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Dennis Hopper

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Journey to the Seventh Planet / Planet of BloodJourney to the Seventh Planet / Planet of Blood (1962-1966)
Dir. Sidney Pink, Curtis Harrington
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, John Saxon
Two inventive low–budget science fiction films from the 1960s that influenced later films. JOURNEY TO THE 7TH PLANET (1962) –…
Trip, TheTrip, The (1967)
Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Susan Strasberg
One of several collaborations between director Roger Corman and Jack Nicholson, who wrote the screenplay. A director of TV commercials gradually…
Easy RiderEasy Rider (1969) Aro Favourite
Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson
The definitive rebel movie sees Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper motorcycle across the southwest in search of the 'Real America'. Jack Nicholson's…
True GritTrue Grit (1969)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. John Wayne, Kim Darby, Jeremy Slate
John Wayne subtly sends–up his hardcase persona, playing an over–the–hill marshall who drags himself out of semi–retirement…
Mad Dog MorganMad Dog Morgan (1976) Recommended
Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Dennis Hopper, David Gulpilil, Jack Thompson
Graphic, mostly entertaining account of the exploits of bushranger Daniel Morgan, who terrorised the Australian goldfields in the 19th…
Apocalypse NowApocalypse Now (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall
A harrowing account of a soldier's hazardous river journey, his mission to assasinate a renegade colonel who has gone mad in the depths of the…
Apocalypse Now ReduxApocalypse Now Redux (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall
Twenty years after its release, dir. Coppola’s expressionist epic of the Vietnam War, is ‘healed’ (redux in Latin) by the re–inclusion of…
Out of the BlueOut of the Blue (1980) Recommended
Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Linda Manz, Sharon Farrell
Dennis Hopper transposes the themes from his EASY RIDER into a punk aesthetic in this downbeat yet compelling dissertation on teenage rebellion and…
Osterman Weekend, TheOsterman Weekend, The (1983)
Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Dennis Hopper
An adaption of Robert Ludlum's well–known novel about cold–war espionage and paranoia.
Rumble FishRumble Fish (1983) Recommended
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Dennis Hopper
Coppola's cult fave is a highly stylised treatment of a teen delinquency drama may not be entirely appropriate, but it sure looks impressive. Equally…
Black WidowBlack Widow (1986)
Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey
Husband–murdering Theresa Russell, is cautiously snooped by Debra Winger.
Blue VelvetBlue Velvet (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern
David Lynch's ground–breaking, brilliantly controlled work tells the story of a pure teenager (Kyle Maclachlan) whose curiosity embroils him in…
River's EdgeRiver's Edge (1986) Recommended
Dir. Tim Hunter
Feat. Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye
Terrifying drama about a group of school friends who discover that one of them has murdered a classmate. Major cult film from the '80s with its lurid…
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, TheTexas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The (1986)
Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. Dennis Hopper
A belated, somewhat desperate, return to TCM county by the director of the original, who 'cannibalizes' his authentic horror classic with some…
HoosiersHoosiers (1986)
Dir. David Anspaugh
Feat. Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey
Superior sports drama, with Hackman coaching a high–school basketball team out of their slump. Feelgood message is combined with a bit of…
American Way, The American Way, The (Riders of the Storm) (1986)
Dir. Maurice Phillips
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Michael J. Pollard, James Aubrey
Varied political satire following a group of Vietnam vets on a quest to reveal the shady nature of a new electoral candidate by taking over TV…
Straight to HellStraight to Hell (1987)
Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Joe Strummer, Sy Richardson, Dennis Hopper
Spaghetti western parody, featuring the Pogues, Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello and other rock star types.
Rolling Stone - 20 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
Feat. Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper hosts this informative showcase of American rock history from the psychedelic era onwards, via clips and interviews with the performers…
Pick-Up Artist, The Pick-Up Artist, The (Pickup Artist) (1987)
Dir. James Toback
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Molly Ringwald, Dennis Hopper
Serial womanizer Downey gets more than he bargained for when he falls for mobster's daughter Ringwald. Teen sex comedy is more thorny than horny with…
ColorsColors (1988)
Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Sean Penn, Robert Duvall
A grim portrait of law enforcement. Mismatched police partners are assigned to the rife gang–related problems in South–Central L.A.
