seven Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Sad news. Great actor. RIP. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304626804579358943360702878 Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Yes it is indeed sad news however not surprising. IMHO he was a train wreck waiting to happen. Like so many other talented artists in his field and ability. :-( Quote Link to comment
azza33 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Shocked, saddened... A great actor is gone Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Does anyone remember him in "Scent of a Woman"? Take a look. You'll be surprised. A boyish, young punk. A 17/18 year old rich dude. A remarkable performance even at that age. It will be interesting to see if you can pick him out. Quote Link to comment
seven Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Does anyone remember him in "Scent of a Woman"? Take a look. You'll be surprised. A boyish, young punk. A 17/18 year old rich dude. A remarkable performance even at that age. It will be interesting to see if you can pick him out. I went through his IMBD and was surprised to see he was in that movie. I can't remember him there. Reports says he was found with a syringe still in his arm. Quote Link to comment
deepthroat Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 A friend of mine from narcotics anonymous told me that Philip was a recovering addict, and that he had relapsed last year, I'm incredibly incredibly sad. One of the greatest actors of his generation. Magnolia's and boogie nights would never been the same without him. Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I went through his IMBD and was surprised to see he was in that movie. I can't remember him there. Reports says he was found with a syringe still in his arm. That's why I urge you to take a look. He was terrific as the young little, entitled, rich fucker you want to hate. The movie was great but if for no other reason, revisit it for Hoffman's first big screen appearance/performance. You just knew he was gonna go places from there. A close friend of mine produced Capote. Had nothing but positive things to say about the man at that time. However anyone in the business knew he was on a collision course. Too bad. Quote Link to comment
williethepimp Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 yeah,he was a great actor indeed...i first noticed how good he was in the big lebowski,he played the personal assistant to Lebowski(the big one), Todd......I thought he was older than 46 tho'.....too young to die. 1 Quote Link to comment
ArchieBunker Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Thought he was older than 46. Remember him in a film called ALMOST FAMOUS?? I kind of liked that film! Quote Link to comment
JaiDee Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Loved him in Charlie Wilson's War....I thought he was good in The Talented Mister Ripley also, a so-so movie but his role was really well-played by him. R.I.P., 46 is way too young. Quote Link to comment
Snick Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 He really was a great actor even in bad movies he was good. Quote Link to comment
RocketSquirrel Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 One of the saddest parts of this is how the family has been affected...hard for the addict but also so hard for the family. A very sad loss and a very sad way to go. There have been a number of heroin related deaths in the NY area lately (including very young people) raising concern about a very bad batch of the drug that is being widely distributed there. Quote Link to comment
JaiDee Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 The 'bad' batch the junkies stay away from. The 'strong' batch - the one which almost kills 'em - they want more of that! Junkie mentality, don't even try to figure it out. Seems like Hoffman had been using off and on for years but was clean for a really long time, damn shame this is. Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I doubt Mr. Hoffman wanted to destroy himself and check out. He had a successful career and a family he loved and loved him. He was a user from way back and spoke openly about seeing the light when he was in his early twenties. He quit for 23 years or so. He fell off the wagon for some reason. Many people do with drugs, alcohol, gambling, tobacco, whatever. With the exception of drugs most other addictions are legal and regulated. So back to the debate of decriminalization and regulation. Perhaps if the heroin Hoffman bought was regulated (thus clean from other substances that can kill you) he would have had his time with it, gotten over his depression, saw the light again, quit and would still be with us. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lefty Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 yeah,he was a great actor indeed...i first noticed how good he was in the big lebowski,he played the personal assistant to Lebowski(the big one), Todd......I thought he was older than 46 tho'.....too young to die. That's what I remember him most from too. The character was named Brant. Quote Link to comment
Lefty Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 He was also good in Moneyball. He played Oakland A's manager Art Howe, and at first I did not even recognize it was him playing Howe. Quote Link to comment
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