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Pat Hingle will no longer answer the Bat Phone...

I saw Batman (Blu-Ray) the other day. by Stalkeye	Jan 5th, 2009 03:29:55 AM
Rest In Peace Commish.
He was a good actor, but. by Sonic Reducer	Jan 5th, 2009 03:34:26 AM
Thank the Lord it wasn't on Harry's Birthday because that's what it's all about kids.
What a bummer. by Its a LION	Jan 5th, 2009 03:37:49 AM
I loved him in everything.
And Mr Hendershot from Maximum Overdrive. Darn. by Mr Nicholas	Jan 5th, 2009 03:41:45 AM
He was a very likeable fella. He had a good long innings at 84 though.
Whatt'ya want, a medal? by malificus	Jan 5th, 2009 03:49:23 AM
Wasn't he Col. Potter's buddy in MAS*H that rode everyone's ass so hard that they pulled a prank and he faked a heart attack? Yeah, if that's him I liked that guy he was in a lot of good shit. Love those character actors man, M. Emmet Walsh, Strother Martin...
First movie that popped into my head.... by Ozy	Jan 5th, 2009 03:55:47 AM
MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. Not sure if I should feel ashamed of that fact.
Stole the role forever... by milla jovovich	Jan 5th, 2009 03:57:53 AM
Yeah, because nobody will ever play Gordon again and it's inconceivable that anyone'll be better because it's Dark Knight and Dark Knight is as holy as the Bible, right? Elvis is the best non-Elvis starring Elvis movie, though.
End of an Era by yodalovesyou	Jan 5th, 2009 04:18:19 AM
Rest in peace. Fuck off, Nolan, you will not take the fun out of cinema!
1776 by Bungion Boy	Jan 5th, 2009 04:19:33 AM
He was a fantastic Ben Franklin in the Broadway revival of 1776. Loved him in The Grifters too. He will be missed.
RIP Commish by Steve Rogers	Jan 5th, 2009 04:22:24 AM
He was great in the '89 Batman. Shame Schumacher ruined the original series.
Wow by midknightmason	Jan 5th, 2009 04:23:11 AM
Truly a great loss, and this week has been a horrible way to start the new year. I'll always remember him for Hang Em' High, it was the first western I ever watched. And then discovering On the Waterfront, and of Course, Batman. So sad, RIP.
I want to Live by NudeandAroused	Jan 5th, 2009 04:29:43 AM
Check him out in"I want to Live" an excellent movie. Hingle was a strong character actor who could do anything well. We don't have talent like that anymore.
Any man to open fire on Jack Napier will answer to me! by photoboy	Jan 5th, 2009 04:48:07 AM
RIP Pat!
Poitier was in Splendor in the Grass? by Knuckleduster	Jan 5th, 2009 04:55:49 AM
I don't remember that. P.S. yodalovesyou, "Fuck off, Nolan, you will not take the fun out of cinema." What the fuck was that?
The Credit Crunch is Even Effecting Gotham by Judge_Dredd	Jan 5th, 2009 05:00:24 AM
What's his new job then?
Brain Fart by HEADGEEK	Jan 5th, 2009 05:09:05 AM
For some weird as hell, my brain crossed SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS with LILIES OF THE FIELD - and I can't for the death of me figure out why? Sometimes the neurons cross like that.
Don't beat yourself up about it, Headgeek. by Knuckleduster	Jan 5th, 2009 05:34:30 AM
We got your back.
Knuckleduster by iamnicksaicnsn	Jan 5th, 2009 05:35:15 AM
He's part of that "Dark Knight was too dark" crowd I guess. But man, may this guy rest in peace, Batman defined my childhood.
I'm pretty sure by cornponious	Jan 5th, 2009 05:57:30 AM
that he was in Sudden Impact.
yodalovesyou show some respect by the_scream	Jan 5th, 2009 06:00:00 AM
This isn't the time or place to start all that anti-Nolan crap. RIP Pat Hingle. :-( Another reminder of how short a time we have.
I prefer Pat Hingle's Commish by Chishu_Ryu	Jan 5th, 2009 06:20:57 AM
The big overweight Gordon who has trouble getting around, who physically couldn't really do it without help from Batman. This, as opposed to the action man Commish portrayed by Gary Oldman. Yeah, give me the old Churchillesqe stodgy figurehead Commissioner Gordon played by Pat Hingle anyday. RIP, dude.
How hard is it to post a photo at AICN? by Nosferatu Jones	Jan 5th, 2009 06:21:55 AM
Seems like we're getting a million obituaries and ZIP photos. C'mon, man, post a photo of Pat Hingle.
