off-the-wall interview with him at the end of Future Noir by Paul M. It's not very in depth, but it's still quite interesting. The relationship with the woman and the daughter are covered in about a page and then never mentioned again. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. An unexpected find. Witty, ironic and self-ironic , onest, interesting. Shouldn't the happy ending be for her as well as for Deckard? So Hauer's point was that it is the director and writer's story. It's not something I have a knack for. What they have is that no one can go in and edit them after the fact, or rely on that editing. A really nice, light autobiography from one of my favorite actors. The studio was wrapped in green screens, there was nothing but a bed to sit on, and they showed him the footage of Mickey doing his part. The penultimate chapter deals with this and talks about some of the things they do and it seems a very worthy cause, whilst the book closes with a sampling of his private diaries, which are humorous, touching and pleasantly philosophical. Russ Ettinger doesn't know why the delicate young woman he found gasping for breath at the side of the I was hoping he would give details on working with the late Sam Peckinpah on The Osterman Weekend , but all we get is a one sentence mention of reuniting with an Osterman co-star a few year later on another film. Then Rutger sat on the bed, walked around the space, and later Mickey and the entire digital environment was drawn in. Aug 05, Michael Lent rated it really liked it. Refresh and try again. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. I'd say no. Catastrophe: And Other Stories. So I had a comfort rewatching of The Tenth Kingdom. Something like that. I'm with Hauer that the voice over was not needed Harrison Ford's monotone was also annoying and including an aerial shot from a different movie The Shining was freaking retarded. This is the autobiography of the late Rutger Hauer, who played my favorite character in my favorite movie. All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants and Blade Runners Writer Apparently, he was in a lot of films that were more popular in Europe and never really made it over to the States, so I'll have to check some of them out sometime. I'm not arguing that I wish more movies were discussed more depth than they were. He was in a hotel room scene with Mickey Roarke, only Mickey had filmed his part a few months ago. An unexpected find. You know the saying: There's no time like the present The career-defining portrayal of Roy Batty in Bladerunner, a replicant with a four-year life cycle who is part killing machine, child and poet. Unfortunately, he glosses over other films he worked on. In this breezily written memoir, Rutger shares some great stories — some inspiring, some flat-out hilarious. From my book blog www. Do I have to come to their homes and say "That's Rutger Hauer! It is such a classic story to tell, and it is told here in a way that is compelling. For all the cheesy films he did, he always played his character to perfection. I think my favorite was the end, where he includes some I really like Rutger Hauer. View Product. Some parts of his life I had never suspected before. I did find it mildly annoying that he claims to have come up with most of the good ideas in his movies and roles, something that many other actors have been guilty of as well. He just does it. Deckard doesn't know how old he is. Hauer himself has always been a favored actor of mine. Tone-less and two dimensional. Witty, ironic and self-ironic , onest, interesting. I think he's ignoring the emotional connect part that can come through subtext. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. Or Swedish? Rutger dedicates several chapters to the making of Blade Runner, and the insight into his thought process while developing his character helped unveil new layers of meaning for me. I know what I'm forgetting! I tend to find such claims less credible when the writer seems to be the only one having these great ideas. All those moments will be lost in time… like tears in rain… Time to die. Overview He came to mainstream prominence as a machine more human than his creators in Blade Runner , terrified us as a hitchhiker bent on his own death and the death of anyone who got in his way in The Hitcher , and unforgettably portrayed a lonely king roaming the night as a wolf and pining for the love of a hawk during the day in Ladyhawke. Quotes from All Those Moments It's not something I have a knack for. Published in , it is an autobiography but a lot of the details are very sketchy - of his childhood he mentions a close relationship with his younger sister Machteld and that his parents were both actors a situation made difficult in postwar Netherlands, which necessitated them leaving the children for months at a time, which Hauer cannot understand - but gives more details in his year at sea when he was To ask other readers questions about All Those Moments , please sign up. All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants and Blade Runners Reviews You will be missed by your fans the world over. Media Tie In. You are the classic cool that never goes out of style. He has lots of nice things to say about Paul Verhooven, a man he owes a lot his career start, for one. So this was pretty interesting for me to read. He gives us some info about his growing up in Holland and then about his movie career. Be the first to write a review. Home 1 Books 2. Deep Sky. It's Rutger Hauer! Mostly, these details are told rather than shown. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. You should! Patrick Quinlan is the author of two novels and has been a journalist and political organizer. As such, he has always been kind of an elusive celebrity. I like it if the sob is rebelling against saying someone else's last words. It very briefly touches on many of the movies he made prior to writing this, and gives you a look into the life of an actor. Jul 29, Kristine Olsen rated it it was amazing. For example, he never mentions that the couple never had children this is, after all, an autobiography and readers are left to surmise that given the lack of nurturing in Hauer's childhood, he remained a restless man child throughout his life with his toys-for-boys motorcycles, RVs and wheeler motor homes and possibly caretaker wife. Fun anecdotes abound, but beyond his interactions with other celebrities, Hauer frequently walks the reader through his artistic process, which provides a great sense of depth. I tend to find such claims less credible when the writer seems to be the only one having these great ideas. Instead of playing the hits they play their NEW album in its entirety. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. I was bored during the charity stuff something about aids and starfish. Plus excerpts from his journal. Fast and informative read creates an engaging portrait of a talented actor and genuinely kind human being. I really did like this part of the book. Community Reviews. Open Preview See a Problem? I was inspired to read this after reading the completely off-the-wall interview with him at the end of Future Noir by Paul M.
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