Description
As unconventional a biography as Dennis Hopper was a man, Hopper: A Journey into the American Dream by Tom Folsom charts his roller coaster life and career through the lens of the landscape of American popular culture.
The chopper-riding hippie outlaw in Easy Rider. The prophetic madman in the jungle in Apocalypse Now. The terrifying psychopath in Blue Velvet. The kid gone wrong in Rebel Without a Cause. The actor taken under the wing of James Dean, a friendship that set Dennis Hopper on his path to becoming a star. A quintessentially American dreamer longing to be the next Orson Welles. The hell-raising director who revolutionized Hollywood.
Dennis Hopper's extraordinary journey takes him to superhero highs and plummeting lows. Capturing the magic and the madness of his American Dream, Hopper is a wild ride through Dennis's many lives. Written in a rebel spirit, complemented with iconic photographs, and packed with insights from his fellow actors, artists, and friends, Hopper tells the story of a half-century of rebellion waged at the edge of pop culture.
Author: Tom Folsom
Publisher: It Books
Published: 11/19/2013
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.07h x 5.97w x 0.75d
ISBN13: 9780062206954
ISBN10: 0062206958
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Performing Arts | Film | General
- Art | Popular Culture
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