I hate death. by Gilkuliehe	Jan 5th, 2009 06:23:58 AM
http://tinyurl.com/5ucfcl
Holy RIP Batman. by colinjbooth	Jan 5th, 2009 06:24:03 AM

Don't want to perpetuate but.. by malificus	Jan 5th, 2009 06:25:46 AM
..irregardless of what a great actor Pat was, Gary Oldman IS Jim Gordon as he is meant to be. 'Nuff Said...wait....wrong company.
We are Losing Batman Legends At a Disturbing Rate by DOGSOUP	Jan 5th, 2009 06:34:28 AM
Ceasar Romero, Heath Ledger, Eartha Kitt, now Pat Hingle. Still he had a good run, we should all be so lucky to go at 84.
"Carl Grissom doesnt call the shots here!" by Dazzler69	Jan 5th, 2009 06:36:44 AM
Remember that quote from the old movie. Much more quotable movie than new rehashed one.
The Batman Curse? by Dead_Geek	Jan 5th, 2009 06:40:07 AM
Ceasar Romero, Heath Ledger, Eartha Kitt and Pat Hingle. Mmmmm.
Pat Hingle will no longer answer the Bat Phone... by unionJACKass.webs.com	Jan 5th, 2009 06:42:38 AM
... I think that was pretty obvious after BATMAN & ROBIN. R.I.P Pat.
milla jovovich, by raw_bean	Jan 5th, 2009 06:45:28 AM
No. Gary Oldman stole the role forever not because it's the Dark Knight and is beyond all criticism, but because he's GARY FUCKING OLDMAN and he's above all criticism! For the record, he stoloe it years ago in Batman Begins.
Sad to hear about Pat Hingle though. by raw_bean	Jan 5th, 2009 06:46:02 AM
I'll always remember his Gordon.
I remember the once... by unionJACKass.webs.com	Jan 5th, 2009 06:47:09 AM
... when me, Vincent Schiavelli and Peter Boyle were watching BATMAN on VHS at my house way back in 1990. I remember them saying how jealous they were about Pat getting that great role. Those were the days.
Forget the bat phone, look at all his work with by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 5th, 2009 06:56:25 AM
Eastwood; the already mentioned Hange 'Em High, The Gauntlet, Sudden Impact. There's the hat trick right there. He was great as the sleazy truck stop owner in Maximum Overdrive. This is a character actor who was just superb in every role, and was just of the cusp of being a star. Like most character actor who always have work though, I'm sure he enjoyed being where he was. RIP Pat. Okay Lordofhell, let's hear it.
malificus, props for pointing out one of the best by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 5th, 2009 06:58:31 AM
MAS*H episodes of all time. Demerits for mangling the English languarge. Irregardless is not a word. Regardless is. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
We'll miss you Pat by surfsup22	Jan 5th, 2009 07:00:25 AM
I know a few people who had met Pat and they only had good things to say about him. He was very approachable whether he was shopping or at the beach. RIP Pat.
Was there a batphone in the movies he was in? by tonagan	Jan 5th, 2009 07:05:54 AM
I know there was a bat signal, but I can't recall a bat phone.
Fat Commisioner Gordon all wrong! by CeejayNightwing	Jan 5th, 2009 07:08:40 AM
With all respects, R.I.P - But the goofy Batman from Adam West days and the version played by Hingle in those costume spoofs by Tim Burton never did the character any justice the way he was in the comics. Nolan and Oldman hit the nail on the head with the recent film versions, finally! For all those who simply never read the comics and haven't got a clue, their illusion of Commissioner Gordon and the Keystone cops version of Gotham's Finest dies today! When you consider the excellent Daniel Craig Bond and Bales Batman, we finally reached an era when cinema is getting the characters from these genres presented like their original literal presentations and all everyone seems to want is to go back to when they were getting it wrong simply for nostalgia's sake. Die-hards really do DIE HARD, but thank god they die in the end!
A sad loss by themagicalhornofguntata	Jan 5th, 2009 07:10:06 AM
I remember him also from his work with Clint Eastwood in The Gauntlet and Sudden Impact. Wonderful character actor and by all accounts a great guy. He'll be very sorely missed
themagicalhornofguntata, another reader with by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 5th, 2009 07:12:02 AM
class even if he's a day late and a dollar short.
Bat phone by shazam7	Jan 5th, 2009 07:12:34 AM
Actually he would never have answered the Bat phone. He would have used it to call Batman.
Pat's Gordon > Gary's Gordon by GeorgieBoy	Jan 5th, 2009 07:16:23 AM
Yep, I hear the name Pat Hingle and I think of the scene at Axis Chemical too. Sad to see him go.
