Check out this trailer for Like Tears In The Rain , an upcoming documentary on the life of Rutger Hauer.

Iconic actor Rutger Hauer kept the outside world at arm’s length. Director, and goddaughter, Sanna Fabery de Jonge unravels the mystery surrounding Rutger and through private, never-before-seen footage, reveals a man who is even more fascinating than the roles he played.

It’s the documentary I didn’t know I needed.

I was a huge Rutger Hauer fan growing up and was crushed when he passed away. I remember renting everything I could find and back in the day. Blade Runner. Nighthawks. Spetters. Surviving The Game. Flesh+Blood. The Hitcher.

Man, I loved The Hitcher.

I picked up that beautiful 4K restoration that Second Sight put out a few months back and the film has literally never looked better.

When I was in high school, I even made a home movie version of that Eric Red classic, shooting on the Sony handycam around the neighborhood with some friends. I’m sure our neighbors were concerned for our mental health.

Anyway, I’m really looking forward to this documentary. I hope it gets a US release.

What are some of your favorite Rutger Hauer movies?

4 responses to “Trailer for “Like Tears in Rain” (2025) Documentary on the life of Rutger Hauer”

  1. Besides the Blade Runner and Hitcher, Blind Fury stuck out to me as a kid.

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    1. Yeah Blind Fury was one that I saw a lot as a kid. I think they played it daily on HBO. Blood of Heroes was a pretty cool lesser known one. I was also a fan of Ladyhawke.

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  2. I’m not 100% sure if I saw Blood of Heroes. I’ll try to find it.
    Ladyhawk I liked (had a crush on Michelle Pfiffer of course). 😁

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    1. Yeah Blood of Heroes is a b movie for sure but it has something about it. The cast and production value lifts it up. Haven’t seen it in years though. Oh yeah me too. Looking back between Ladyhawke and Grease 2, Michelle Pfifer might have been one of my first crushes throughout elementary and middle school.

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