'Who put Playboy in the bathroom? Don't Add! Just Subtract!'
Val
Like many film lovers, the recent death of actor Gene Hackman had me thinking back to my favorite Hackman films. There are so many I loved, including Runaway Jury which I saw again in January. There's also The Conversation, Hoosiers and No Way Out and a slew I have yet to see. I also have a special affinity for The Poseidon Adventure which I first watched with my parents when I was a kid.
It aired on television several times in the 80's, and the first time I saw it, I only watched up until the wave hit. I got scared and my parents sent me to bed. I of course had to finish it, and it became a favorite I've now seen and enjoyed several times. Then there's The Birdcage....
Like so many, I love The Birdcage, especially Robin Williams, Hank Azaria and Gene Hackman in drag, sneaking out of the club at the end of the movie. Seeing Gene and the Cast dancing out to 'We Are Family is always a highlight. I always forget that the brilliant Christine Baranksi is in the film, and how much I disliked the character of Val.
I love actor Dan Futterman who played Val, but generally remember how hot he was in the film, and how I love his face, hair and bangs. Then i watch, and see how cruel the character was. He really was horrible, especially to Albert, (Nathan Lane). It's clear Albert helped raise him, and loves him very much, but Val just rolls his eyes at Albert's flamboyance, and never really shows any emotion towards him other than annoyance.
I'm guessing Val actually really loves Albert as step-parent, and the movie didn't intend to make him a villain, but after recently rewatching, he showed more distain for Albert and Armand's lifestyle than even the staunch conservative Keely family, led by Hackman. I wish the director had managed to slip in one loving moment between Val and Albert to have balanced out all the scenes of Albert annoying the shit out of him. Maybe there was one, and I just missed it.
That doesn't mean I didn't still lust over Futterman, who I enjoyed in many movies and television shows. I'd love to catch Judging Amy streaming somewhere, and loved his turn as Barry, the Eliza Doolittle gay who transformed from geek to hottie on Will & Grace. I also remember enjoying Futterman in the 2000 gay drama Urbania.
I don't think Futterman has done any on-screen nudity, the closet would be his scenes in Urbania. In addition to a hot masturbation scene, we also see the beginnings of him getting a blow job.
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