Late addition to the year of death... by Organs	Jan 5th, 2009 07:26:31 AM
Let's face it, 2008 was a bleak year (especially so for Republicans, but that's another discussion). It was the year we lost Heath Ledger, Tim Russert, George Carlin, Eartha Kitt, Bernie Mac, Bettie Page...and I'm sure I'm forgetting a few. I especially have to include my mom's brother, my grandmother (six days later), and my mother (less than a month later). That was the bleakest month or so of my life. At least Pat Hingle led a good, long life. Hell, after an acting resumé like his, his would've been a rich life if he died almost 20 years ago. Which would be around when the first Batman was made. Not that I'm implying anything...
Or just a bad start to the new year by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 5th, 2009 07:32:17 AM
I believe Roy Scheider was last year too.
Axis Chemicals by banville	Jan 5th, 2009 07:43:14 AM
That's the first thing I thought of on hearing his name. He was a great Comissoner Gordon and did a splendid cameo in MASH. RIP.
Homicide by SamuelLappDance	Jan 5th, 2009 07:50:37 AM
He was also great on a Season 7 episode of "Homicide: Life on the Street" as a deranged man poisoning communion wine around the city. Probably the last thing I remember seeing him in was "Talladega Nights." But, man, if ya ever saw him on stage, THAT was an actor!
Don't forget Bobo Justice! by zinc_chameleon	Jan 5th, 2009 07:56:44 AM
And that bag of oranges! You'll never shit right again. Whoah! He was one impressive bad guy, and he saw right through Lilly. Great scene from 'The Grifters'.
R.I.P. narrator of The Land Before Time by Nasty In The Pasty	Jan 5th, 2009 08:04:06 AM

What a wonderful character actor by skimn	Jan 5th, 2009 08:21:06 AM
And what a rich and diverse movie career he lived. His presence in a movie was as comforting as an old pair of slippers. You knew whatever role he would play, it would be effortless like the consumate pro.
My fear by skimn	Jan 5th, 2009 08:23:31 AM
is that we'll be reading the same news soon about Charles Durning...
He was also the guy who kicked Bruce Campbell's ass in "The Quic by innominatus	Jan 5th, 2009 08:32:58 AM
Bruce talks all about it in "If Chins Could Kill" -- how Hingle was giving Sam Raimi grief because his character doesn't seek any sort of revenge for the rape of his daughter; so Raimi has Campbell (who was visiting the set) dressed up as a Shemp so Hingle could beat up on him in an impromptu scene...
Err...make that "The Quick and the Dead" by innominatus	Jan 5th, 2009 08:33:33 AM

AND The Twilight Zone! by Cyber-Tooth2	Jan 5th, 2009 08:34:09 AM
I was watching the TZ marathon on Sci-Fi this New Years and there was always one episode (the one where a 40-something toy designer keeps finding himself back in the alley where he got his ass handed to him by his friends on his birthday as a ten year old boy) that I could never pinpoint who the actor was! The voice and mannerisms seemed SO familiar! After a search on Wikipedia, I found that it was, indeed, Pat Hingle! And now, a few days later, he's dead. Weird.
Organs, don't forget.... by Deathpool	Jan 5th, 2009 08:38:11 AM
Paul Newman and Issac Hayes. Christ, when I think about it, 2008 was just a horrid year for deaths. May they all, and Mr. Hingle, rest in peace.
2008 deaths - right here. by Gilkuliehe	Jan 5th, 2009 08:41:30 AM
A very sad clip. The Oscars this year will need a good 5 minute sloth for the IN MEMORIAN thing. And I'll cry like a bitch, I know. http://tinyurl.com/5ucfcl
RIP Pat by Axl Z	Jan 5th, 2009 08:44:45 AM
"two guards are dead, he's holding the third hostage.." we used to quote that from Batman Forever constantly! RIP.
RIP Pat by Axl Z	Jan 5th, 2009 08:44:46 AM
"two guards are dead, he's holding the third hostage.." we used to quote that from Batman Forever constantly! RIP.
RIP Pat by Axl Z	Jan 5th, 2009 08:44:48 AM
"two guards are dead, he's holding the third hostage.." we used to quote that from Batman Forever constantly! RIP.
RIP Pat by Axl Z	Jan 5th, 2009 08:44:48 AM
"two guards are dead, he's holding the third hostage.." we used to quote that from Batman Forever constantly! RIP.
RIP Pat by Axl Z	Jan 5th, 2009 08:44:49 AM
"two guards are dead, he's holding the third hostage.." we used to quote that from Batman Forever constantly! RIP.
RIP Pat by Axl Z	Jan 5th, 2009 08:44:49 AM
"two guards are dead, he's holding the third hostage.." we used to quote that from Batman Forever constantly! RIP.
RIP Pat by Axl Z	Jan 5th, 2009 08:44:51 AM
"two guards are dead, he's holding the third hostage.." we used to quote that from Batman Forever constantly! RIP.
by Axl Z	Jan 5th, 2009 08:45:37 AM
Wow, something went wrong there!
