To honor the late movie star, Harkins Theatres will screen one of his greatest movies, "The Conversation," on Sunday, March 2, and Tuesday, March 4.
The 1974 film directed, written and produced by Francis Ford Coppola stars Hackman as Harry Caul, a surveillance expert who tapes a conversation shared by a young couple in San Francisco's Union Square. As Caul comes to believe the recording may lead to their deaths, he begins to question his profession and his own sense of privacy. John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Teri Garr, Harrison Ford and Robert Duvall also star in the film.
Though Harry Caul wasn't one of the roles Hackman won an Oscar for — he took home awards for "The French Connection" in 1972 and "Unforgiven" in 1993 — his performance in "The Conversation" is considered one of his best, and the film took home the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Six metro Phoenix Harkins locations will show "The Conversation":
- Arrowhead Fountains 18, 16046 North Arrowhead Fountain Center Drive, Peoria
- Chandler Fashion 20, 3159 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler
- Estrella Falls 16, 15010 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear
- Scottsdale 101 14, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd.
- Superstition Springs 25 6950 E. Superstition Springs Blvd., Mesa
- Tempe Marketplace 16, 2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe
Hackman, 95, and his wife, musician Betsy Arakawa, 63, were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home on Feb. 26. According to the Santa Fe County's Sheriff's Office, the two were found in separate rooms; one of their dogs was found dead in a closet. The couple appeared to have been dead for some time, and there was no evidence of foul play nor a gas leak. The deaths are being ruled suspicious and the investigation is ongoing.
