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Hopper was a fine actor who played many memorable roles over the years. Not many like him left.
Requiescat in pace.
How, indeed?
sdferr,
It does indeed.
o__o
Ace had this gem:
“The idea of less government,” Dennis Hopper says, “more individual freedom, is something that I liked. I started believing it. So I started voting. I voted that time for Reagan, and I’ve voted on the straight Republican ticket ever since. I don’t go to meetings, I don’t go to things. I just go to the polls and do it.”
Apparently he did vote for Obama though…and then he got cancer and died.
As Dennis reminisces with James Dean, a drug-addled Corey Haim flees from what he believes is a demonic representation of his warped childhood but is in actuality the ghost of Gary Coleman.
And she wore….
Blue Velvet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh1dAgoa3Bc
“The first time I met William F. Buckley we were both members of a televised panel discussing words. The moderator, introducing me with a pop quiz to test my credentials, asked me to define the word usufruct. I felt smug as I recited, “The right to enjoy another’s property as long as you don’t damage it.” Then Mr. Buckley leaned into his microphone and quoted an entire paragraph on usufruct from the political economist Henry George.”
Usufruct.
it’s daddy you shithead where’s my bourbon
I’m not sure what to say about the guy, really. Of course, I did not know him, so there isn’t much I could say, other than I enjoyed the work of his that I saw. The latest I saw of him was on the ill-fated show “E Ring,” which starred Benjamin Bratt. He was serviceable in his role.
Dennis Hopper would have been an awesome stripped-down Hamlet!
Hopper-Hamlet: “To be or not to be, shithead? Well? Which is it? You know I don’t have all frickin’ day to suffer some kind of slings and arrows thing.”
Skull: …
Hopper-Hamlet: “Just what I expected…”
(sound of gunshots)
That scene in True Romance, in the trailer with Christopher Walken, was first class and made the whole film. I also thought he was great in Boiling Point, which otherwise was pretty mediocre. He had “tough guy” and “psycho” down pat, and was rapidly becoming a character actor that could lift a film with a cameo. Shame.
May he always have film, and one-hour processing.
One of the best scenes ever.
Don’t forget River’s Edge, which IIRC came out the same year as Blue Velvet.
King of the Mountain was also classic Hopper.
Heh, just wiki’d King of the Mountain.
No mention of an armadillo, strange that.
Hey Pablo, I just watched the clip of Hopper and Christopher Walken in True Romance where Hopper speculates on how the Sicilians got so swarthy. Two masters of their craft trying to one-up each other in spectacular fashion.
Watch it.
And who could forget his standout role as Flash Jensen? Yeah, even in the crap roles, you’ve gotta love the guy.
Thanks Pablo – that was great. Just as good as I remembered it. RIP, old man.
Hell, the dude could make a fucking shoe commercial interesting.
Gosh, I hope not.
@Mr W: Walken and Hopper in True Romance…that was a great scene in a great movie, although I’m not sure I really understood Gary Oldman as a rasta.
[…] Dennis Hopper, dead at 74 […]
Rest in Peace, Frank Booth
“Marbles is a game.”
A little off topic but for those interested my homecoming is captured at this link:
http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_8507.shtml
Lots of catching up to do and a little vacation time to enjoy so I won’t be around much for the next month or so.
Meanwhile, carry out the OP-ORDER.
Volleys Down Range!
Welcome home, dude. Beautiful family. You have to at least update us on the new dog.
Danger, you are much better looking in person. Welcome back. Now, bugger off and forget about us, you’ve got real people to see to.
Hey, that’s the best news video I’ve seen in months! Welcome home, Danger, and thanks! for your service.
I just came across this bit of Hopper I’d never seen before, courtesy of The Corner. It’s from the Johnny Cash Show, which, what more do you need to hear before you click on that link?
Welcome home, Major Danger. Enjoy, and thank you.
Just so’s we don’t seem unappreciative of the other actor what died, this from Vanderleun.
[…] I voted that time for Reagan, and I’ve voted on the straight Republican ticket ever …Page 2 dennis hopper | Comment […]
Welcome home Danger!!!
A real man.
Yes there is still a future for America.
serr8d, I posted that link at 31 at Ace’s place and dri wet himself.
Then again, we might be fucked.
Obama shows he can be tough on immigration.
Team Tribe and Obama try to take on Einstein and Original Intent.
Epic fail.
Welcome home, Danger! We appreciate everything you’ve done for us. Lordy, walking barefoot through the grass in your backyard must feel really sweet, to someone coming back from Iraq.
Welcome home, Danger! Great looking family. Hope some serious relaxation and fun with your girls is in store.
And, hey, thanks, man.
Danger. Thanks. Glad you are back and well.
Welcome home, Danger, and thanks.
Beautiful family!
Welcome back, Maj. Danger, and enjoy your well-earned time off!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCB1ZgPVUhI
Bon voyage Dennis, you’re the Lord of the Harvest.
Awesome DAnger! Glad to have you back.
So Dennis shows up at the Golden Gates, and gives Saint Peter the fish-eye.
“Are you lookin’ at ME?” he demands…
Um, guys?…
That wasn’t an “air cylinder”…