I always felt like he was cheated of really being Gordon... by thecomedian	Jan 5th, 2009 08:52:57 AM
Burton didn't really know what to do with him and Schumaker just completely fucked Gordon up. This guy seemed like he had the chops as an actor to do the rooftop Gordon meets Batman scenes but instead they opted for this waddling dumbass bullshit. I'd say the TV Gordon from the 60s show probably got a fairer shake than Pat Hingle. Oh well.
2008 deaths by skimn	Jan 5th, 2009 08:56:52 AM
Just watched the "I Am Iron Man" doc on BluRay, and felt such loss seeing Stan Winston, looking a little frailer than I recall. There's one shot with him standing in the back visiting a casting, probably on a day off, and mentioning "I'm sick, gotta go..", and my heart sunk. Roy Scheider, Charleton Heston, Sydney Pollack, to name just a few. God, 2008 lost a LOT of legends.
Weird choice for Commissioner G by kafka07	Jan 5th, 2009 09:15:24 AM
but yeah, we'll miss ya Patty H
Yeah, there'as no reason why Clooney couldn't be by I Dunno	Jan 5th, 2009 09:15:54 AM
...a good Batman. Dusk till Dawn, Out of Sight, Three Kings and to a lesser extent, Ocean's 11 showed that he can play a bad ass. He just got shitty directing from Shumacker and some Godawful lines to read. He got shafted herder than Schumacker at the wrap party. He blames himself for B&R sucking in interviews but he probably knows the truth. Val Kilmer was okay I guess but that goofy ass smile in that one scene ruined it. Again, Schumacker. Keaton is still the best Bruce Wayne, even if he didn't have the physique for Batman. But that was the character Burton created, someone who had the will and the money but was out of his league physically. I'm guessing Burton was beaten up a lot as a child.
I met Pat Hingle a few years ago in Charlotte by D.Vader	Jan 5th, 2009 09:18:48 AM
He came and spoke at the very small Actor's Theater of Charlotte about his life, telling anecdotes about performing in a production of Cat on a Hit Tin Roof. I met him afterwards backstage and told him I very much enjoyed his work, especially in Batman having grown up watching those films so much. He was very gracious and kind and appreciative of what I had said. I'm very glad to have met him. But very sad to hear he's passed on.
RIP by David Assholehoff	Jan 5th, 2009 09:31:02 AM
Yeah, he did a great cameo in Mash as Colonel Tucker, a friend of Colonel Potters who helps put one over on Pearce and BJ. Great episode... He was also a good tough guy in Hang Em High. He will be missed.
Really enjoyed his work. by mrfan	Jan 5th, 2009 09:34:16 AM
Sorry to hear about his passing. RIP
Pat Hingle has chosen cremation, and here's why... by Rickey Henderson	Jan 5th, 2009 09:37:19 AM
what, bad taste?
Best Commish = Dick Van Dyke by ArcadianDS	Jan 5th, 2009 09:37:56 AM
search your feelings...
"He gave us the signal!!!" by Samuel Fulmer	Jan 5th, 2009 09:40:40 AM
R.I.P.
I didn't know his name but when I read by Cotton McKnight	Jan 5th, 2009 09:47:14 AM
Brewster's Millions, I knew exactly who it was. Damn it. Why I remembered that one first out of the many wonderful performances, I will never know.
Nevada Smith by jones1899	Jan 5th, 2009 10:01:41 AM
Great western and once again a great performance by Pat Hingle...who I THINK is my cousin BTW.
Keaton's Batman by skimn	Jan 5th, 2009 10:02:41 AM
There is one scene (I think in Returns) that shows him sitting in a completely dark large room in Wayne Manor at night, with the moonlight (batsignal light?) shining in. The isolation contained in that scene spoke volumes.
Met him twice... by Fryman86	Jan 5th, 2009 10:18:38 AM
And he was a class act. He lived in Carolina Beach, NC. Despite his bad health conditions, he stayed involved with the University of NC at Wilmington's Film and Theatre departments. My girlfriend is a theatre graduate and I'm a film major, so we had the pleasure of meeting Hingle twice. Most notably was a session in which we watched his film Splendor In The Grass, and he gave a question and answer session afterward. He was nice enough to talk to me afterward about why the Batman films went downhill, besides the obvious reason, including WB breathing down Burton's neck on Batman Returns. He was a great asset to our local performing scene, and will be greatly missed. RIP Mr. Hingle.
Bale's Bruce Wayne isn't crazy, that's the thing by I Dunno	Jan 5th, 2009 10:39:35 AM
There's nothing mentally unstable about him. He's pragmatic, focused, almost professional. Aside from the few scenes of his younger days, he's not necessarily driven by revenge and he's no longer fucked up by the death of his parents. Keaton's Wayne was clearly unstable. That's what made his performance better. Again, it's the direction. I think it's pretty clear that Bale can play "psycho". He just wasn't allowed to.
