Today, we want to remember Dennis Hopper who died yesterday in Venice, Calif., with some tidbits from some of his most famous films. We will not include his most famous work which was "Easy Rider" (1969), a film which he also directed. But, I did learn that Hopper and his co-stars Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson actually smoked real marijuana in the film.
Here are some trivial notes for some of his other films, including "Apocalypse Now!" (1979), which is pictured above:
"Apocalypse Now!:"
-Steve McQueen was the first to turn down the part of Captain Willard which initially went to Harvey Keitel who was in turn fired from the set and replaced by Martin Sheen.
"Rumble Fish:"
-Matt Dillon, who played the title role, told the original story's author S.E. Hinton that "Rumble Fish" was his favorite novel. She reportedly responded by telling him that those who like the book were usually in a reformatory!
-Tom Cruise was offered Dillon's role, but he turned it down for "Risky Business."
-Director Francis Ford Coppolla said the movie is among the top five favorites that he's directed himself.
"Straight to Hell:"
-This film featured several musicians including Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello, Grace Jones and Courtney Love as well as film director Jim Jarmusch in addition to Hopper.
-At the end of the credits, a title comes up which says: "COMING SOON: BACK TO HELL," yet this quirky 1987 spaghetti western rip-off never had a sequel.
"True Romance:"
-The film uses the f-word some 225 times.
-Hopper said the only lines he improvised with Christopher Walken were 'egg plant' and 'cantaloupe.'
-Quentin Tarantino, who partially wrote the screenplay, never came on director Tony Scott's set during the filming.
Lastly, we leave you with this tweet from Slash from the rock band Guns N Roses concerning Hopper:
"You take the great ones for granted until they're gone. RIP Dennis Hopper."
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