Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments 20 years old

The inevitable fat cigar between his fingers, the American actor, director and fine artist Dennis Hopper (1936) self-mockingly looks back on his chequered life and career, at the request of Dutch director, photographer and fine artist Thom Hoffman. The latter sifted through the turbulent life story of Hopper, who is primarily known from the cult film Easy Rider (1969). Hopper went through as many high as low points. In conveniently arranged chapters, Hoffman shows the decisive moments in Hopper's life and asks colleagues like Wim Wenders, David Lynch, Sean Penn and Julian Schnabel to comment on them. The documentary is richly illustrated with film excerpts, photos, newspaper articles and anecdotes. The main reason for this film was the retrospective of Dennis Hopper's art work in the Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum in 2001.

Credits

David Lynch as himself

Sean Penn as himself

Dennis Hopper as himself

Thom Hoffman as himself

Herbie Hancock as Himself

Julian Schnabel as himself

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments Cast

Name	Character
David Lynch He was 58, now 78 years old	as himself
Sean Penn He was 43, now 64 years old	as himself
Dennis Hopper He was 67, 74 years old when he died	as himself
Thom Hoffman He was 47, now 67 years old	as himself
Herbie Hancock He was 64, now 84 years old	as Himself
Julian Schnabel He was 52, now 73 years old	as himself
Wim Wenders He was 58, now 79 years old	as himself
Bruce Conner He was 70, 74 years old when he died	as Himself
Edward Ruscha He was 66, now 86 years old	as Himself

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments Crew

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Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (20 years)

Release day: Saturday, May 01, 2004
Runtime: 78 minutes