The inevitable fat cigar between his fingers, the American actor, director and fine artist Dennis Hopper (1936) self-mockingly looks back on his chequered life and career, at the request of Dutch director, photographer and fine artist Thom Hoffman. The latter sifted through the turbulent life story of Hopper, who is primarily known from the cult film Easy Rider (1969). Hopper went through as many high as low points. In conveniently arranged chapters, Hoffman shows the decisive moments in Hopper's life and asks colleagues like Wim Wenders, David Lynch, Sean Penn and Julian Schnabel to comment on them. The documentary is richly illustrated with film excerpts, photos, newspaper articles and anecdotes. The main reason for this film was the retrospective of Dennis Hopper's art work in the Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum in 2001.
Thom Hoffman
Director
Dennis Hopper
Self
David Lynch
Self
Sean Penn
Self
Wim Wenders
Self
Julian Schnabel
Self
Thom Hoffman
Self
Bruce Conner
Self
Herbie Hancock
Self
Robert Rauschenberg
Self
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Love, Antosha74%
Sidney70%
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The Class of ‘9271%
Public Speaking70%
Directed by John Ford70%
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Heart of a Dog65%
My Mom Jayne79%
Being Eddie67%