FlashbackFlashback (1990)
Dir. Franco Amurri
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland, Carol Kane
Dennis Hopper parodies himself in this enjoyable, wacky film as an achetypal hippie who leads yup–tight FBI agent Kiefer Sutherland down the…
ChattahoocheeChattahoochee (1990)
Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand
Gary Oldman plays a Korean war veteran admitted to an asylum where he discovers gross malpractise and corruption.
CatchfireCatchfire (1990)
Dir. Alan Smithee
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster
An engaging oddity directed by Dennis Hopper under a pseudonym, after producers cut the film from its original 3hr length. Hopper himself plays a…
Hot Spot, TheHot Spot, The (1990)
Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly
Don Johnson drifts into nowheresville, where things are more than a little strange and everybody chainsmokes. Steamy modern noir with a sultry blues…
Indian Runner, TheIndian Runner, The (1991)
Dir. Sean Penn
Feat. David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Dennis Hopper
Sean Penn's interesting directing debut is a sly throwback to '70s road movies, even using a Springsteen ditty as the basis for its plot.
Paris TroutParis Trout (1991)
Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey
In 1949, crazed hick Dennis Hopper manifests his full–blooded rascism when he murders the young sister of a negro who has renegged on his car…
Superstar - The Life and Times of Andy WarholSuperstar - The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1991)
Dir. Chuck Workman
Feat. Andy Warhol, Dennis Hopper
Told through the words of friends and admirers like Dennis Hopper, David Hockney, Tom Wolfe and Sylvia Miles, the life behind the enigmatic visage of…
NailsNails (1992)
Dir. John Flynn
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Anne Archer, Tomas Milan
Dennis Hopper kicks butt as Harry Niles, a veteran cop 'as hard as nails'. After his partner is taken out by Cuban assassins, Harry uncovers a…
Fishing with John (TV Series)Fishing with John (TV Series) (1992)
Dir. John Lurie
Feat. Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Dennis Hopper
Neo–beatnik musician John Lurie hosts his own candid, off–beat TV show in which he takes a hipster celebrity pal on an exotic fishing…
Boiling PointBoiling Point (1993)
Dir. James B. Harris
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Viggo Mortensen
Cop thriller rises above its familiar plot through the likeable heavyweight cast.
Super Mario BrothersSuper Mario Brothers (1993)
Dir. Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel
Feat. Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Samantha Mathis
Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo are incarnated as the vid–game characters – plumbers who slip in saving the world between odd jobs. Will…
Red Rock WestRed Rock West (1993) Recommended
Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle
Throw a hapless hero, a femme fatale and a greedy bastard into a desert town seething with infidelity, guns, stolen loot, and set it to a bluesy…
True RomanceTrue Romance (1993) Recommended
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman
Precocious, ultra–violent black comedy from the pen of Tarantino in which comic–book–nerd Christian Slater transforms into…
SpeedSpeed (1994) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jan De Bont
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock
A jaw–dropping, state–of–the–art spectacle in which new slim–line action hero Reeves battles wits with a…
WaterworldWaterworld (1995)
Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Most famous as a production fiasco, Kevin Costner made a painful public bellyflop with this MAD MAX on water. His film has many things to…
Witch HuntWitch Hunt (1995)
Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper plays P.I. Philip Lovecraft and becomes embroiled in the murder of a Hollywood producer with supernatural side–effects. Pleasing…
Four Rules, TheFour Rules, The (Search and Destroy) (1995)
Dir. David Salle
Feat. Griffin Dunne, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken
Smalltime shark Griffin Dunne's obsession with self–help philosophy leads him into some tense encounters with Dennis Hopper and Christopher…
Carried AwayCarried Away (1995)
Dir. Bruno Barreto
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Amy Irving, Amy Locane
Rustic, brooding melodrama in which a middle–aged school–teacher (Dennis Hopper) crosses the line with his 17–year old student, and…
Last Days of Frankie the FlyLast Days of Frankie the Fly (1996)
Dir. Peter Markle
