Dennis Hopper
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 Journey to the Seventh Planet / Planet of Blood (1962-1966) Journey 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.
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 Trip, The (1967) Trip, 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 Rider (1969) Easy Rider (1969) 
- 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 Grit (1969) True 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 Morgan (1976) Mad Dog Morgan (1976) 
- 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 Now (1979) Apocalypse Now (1979) 
- 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 Redux (1979) Apocalypse Now Redux (1979) 
- 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 Blue (1980) Out of the Blue (1980) 
- 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, The (1983) Osterman 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 Fish (1983) Rumble Fish (1983) 
- 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 Widow (1986) Black Widow (1986)
- Dir. Bob Rafelson
 Feat. Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey…
- Husband–murdering Theresa Russell, is cautiously snooped by Debra Winger.
 Blue Velvet (1986) Blue Velvet (1986) 
- 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 Edge (1986) River's Edge (1986) 
- 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, The (1986) Texas 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…
 Hoosiers (1986) Hoosiers (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  (Riders of the Storm) (1986) 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 Hell (1987) Straight 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) 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  (Pickup Artist) (1987) 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…
 Colors (1988) Colors (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.
 Flashback (1990) Flashback (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…
 Chattahoochee (1990) Chattahoochee (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. 
 Catchfire (1990) Catchfire (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, The (1990) Hot 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, The (1991) Indian 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 Trout (1991) Paris 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 Warhol (1991) Superstar - 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…
 Nails (1992) Nails (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) (1992) 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 Point (1993) Boiling 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.