Quote from: TC on Aug 20, 2019, 03:59:02 AM
Perfect-Organism says Hicks was quiet and reserved, but that in no way says he was a pacifist. I would also say quiet and reserved (at the start) , but also reluctant, as in, reluctant for leadership or responsibility. That bit where Ripley points out to Burke that Hicks is the successor in the chain of command, and Hicks's shoulders slump and he sighs so heavily - priceless!
I've always imagined him as coasting through his time, lack of ambition holding him back from further promotion. Ricco Ross says after 2weeks of James Remar he could barely recognise Hicks in what Biehn was doing with the character. Remar was forthright and dominant; Biehn was low key and softly spoken, and it took Ross a while to understand Biehn's acting choices and overall interpretation. I think we lucked out there.
TC
You got it. Hicks was played brilliantly by Biehn. Literally one of the best action characters I've seen. He has no patience for BS. Is so at ease with himself he can fall asleep during a space drop, yet that doesn't mean he is incompetent. He always rises to the occasion without any Mach bravado. Just all serious. All business. There are so many layers to the character and to Biehn's performance. You see it furthered in Coffey in the Abyss, but after that, he never really gets a chance to shine in a big role. It really was a terrible loss all around that Biehn didn't get a chance to reprise his role. Hopefully that chance will come soon.