Too be honest... by IAmLegolas	Jan 5th, 2009 10:46:35 AM
... he hasn't answered the Bat Phone in quite a while! Geed geed good JOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! (Dice Gottfried)
Best line in movie history.... by Frightreviews	Jan 5th, 2009 10:48:58 AM
Was Hingle's, in Maximum Overdrive. This kid is asking where his dad is, and Hingle replies: "Aw dun' got scrubbed by one of them big boys out there!" which is possibly the most insensitive response one could imagine. Bless him and RIP.
RIP Commissioner. Axis Chemical scene - gem by wildphantom07	Jan 5th, 2009 10:49:20 AM
That Axis Chemical Factory scene is by far my favourite moment in the 1989 movie. I love the way he marches in with all the cops as the door opens. His priceless reaction when he sees the Caped Cruader - "oh my god", kind of without expression in his face - brilliant.
"Yeah, there'as no reason why Clooney couldn't be" by IAmLegolas	Jan 5th, 2009 10:50:49 AM
well, there's also the fact it's George "Smug Mug" Clooney playing Batman. Why not get Tom Cruise or John Travolta or another star who keeps playing themselves in their roles while you're at it?
RIP by mastidon	Jan 5th, 2009 10:50:56 AM
A great loss indeed. Harry, it is only going to get worse the older we get. Sad fact of life.
Brewster's Millions by tmanero	Jan 5th, 2009 10:51:18 AM
Loved that movie as a kid and it's been on Encore a lot lately. Really a fun movie that makes you think - how would you pull off what Brewster is trying do, spending all that money with no assets to show for it. In today's economy, that could be pretty easy - you could be real estate, take an instant loss and sell it REAL cheap. Hingle was a very warm presence in the movie and he almost makes you by the whole premise - a good character actor like him will be missed.
He was Sally Field's dad in NORMA RAE by KnightShift	Jan 5th, 2009 11:05:55 AM
A pretty tragic role, actually.
R.I.P Mr.Hingle... by RockLobster800	Jan 5th, 2009 11:13:41 AM
he was the gordon I grew up with and Ill forever rember his face when thwe part is mentioned....although in all fairness Oldmans Gordon comes off better not cos hes the better actor, but because the scripts actually give his Gordon more of a part, and a bit of character depth.But is disrespectful to mention stuff like that in the mans obit, so Ill keep it to a simple rest in peace....
"I'm in charge here, not Carl Grissom!" by Chishu_Ryu	Jan 5th, 2009 11:25:27 AM
Pat Hingle, the true Commissioner Gordon. Oldman only just got his "promotion" (which he can thank Joker for, "Thank you for the career boost, Mr. Joker") halfway through the last film...
one thing I dont get though is... by RockLobster800	Jan 5th, 2009 11:26:00 AM
why people keep saying TDK isnt all that quotable-there are plenty of killer quotes in the damn thing! "then you shouldnt have let the clown out of the box" "MY DOGS ARE HUUUNGGRRRY" "From one professional to another, at this height the fall wouldnt kill me"("Im counting on it"), "you thought we could be decent men, in an indecent time!" "we got you, ya son of a bitch"(followed by the audience cheering both times I went to see it at the cinema to boot)"lets not uuh, BLOW this out of proportion" and my personal fav: "depending on the time he could be in one spot or several". and thats just the tip of the iceberg!
"He gave us a signal!" by kbass	Jan 5th, 2009 11:44:04 AM
I liked Hingle's commissioner...and while Gary Oldman owns it, to me Gotham's top cop will always be Neil Hamilton!
No need for a Gordon-War by Dr. Chim Richalds	Jan 5th, 2009 12:13:29 PM
One can appreciate both Hingle's and Oldman's performances. I liked Hingle's performance because he was far less goofy than the Gordon as portrayed in the TV series - a decent cop rendered ineffective by age and by the corrupt organization over which he presided. Oldman's character is far younger and was still working his way up the food chain at the beginning of the first movie; given another 10-15 years, Gordon as portrayed by Oldman might not be that much different.
RockLobster800 You forgot the most horrifying line of all... by thecomedian	Jan 5th, 2009 12:17:48 PM
"If you're this rattled maybe we should take the rest of the afternoon off." ECHHH, When Maggie Gylenhaal says that to Harvey I get this grossed out chill down my spine and my skin starts to crawl. She's so nasty.
