Yesterday we learned of the tragic loss of Philip Baker Hall, one of those interpreters who left a mark on the history of cinema and on our memories on the big screen from more secondary roles. His appearances on screen were often fleeting, although they left a major impact. thanks to the enormous talent he displayed.
No doubt he will also be remembered for leading roles such as the ‘Secret Honor‘ of Robert Altmanor that savior role in the short ‘Cigarettes & Coffee‘ with Paul Thomas Anderson which led to the fabulous ‘sydney‘. However, today we want highlight some of his most famous supporting momentsin three proposals that we can find in streaming where he left a mark of his indelible presence.
‘Midnight Run’ (‘Midnight Run’, 1988)
Director: Martin Brest. Distribution: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, Philip Baker Hall.
Although the main show was led by the duo of Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, we have been able to see Hall stand out within Dennis Farina’s band, with a role that some have mentioned anticipated his work in ‘Sydney’. The movie itself is quite an enjoyment, an action comedy with road trip, cat and mouse games as well as mafias and other dangerous factors. A waste of charisma.
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‘Magnolia’ (1999)
Director: PaulThomasAnderson. Distribution: Tom Cruise, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall, William H. Macy, Jeremy Blackman.
Of course, his appearances in Paul Thomas Anderson’s films are absolutely memorable, highlighting among them the masterful ‘Magnolia’. Hall plays a well-liked and charismatic family game show host who is plagued by guilt, family drama and illness. His plot is one of the most complex and painful in an overwhelming film, ambitious, but also essential and sample of one of the best filmmakers of all time.
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Zodiac (2007)
Director: David Fincher. Distribution: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Chloë Sevigny, Philip Baker Hall.
Another one of those multiple cases where he had one or two scenes, but nailed both in such a way that their impact was noticeable. Here he helps David Fincher show the extensive and complex search for the Zodiac killer, which involves several spheres of action on the part of the investigators. An exhausting process that also serves so that the protagonists of it make him a whole look into the heart of darkness.
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