{"id":8865,"date":"2026-07-15T08:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/alec-baldwin-blasted-for-sam-neill-tribute-that-barely-mentions-late-hunt-for-red-october-co-star\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:47:06","slug":"alec-baldwin-blasted-for-sam-neill-tribute-that-barely-mentions-late-hunt-for-red-october-co-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/alec-baldwin-blasted-for-sam-neill-tribute-that-barely-mentions-late-hunt-for-red-october-co-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Alec Baldwin blasted for Sam Neill tribute that barely mentions late \u2018Hunt for Red October&#8217; co-star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F134441701.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Alec Baldwin is facing backlash over his bizarre tribute to late \u201cThe Hunt for Red October\u201d co-star Sam Neill. <\/p>\n<p>Baldwin, 68, shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DavJVHQOSh4\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nearly 3-minute Instagram video<\/a> Monday after the \u201cJurassic Park\u201d actor<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/13\/celebrity-news\/sam-neill-dead-at-78-starred-in-jurassic-park\/\"> died at 78 earlier that day<\/a>, but he only mentioned Neill in the first 10 seconds and final 5 seconds of the clip.<\/p>\n<p>The tribute drew a wave of backlash online, with social media users accusing Baldwin of focusing more on his memories of the 1990 thriller that he starred in with Neill rather than on honoring the late actor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Alec Baldwin\u2019s tribute to late \u201cThe Hunt for Red October\u201d co-star Sam Neill sparked backlash online after he barely mentioned the late actor. <span class=\"credit\">Alec Baldwin \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI just wanted to come on here quickly and say, how stricken I was to learn of the death of Sam Neill,\u201d Baldwin began the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I did \u2018The Hunt for Red October,\u2019 we shot in \u201989, it came out in 1990, a long time ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Baldwin then reminisced about his own experience making the film, recalling it as one of his first major film roles, praising director John McTiernan, talking about meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2013\/10\/07\/tom-clancy-and-the-silent-service\/\">author Tom Clancy<\/a> and name-dropping 14 castmates including Sean Connery, Tim Curry and James\u00a0Earl Jones \u2014 while barely mentioning Neill at all.<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin, who played Jack Ryan, also recalled a moment involving actor Ronald Guttman smoking a cigarette and doing a Russian accent before performing an impression of James Earl Jones.<\/p>\n<p>He finally returned to Neill, who played Captain Vasili Borodin in the film, at the end of the video.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sam Neill as Captain Vasili Borodin in \u201cThe Hunt for Red October.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat is one of the few movies I have ever done where I remember the whole movie,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s what a fan I am of that work. Not me. I\u2019m not a fan of my work but I am a fan of their work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyway, oh my God. My God. Sam Neill. My love to his family, My love to his family,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Users <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeastHesFunny_\/status\/2077009790879064183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on X<\/a> blasted Baldwin\u2019s tribute, with one commenter writing, \u201cIt is classic Baldwin to make everything about himself, even when the goal is supposed to be honoring a legendary co-star.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>\u201cHe forgot what he was supposed to be talking about? He had zero to say about Sam,\u201d another posted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he remembered the purpose of the video in the last 15 secs,\u201d a third user said.<\/p>\n<p>But some people defended Baldwin\u2019s tribute, with one Instagram follower writing: \u201cYou always talk so calming and compassionate and so kindly about all the people you have worked with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou didn\u2019t say much about Sam Neill but good introspection about Red October. I should see it again! Sam Neill was magnificent. Had a crush on him for decades!\u201d another replied.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldwin only mentioned Neill in the first 10 seconds and final 5 seconds of his nearly 3-minute tribute. <span class=\"credit\">Alec Baldwin \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neill died at 78 earlier this week after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/28\/celebrity-news\/jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-reveals-hes-now-cancer-free\/\">only recently revealing he was cancer-free<\/a> following treatment for blood cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with immense sadness that the wh\u0101nau [family] of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia,\u201d Neill\u2019s family said in a statement Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterized his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/15\/celebrity-news\/alec-baldwin-blasted-for-sam-neill-tribute-that-barely-mentions-late-hunt-for-red-october-co-star\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alec Baldwin is facing backlash over his bizarre tribute to late \u201cThe Hunt for Red<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/134441701.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}