Dennis Hopper: Interviews - Conversations with Filmmakers Series

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index. Table of Contents: Introduction -- Chronology -- Filmography -- No Margin for Error: Photoplay/1957 -- Rebel from Dodge City / Jane Wilkie/1957 -- Spotlight! The Hollywood Scene: Seventeen/1969 -- Easy Rider: A Very American Thing / L. M. Kit Carson/1969 -- Dennis Hopper Makes The Last Movie in Peru / Edwin Miller/1970 -- Dennis Hopper Saves the Movies / Tom Burke/1970 -- Dennis Hopper: Triple Threat Talent: Movies Now/1971 -- Dennis Hopper / Jerry Bauer/1972 -- Gallery Interview: Dennis Hopper / Lawrence Linderman/1972 -- Dennis Hopper: Easy Rider on a Bum Trip / Arthur Bell/1974 -- Rebel Without a Pause / Mark Goodman/1978 -- An Interview with Dennis Hopper: Is the Country Catching Up to Him? / Lewis Archibald/1983 -- Head of Hopper / Robert Morales/1983 -- Citizen Hopper / Chris Hodenfield/1986 -- True Colors / Bill Kelley/1988 -- Showing His True Colors / Rod Lurie/1988 -- Larry Flynt at Home: Dennis Hopper/Terry Southern / Jean Stein/1990 -- Blood Lust Snicker Snicker in Wide Screen / Dennis Hopper/1994 -- Dennis Hopper on His Best Behavior: Iconoclastic Actor Is a Far Cry from Menacing Roles / Jay Boyar/1994 -- Dennis Hopper / David Dodd/1995 -- Dennis Hopper with Tony Shafrazi / Tony Shafrazi/1999 -- American Psycho / Lynn Barber/2001 -- Dennis Hopper: Interview/2004 -- Dennis Hopper Is Riding Easy / Alex Simon/2008 -- Additional Resources -- Index. Publisher Marketing: The legendary Dennis Hopper (1936-2010) had many identities. He first broke into Hollywood as a fresh-faced young actor in the 1950s, redefined himself as a rebel director with "Easy Rider" in the late 1960s, and became a bad boy outcast for much of the 1970s. He returned in the 1980s with standout performances in films like "Blue Velvet" and "Hoosiers," was one of the great blockbuster baddies of the 1990s, and ended his career as a ubiquitous actor in genre movies. Hopper, however, was much more than just an actor and director: he was also a photographer, a painter, and an art collector--not to mention a longtime hedonist who kicked his addiction to drugs and alcohol and became a poster boy for sobriety."Dennis Hopper: Interviews" covers every decade of his career, featuring conversations from 1957 through to 2009, and not only captures him at the significant points of his tumultuous time in Hollywood but also focuses on the lesser-known aspects of the man. In this fascinating and highly entertaining volume--the first ever collection of Hopper's interviews--he talks in depth about film, photography, art, and his battles with substance abuse and, in one instance, even takes the role of interviewer as he talks with Quentin Tarantino.

Contributor Bio:  Hopper, Dennis Dennis Hopper, FHCIMA, is an Associate of The Blackwell Partnership, proving specific guidance on the issues facing the catering and hospitality industries. He is also a British Quality Foundation approved assessor against the Business Excellence Model and has extensive experience in leading performance improvement programmes within many industry sectors. Contributor Bio:  Dawson, Nick Nick Dawson is a contributing editor at "Filmmaker" magazine. His 2009 book, "Being Hal Ashby: Life of a Hollywood Rebel", published by the University Press of Kentucky, is the first biography of Hal Ashby. He is also the editor of "Hal Ashby: Interviews" (University Press of Mississippi).