“All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.”

The famous line above is from the ending of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982), from the replicant Roy Batty, played by Rutger Hauer, just moments before he stops functioning, or “dies”. This was a line that Hauer added without Scott’s knowledge and it not only stayed in the film, but has referenced quite a bit since then, as it is now. The reason I bring it up here is twofold. First and most obviously is because Hauer is one of the names listed below that we lost in 2019. But secondly, this line may be about Batty’s memories, but when it comes to movies, and fans like us, they never will be lost, but will live on for decades to come. For each new generation of film lovers, they will discover these “moments”, some becoming etched in their psyche, while some even changing their lives.

That is what movies do to us. And because of this, these people listed below, along with many, many others we’ve lost, this year and before, will never be forgotten and always remembered. They’ve taken us to different worlds, both here on Earth and out there among the stars. They’ve introduced us to characters that make us want to be a better people. Or at the very least, they take us out of our real world for a short time and entertain us. For that, I know I am not alone is saying that I will be forever grateful that I knew them, even if it was only through seeing them at my local theater or my TV screen. They might be “tears in rain”, but they definitely won’t be “lost in time.”

And no, Jean Reno (pictured above) has not died and is alive and well.

Please take a moment to remember all of those who we lost in 2019, that will continue to bring smiles to our faces from their work.

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