Keaton's Batman "could've been beaten up by Vicki Vale" by skimn	Jan 5th, 2009 12:35:26 PM
The whole concept of the Batsuit was of coat of armor (remember the armor room in Wayne Manor?). Keaton's Wayne was a recluse millionaire whose secret identity is only known to Alfred. He had no extensive fighting training. He was reliant on devices and inventions. Yes, it is more realistic to have a heavily funded military hardware complex make the suits/vehicles/devices for you, with a man on the inside. But Bale's Wayne is the somewhat outgoing (tho no less mysterious) playboy, while Keaton brooded in his mansion.
SUDDEN IMPACT by theplant	Jan 5th, 2009 12:41:15 PM
HINGLE BEST ROLE EVER Harry Callahan: [picks up print and then heads towards chief's office, where the chief cordially awaits for him] Chief Lester Jannings: Come in. Harry Callahan: [enters] Chief Lester Jannings: Lock the door. Harry Callahan: [just closes the door] Chief Lester Jannings: Sit down. Harry Callahan: [does] [a few seconds later, the phone on the chief's desk buzzes and one of the buttons lights up] Chief Lester Jannings: [picks the phone up, presses the button that lit up, and gives the reciever to Harry] It's for you. Harry's Boss: [on phone] Harry's Boss: [on phone] Harry, what in Sam Hill is going on over there? You've really caused a lot of anger to the chief. Harry Callahan: [stunned looks back at chief] Chief Lester Jannings: [shows no sympathy] Harry's Boss: [now soothing] Now, look. Go easy on him. He's an old man. Now do you understand? Harry Callahan: No. I don't understand. Any of it. Chief Lester Jannings: [watches Harry go with a flustered look]
Hingle's only starring role by filmfanatic1	Jan 5th, 2009 12:52:23 PM
was a remake of a Paul Muni film, THE LAST ANGRY MAN, about a Brooklyn doctor; hard to find on VHS, but pretty good.
B89 Blu Ray? by R L S	Jan 5th, 2009 01:31:13 PM
Burton's Batman is on Blu Ray? It is according to the very first poster, but I can find no evidence of it otherwise. Can someone confirm or deny? It is sad about Hingle, too. RIP.
GODDAMMIT WE HAD HIM!!! by Pissed Off And Bitter	Jan 5th, 2009 01:39:48 PM
RIP Pat Hingle. I really did enjoy the Burton Batman films but in a different way which I will explain further below.
Why the Burton Batmans are great by Pissed Off And Bitter	Jan 5th, 2009 01:48:48 PM
First off I think the whole atmosphere of Gotham City is better. It is almost a character in itself. The buildings and architecture are Gothic in nature, something that is missing in the Nolan films. The City looks exactly like Chicago because is was filmed in Chicago and it doesn't have that same atmosphere as Burton's Gotham. Secondly, Keaton's performance was dead on as Batman. I didn't get the same feeling with Bale, even though I enjoy his take but Keaton's Wayne as someone else posted above was unstable, like he went over the edge after his parents death. Bale's Wayne doesn't seem to have that same pain inside of him and he doesn't seem to brood as much, like someone who went through a serious trauma like that would. Also I like the old Batsuit better as well. The new one is too techie with too much going on. It doesn't lookk really cool to me plus the mask and head look weird. The old batsuit was awesome even though Keaton couldn't move his head much but it had a more streamlined effect about it, plus he could still move. I guess they were going for a more realiztic take but I think the old batsuit wins out.
"I want Jack Napier taken alive!" by Chishu_Ryu	Jan 5th, 2009 01:52:22 PM
Nearly the whole of Batman 1989 was one quotable one-liner after another. Sam Hamm must have written the screenplay with films like "Casablanca" or Carol Reed's "The Third Man" in mind.
I liked Burton's Gotham better, too by slone13	Jan 5th, 2009 01:52:31 PM
Pissed Off And Bitter is right.
The Commissioner has been de-commissioned... by Chishu_Ryu	Jan 5th, 2009 01:54:06 PM
That one just came to me. RIP Commissioner Hingle
Burton's Gotham by tonagan	Jan 5th, 2009 02:20:53 PM
Remember, after the movie, the comics had a villain blowing up buildings in Gotham so that, eventually, the city looked like it did in the movie? Those crazy comics.
Trivia by Deus X Meshuga	Jan 5th, 2009 02:34:16 PM
Pat Hingle did a TV pilot in 1965 called "Who goes there?". It was to have been a "Supernatural sitcom", a'la THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR. Believe it or not,the role he played was the ghost of General George Armstrong Custer, who just happened to be haunting an old mansion being renovated by a newlywed couple. Likeable, versatile character actors like Mr. Hingle are a dying breed. God bless you, sir.
Bale Wayne=Patrick Bateman by Samuel Fulmer	Jan 5th, 2009 02:59:02 PM
BTW, Hingle is in a great episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents where he plays a lawyer who wins a very important case and finds out later he sent the wrong man to jail. Or did he?
