On Wed, 4 Oct 1995, Tony Williams wrote:
 
> We must not forget SOLDIER OF ORANGE or TURKISH DELIGHT either. These are
> both Dutch films starring Rutger Hauer. TURKISH DELIGHT is a sexually explicit
> film but far more serious (especially the conclusion) than Verhoeven's later
> Hollywood work.
 
<snip>
 
> But is it not interesting that both Verhoeven and Hauer have done little
> work of any value since their incorporation into the current dreck mood of
> Hollywood cinema?  Surely, another example of talents dissipated by American
> cultural imperialism. Let's look at the wider picture.
 
I agree that Hollywood often exploits and misuses the talents of European
actors and directors, but ROBOCOP (Verhoeven) and THE HITCHER (Hauer) are
both excellent films by any standards.
 
Bill Elliott
 
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