Скачать или смотреть Dennis Hopper (1994) Interview | Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, Speed & Waterworld | Film Discussion

In 1994, legendary actor and director Dennis Hopper reflects on a turbulent, iconic career—spanning Hollywood highs, devastating lows, and unforgettable performances.

Hopper recounts his Kansas roots, early work in Rebel Without a Cause and Giant alongside James Dean, and how Dean’s death pushed him toward Lee Strasberg’s Method training. He details clashing with directors, being blacklisted, and his rebirth with Easy Rider (1969)—a film that reshaped American independent cinema.

The conversation covers his struggles with alcohol and drugs, his dramatic sobriety, and his resurgence with David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (Frank Booth), Hoosiers, River’s Edge, and blockbuster villainy in Speed (1994). Hopper also previews his role as the Deacon in Waterworld (1995), discusses his HBO film Witch Hunt (with Paul Schrader, Eric Bogosian, and Penelope Ann Miller), and reveals his dream of opening a Method acting school in Wilmington, North Carolina.

With candor and intensity, Hopper talks directing (The Last Movie, Out of the Blue, Colors), friendship with Jack Nicholson, his admiration for Anthony Hopkins and Harvey Keitel, and his enduring hunger to land the “great role” he felt still eluded him.

Chapters
00:00 – Intro: Dennis Hopper’s Hollywood journey
00:35 – From Kansas to Giant & Rebel Without a Cause with James Dean
02:15 – Moving to NYC, Lee Strasberg, and Method acting vs. Adler & Meisner
05:00 – Dean’s death and Hopper’s fallout with Hollywood
10:00 – Blacklisted years, John Wayne & Henry Hathaway giving him another shot
12:00 – The birth of Easy Rider with Peter Fonda & Jack Nicholson
18:40 – Directing struggles (The Last Movie, Out of the Blue)
22:00 – Drugs, Taos, exile, and near self-destruction
29:00 – Sobriety, recovery, and getting back on track
33:00 – Blue Velvet: Frank Booth and redefining villainy
35:52 – Hoosiers & River’s Edge: critical acclaim and career revival
38:09 – Directing Colors and realism about gangs in LA
40:00 – Villain roles & Speed (1994) breakout box office
42:30 – Waterworld preview: playing the Deacon
45:00 – Friendship with Jack Nicholson, AFI tribute, Hollywood camaraderie
48:00 – Hopper on politics, change, and Clinton-era America
50:00 – Reflections: still searching for the “great role” & “great film”

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