How Dennis Hopper In ‘Blue Velvet’ & ‘Apocalypse Now’ Inspired Career Of Oscar-Nominated ‘The Holdovers’ Paul Giamatti: The Film That Lit My Fuse. By Mike Fleming Jr.

Dennis Hopper's career had incredible heights and terrible lows. ... The actor immediately went from shooting Blue Velvet to Hoosiers—about as dramatic a shift as an actor could possibly make.

GROSS: That's Dennis Hopper in the film "Blue Velvet," which was directed by David Lynch, who described Hopper as sort of the perfect American dangerous hero.

Hopper allowed himself to be truly unhinged, so that the moment in Blue Velvet when Frank equates himself with Jeffrey (while looking directly into the camera, i.e. at us), saying, “You’re ...

Dennis Hopper's Most Memorable Moments Actor Dennis Hopper died Saturday at the age of 74. We pay tribute with a montage of clips from his past films. Pop Culture.

Before taking the stage, Hopper listened to tributes from actor Viggo Mortensen and film producer Mark Canton. Also in attendance were “Easy Rider” co-star Jack Nicholson, ‘Blue Velvet ...

Actor Dennis Hopper died Saturday at his home in the Los Angeles beach community of Venice. ... until resurrecting by playing madman Frank Booth in David Lynch’s 1986 film “Blue Velvet.” ...

Some have attributed the successfully mysterious vibe of "Blue Velvet" to the fact that a three-hour movie had to be cut by one-third. (Many of the cut scenes can be seen in the film's DVD releases.) ...

Blue Velvet turns 35 this week, and it's amazing how its story of an amateur detective and a rabid psychopath became the basis for most prestige TV. ... (Dennis Hopper). De Laurentiis.

Hopper, who died in 2010, became famous for the 1969 hippie biker road trip movie, Easy Rider. "There was a lot of smoking grass on that picture. ... I didn’t do it. But I drank," he said in 1990.

Hopper, who died in 2010, became famous for the 1969 hippie biker road trip movie, Easy Rider. "There was a lot of smoking grass on that picture. ... I didn’t do it. But I drank," he said in 1990.