Alfred (Michael Gough) is still alive by Samuel Fulmer	Jan 5th, 2009 02:59:55 PM
Amazing. He must be 1,000 years old.
Hingle in Batman Returns/Forever/and Robin by Samuel Fulmer	Jan 5th, 2009 03:01:28 PM
Greatly under used, and in the case of Batman and Robin, made to look like a total goof.
Funniest Pre-Nolan Batman moment by Samuel Fulmer	Jan 5th, 2009 03:04:27 PM
In Batman Forever where Batman flying in the newly designed Batplane soars through the Riddler infused Bat Signal, sees a cheering Commissionor Gordon, and gives him a thumbs up from thousands of feet in the air.
Splendor in the Grass by horato	Jan 5th, 2009 03:38:06 PM
That is the movie he will be remembered for by movie buffs. His performance was transcendent. R.I.P.
KurtLockwood: Figure With Meat by Its a LION	Jan 5th, 2009 03:41:43 PM
Francis Bacon. (His popes are even better.)
Pat Hingle & Michael Gough were the rocks of the Bur/Schu by Its a LION	Jan 5th, 2009 03:48:40 PM
series. Everything else changed, they were constants that held it together.
The Fugitive by tangcameo	Jan 5th, 2009 04:05:48 PM
I remember him most as the newspaper man who promised to help prove Dr. Kimble's innocence. Despite being the same old premise like every other episode, I believed in his character because I believed in him. Heaven's cast of guest stars just got a hell of a lot better. Rest In Peace, Pat.
RIP James W. Gordon by a rolling stone	Jan 5th, 2009 04:07:14 PM
Hang em' High was the shit
Funny...I dont really remember Batman ever calling Pat Hingle by SomaShine	Jan 5th, 2009 04:24:34 PM

Grammaton Cleric Binks by themagicalhornofguntata	Jan 5th, 2009 05:02:07 PM
My tardiness is due to a busy work schedule, for which I'm not just a dollar short, but several thousand. And I'll miss Pat Hingle all the more for it.
RLS Re:B89 on Blu-Ray by Stalkeye	Jan 5th, 2009 05:24:23 PM
WHV is planning to release the DVD on blu-ray around march to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the film's release. As for why and how I have seen the BD version in 1080P glory; 'Yarrghh"! let's just say, if i tell ya i have ta kill ya "me hardes". (Riddle me that Batman.) ;)
Weird Timing by jaddicoat	Jan 5th, 2009 06:24:12 PM
Just the day before I found out he was dead I watched Sudden Impact, the fourth Dirty Harry where he was a police chief trying to protect his brain-damaged son from a vigilante. I was thinking then how old he must have been today. RIP Gordon
Grammaton Cleric Binks by malificus	Jan 5th, 2009 06:39:14 PM
Are you SURE? I've been using irregardless for YEARS. Oh well, mangling is my bizness, jeebus you should read my comic, you'd pull all your hair out.
Keaton as Batman? Meh and Kewl at the same time. by Stalkeye	Jan 5th, 2009 06:39:42 PM
A balding flabby faced comedian was not too convincing as Bruce Wayne and his face was a bit too flabby during the scene in which he tries to hoist napier up from the pool of chemicals.But had a better batvoice than Bale's contipated growls and grunts.
yodalovesyou just yearns for the good ol days by smackfu	Jan 5th, 2009 06:46:46 PM
where Batman had rock hard nipples and an obvious giant package and kept a twink.
"You by Anna Valerious	Jan 5th, 2009 06:55:01 PM

"You'll be as memorable as that guy who played the commisioner i by Anna Valerious	Jan 5th, 2009 06:56:22 PM
"...What was his NAME?!" God, I wish "Nick Freno: Substitute Teacher" was on DVD. Hey, anyone else realize that the "Shaft" remake also had Christian Bale?
He had one of the most distinctive voices too by Alfie Boy	Jan 5th, 2009 06:58:17 PM

Ooopsy by Anna Valerious	Jan 5th, 2009 07:01:11 PM
"You'll be as memorable as that guy who played the commissioner in the 'Batman' movies...what was his NAME?!" Let's not forget "Muppets from Space", which the US can catch here- http://tinyurl.com/72dx46
AXIS chemicals by Rollo Tomassi	Jan 5th, 2009 07:32:41 PM
Not Acme. Otherwise, a great obituary.
The perfect Batman was Darkman by Ricky Retardo	Jan 5th, 2009 08:01:43 PM
Sam Raimi would have made Liam Neeson his Batman. Neeson would have been the perfect Batman. He would have been physically convincing. He's tall and athletic. Like a Neal Adams Batman come to life.
malificus, trust me. I majored in journalism. by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 5th, 2009 08:06:06 PM
Not only did we get seriously quizzed on grammar in college, but we had our own writer's handbook called the AP Stylebook. I left the business years ago. Journalism used to be about truth, and reporting facts, but now those days are long gone, and the days of Network are here.
