While taking refuge at “Bellevue Hospital,” a shelter for homeless men, George befriends a fellow patient who assists him in attempting to mend his relationship with his daughter. This role was portrayed by Gere in the film “Time Out of Mind.” Even years after his name was made public, AmoMama readers who have watched our most recent throwback post of the famous moment are still in disbelief that the homeless man was really Gere. One reader said, “I wouldn’t have recognized him.” One more person said, “Whoa! He was in the old film “Pretty Woman,” as I recall.” Many people expressed their amazement as well as their observation that Gere brought attention to the severity of homelessness issues in society by playing George.“Amazing. However, I’m not surprised. For you, that’s New York City. However, it’s depressing. Really sad! “, a Facebook reader wrote. Another person expressed a similar opinion by saying, “OMG…if [it’s] true .” I’m not sure what Hollywood is doing to these people, but it’s really terrible .” Another person praised Gere’s actions, saying, “Amazing. I’m happy he took the time to examine OUR SOCIETY. When the film was still being made and people still thought of Gere as just another homeless man living on the streets, a kind-hearted French mother noticed him and handed him food.Karine Gombeau, traveling from Paris to New York with her family, saw Gere going through a trash can close to Grand Central Terminal, not realizing that he was an actor playing a homeless man for the movie.