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen
Dim–bulb mobster Frankie (Dennis Hopper) tires of his sadistic boss Sal (Michael Madsen) and decides to branch out into the LA porn–movie…
Space TruckersSpace Truckers (1996)
Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Stephen Dorff, Debi Mazar
A non–villainous Dennis Hopper plays a long–haul truckie of the future, toting a lucrative sealed cargo across the galaxy. Stephen Dorff…
BasquiatBasquiat (1996)
Dir. Julian Schnabel
Feat. Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Gary Oldman
The director sends a post–mortem loveletter to his friend and contemporary, Jean–Michel Basquiat, a celebrated but fragile New York black…
Jesus' SonJesus' Son (1999)
Dir. Alison Maclean
Feat. Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black
Flashback to the scungy perimeter of 70s America in the company of various rootless druggies, mainly on–again–off–again couple…
Source, TheSource, The (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. Chuck Workman
Feat. Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Dennis Hopper
Superb chronicle of the ‘Beat’ movement and the work of its founding fathers – Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs – and their…
Knockaround GuysKnockaround Guys (2001)
Dir. Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper
SOPRANOS–influenced crime drama, which follows aspiring NYC wiseguy Barry Pepper, son of a famous mafioso, but stuck in a menial role.…
1 Giant Leap1 Giant Leap (2002) Recommended
Dir. Duncan Bridgeman, Jamie Catto
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Brian Eno
A unique audiovisual collaboration between writers, musicians, scientists and actors – celebrating the diversity of the globalised world.…
LeoLeo (2002)
Dir. Mehdi Norowzian
Feat. Elisabeth Shue, Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Hopper
A murderer freshly released from prison attempts to get his life back to an orderly state while assisting a friend to deal with an alcohol dependent…
Night We Called it a Day, TheNight We Called it a Day, The (2003)
Dir. Paul Goldman
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Melanie Griffith, Joel Edgerton
Middling though unusual comedy, set around a 'scandalous' incident when Frank Sinatra attempted to tour Australia in the early 1970s. Accosted by…
Land of the DeadLand of the Dead (2005)
Dir. George Romero
Feat. John Leguizamo, Asia Argento, Robert Joy
Fourth installment for dir. Romero's famed DEAD series, set around a future world overrun by shuffling, half–rotten 'zombies' who menace a…
Swing VoteSwing Vote (2008)
Dir. Joshua Michael Stern
Feat. Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper
Undemanding political comedy based around the idea of a dropkick father whose polling booth blunder means he holds the 'swing vote' that will decide…
An American CarolAn American Carol (2008)
Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Trace Adkins, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper
Latest comedy from hit–and–miss dir. Zucker spoofs on A CHRISTMAS CAROL with his story of an anti–American, Michael Moorish…
ElegyElegy (2008)
Dir. Isabel Coixet
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper
Following THE HUMAN STAIN comes another effort to translate revered American writer Phillip Roth to the screen. This time it's his novel "The Dying…
SleepwalkingSleepwalking (2008)
Dir. Bill Maher
Feat. Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Charlize Theron
This drama of the trials and tribulations of a twelve year old coming to terms with her mother's abandonment is, at times, depressingly downbeat,…
Palermo ShootingPalermo Shooting (2008)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Campino , Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Dennis Hopper
A wild–living, world renowned German photographer travels to Sicily seeking a break from his past and encounters a beautiful woman and Dennis…
13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests 13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests (2009) Recommended
Dir. Andy Warhol
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Nico , Lou Reed
This exquisite selection of silent film portraits is the first authorized collection of Andy Warhol's films. The selection of 13 was narrowed down…
Alpha and OmegaAlpha and Omega (2010)
Dir. Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck
Feat. Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper
Good–natured comedy with two lost wolves forced to put aside their mutual animosity and learn to rely on each other as they attempt to find…

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