In a decade — the so-called “New Hollywood” of the 1970s — famous for its bumper crop of indecently talented bad boys, Dennis Hopper was the baddest. He made enfants terribles such as Jack Nicholson look like choirboys. No question he had talent: not only was he a more-than-decent actor, he had the eye — he was an accomplished photographer and a discerning collector of art, buying Warhols and Lichtenstein’s before anyone had ever heard of Pop Art. Along with Peter Fonda, he was responsible for Easy Rider (1969), a picture that turned Hollywood upside down. With its casual approach to convention, its refusal to respect the iron-clad rules that governed studio film-making, it held up a mirror to an entire generation of rowdy, anti-authoritarian,
Remembering Dennis Hopper, 1936 2010
‘I was scared to death of Dennis,’ said his wife. The violence, the drinking, the drugs: how did Hopper make 115 films?
Actor Dennis Hooper was arrested by New Mexico police in July 1975 and charged with reckless driving, failure to report an accident, and leaving the scene. Hopper, 39 at the time, pleaded guilty to the charges and paid a fine