Posted on 08/31/2020 11:53:36 AM PDT by Carpe Cerevisi
LOS ANGELES, CA—A huge crowd turned out Sunday for the Hans Gruber memorial service. Gruber was the victim of police violence, having been thrown from Nakatomi Plaza by police officer John McClane, which many consider one of the most excessive uses of force ever witnessed. After the incident, there were protests all week, and now thousands from all over the country came to pay respects to Gruber, widely described as an “intelligent and witty soul.”
“That man was a hero,” said Doyle Graham, who traveled from Nevada to pay respects. “I mean, I don’t really know much about him other than that some police officer killed him, but he seems like someone we should all honor and emulate.”
Gruber was part of a mainly peaceful protest against the Nakatomi Corporation, which was goaded into violence by the actions of McClane. Ultimately, McClane threw Gruber from the 30th floor, even though Gruber was completely unarmed (or at least he was when he hit the ground). Even LAPD Deputy Chief Dwayne T. Robinson denounced the actions, calling McClane a “nutcase” who should have “just stayed put.”
Many at the memorial are now wearing shirts with “Gruber” written on them to remember the man who was taken too soon thanks to unaccountable police actions. There are calls for the arrest of John McClane, including from Hans Gruber’s brother, Simon, who vows to do something about him.
Imagine if Gruber was a Undocumented Immigrant rather than a Legal Resident?
No protests for Al Leong? That dude was killed by everyone on screen between 1986 and 2004.
I do really miss Alan Rickman, aka Hans, a very talented actor gone far too soon. If you want a nice gentle movie, get 2008’s “Bottle Shock” (free on Amazon Prime). This is the true story about the 1976 wine competition between Californian and French wines where French wine experts ranked some California reds & whites over their French counterparts. Alan’s main character is a Brit with the unlikely name of Steven Spurrier and no, he is not the football one! FYI, I love his rented car!
He was excellent in “Galaxy Quest” and the only saving grace of Costner’s horrible “Robin Hood”.
I thought that the way he chewed up the rugs while acting as the Sheriff of Nottingham was outstanding! Easily the best role in that movie to have!
Galaxy Quest was the "ne plus ultra" of Star Trek homage/inspired films and it was MADE by Alan's anti-Spock!
I was thinking about his Nottingham. One of the worst movies ever with one of the best movie villains ever.
“I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn’t know how to use it.” - “Quigley Down Under” 1990 One of Tom Selleck’s best.
I think Alan liked the freedom that you get playing the villain. Hans, Elliot (here) and Severus Snape.
With all due respect to Christopher Guest who was excellent as Count Rogan in the "Princess Bride" (1987), I think that Alan could have done the six-finger murderer better!
All of the best Alan Rickman scenes from “The January Man (1989).” NSFW.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcOxoyYrm4Y
LOL!
That is hilarious!
“Imagine if Gruber was a Undocumented Immigrant rather than a Legal Resident?”
Well, the LA Times said he was a legal resident. At Breitbart, they are saying he was a former coyote running illegals to Cali and after he was caught by the LAPD, they just let him go.
He was great portraying Hilly Kristal in CBGB.
Asian Dawn?
He was “a little bit this way and a little bit that............mostly that”.
That and Blackadder were two of the Brit comedy greats.
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