KurtLockwood by Its a LION	Jan 5th, 2009 08:17:40 PM
You asked about the painting in the museum scene. I told you its title, who painted it and recommended a series of painting he did that I prefer.
I also think of Eastwood films... by catlettuce4	Jan 5th, 2009 08:22:27 PM
...when I think of Hingle.
I found out later. by Its a LION	Jan 5th, 2009 08:25:40 PM
At one point I was looking into Bacon's paintings. Excellent stuff. Upon a later viewing of Batman I recognized it.
Death Is Enivitable! by Mr.LordBronco	Jan 5th, 2009 09:44:34 PM
Happy Holidays!!! -mlb
"trust me. I majored in journalism." by Chishu_Ryu	Jan 5th, 2009 10:20:35 PM
Takes the lead for ironic comment of the New Year. "Wall-e was the best film of 2008" is a close second.
ItsaLion by Anna Valerious	Jan 5th, 2009 10:40:00 PM
Funny, Bacon's paintings were also an influence on the new Joker...
His Gordon was great in the first Batman by nyj_et	Jan 5th, 2009 10:59:46 PM
he seemed like a real cop dealing with corruption within his own department, with only a few officers he could really trust (example: the party scene at Wayne Manor where a cop tells him about Napier cleaning out Axis Chemicals, and the subsequent scene at Axis), but they turned him into a Keystone Kop-type character in all the sequels. Agree that he didn't get a fair shake. Loved him in Hang 'Em High, too.
Grammaton Cleric Binks by malificus	Jan 5th, 2009 11:49:29 PM
I took a journalism class in college, I loved the section about critical thinking.What ever happened to that in this country anyway? Sorry to hear your journistic career went the way of my art design one. A few years ago I was designing software packages that were on Best Buy store shelves, now I'm a maintenance tech at a medical molding plant. Death, where is thy sting?
Ha-ha! Journalistic I mean! by malificus	Jan 5th, 2009 11:51:34 PM
That's probably not a word either.
I immediately thought of "Maximum Overdrive" as well. by otm shank	Jan 6th, 2009 12:38:31 AM
Great character actor. R.I.P "Bubba"
malificus, ouch, great minds suffer alike too by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 6th, 2009 06:10:53 AM
Then after being a reporter I tried another career field. I was there for 8 years,then fired for doing my job while the suck ups who passed the buck, and braided the bosses hair while I did their work stayed. I was under the illusion that hard work and integrity pay off.
TV Work by knightrider	Jan 6th, 2009 06:35:57 AM
He'll always be my favourite Commissioner Gordon, but his TV work was remarkable. The Twilight Zone episode mentioned earlier ("The Incredible World of Horace Ford") featured a great, emotional performance about a yearning for childhood. He did a couple of Fugitives: in "Search In A Windy City" he was a journalist on the trail of the One-Armed Man, but pressed to turn in a story he is forced to betray Kimble; in "Nicest Fella You'd Ever Want To Meet" he was a sadistic sheriff (he kills a young Tom Skeritt in that one). He could do really good guys and really bad guys, and you ALWAYS believed in him. Nothing was beyond him, and I'm sorry to see he's gone. RIP.
RIP... by Wungolioth	Jan 6th, 2009 08:19:58 AM
...but I honest to God thought I had read he was already dead ages ago. It is a shame that they didn't give him more to do in Batman, but as all have pointed out, he did have an impressive career.
Irregardless by kbass	Jan 6th, 2009 09:38:04 AM
According to the Random House Webster's dictionary while it is a non-standard adverb, ...and "regardless" is preferred...it is a word and can be utilized. For the record, I am currently a working journalist. But don't hold that against me.
Hingle's Gordon was not given his due... by Dasher	Jan 6th, 2009 10:46:35 AM
But that was because of the material he was given to work with. I loved what he did with the role in the first Batman - it was the closest to the comics, and I was hoping the relationship between him and Batman would develop in later films. With better writing and direction, I have no doubt that Hingle could have done with the role what Gary Oldman has done. But as the sequels got campier, Hingle's Gordon got pushed to the margins and turned into a stooge. It's a shame. But Hingle had a great career overall. RIP.
Pat taught in THE GRIFTERS a sack full of oranges by Tacom	Jan 6th, 2009 11:24:37 AM
Leaves no bruises when you beat someone with it!
I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER MR. HINGLE... by BurgerTime	Jan 6th, 2009 09:23:16 PM
...for his unforgettable turn in an episode of Amazing Stories, called Santa '85. I still get choked up when the cynical old sherrif finally gets his toy laser gun. So long Pat. We hardly new ye...

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