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,
tells the story of a half-century of rebellion waged at the edge of pop culture.