Favorite Dennis Hopper Role

Chief Rum · 05-29-2010, 05:15 PM

It struck me that Dennis Hopper played so many memorable roles, I thought this would be a good and timely poll in honor of his passing.

If you select, Other, of course, please post what role in the thread and why.

I encourage the use of the "Other" selection if you feel strongly enough--I am by no means an expert of DH filmography, and many of the movies prior to, say, 1980, I have no real connection with or memory of them, except that passing few I have happened to see (like Easy Rider).

DH has been some pretty great films in supporting roles (Rebel Without A Cause, Giant, Cool Hand Luke, True Grit), but I don't remember his roles in them or they were too small, IMO, to include. That's what "Other" is for, if you feel different.

Radii · 05-29-2010, 05:19 PM

A great role in one of my favorite movies ever, Shooter in Hoosiers is a very easy choice for me.

tarcone · 05-29-2010, 05:22 PM

Cliffird Worley. True Romance is a great movie, and Hopper has a great scene in it. Very unforgetable.
As do all his movies.

larrymcg421 · 05-29-2010, 05:30 PM

BYU 14 · 05-29-2010, 05:31 PM

Tough call between Billy and Frank Booth, but I had to go with Booth. Hopper was made to play the psychopath and he never did it better than in Blue Velvet IMO.

Tigercat · 05-29-2010, 05:42 PM

I actually put Speed, just because the movie is/was somewhat iconic, and the movie was MADE by Hopper. Without Hopper you have a movie as unwatchable as Speed 2.

JonInMiddleGA · 05-29-2010, 05:45 PM

My vote for Apocalypse Now is almost certainly heavily influenced by enjoying that movie more than any of the others Hopper was in. That said though, I do think he nailed the part.

I also thought he came across as enjoying the bad camp of Waterworld, although I have no idea whether that was really the case or not.

Drake · 05-29-2010, 05:52 PM

What option would I vote for if I've always hated every character he's played in any movie I saw him in? He almost makes Hoosiers unwatchable for me.

I recognize that he's a great actor and most of the world loves him and what he does. He just always grates on me. He's like a male Renee Zellweger. I rank him right behind Charlie Sheen on the Actors Whose Movies I Will Automatically Avoid list.

RendeR · 05-29-2010, 06:02 PM

*note to self: SELF! Just say no when Drake asks to go to the movies....*

Swaggs · 05-29-2010, 08:28 PM

I voted for his role in Apocalypse Now because it is one of the most memorable movies I have ever seen. I watch a lot of low-budget horror/thriller/sci-fi stuff and I think I'll remember Hopper more for being a fairly acclaimed actor that seemed to pop up in some of those types of films. The dude was in a lot of great movies, but he appeared in a ton of under the radar films, as well.

I kind of like that he didn't get too hung up on himself once he "made it," and continued to do low budget/indy stuff. I take it that he just enjoyed acting (based on the number of films, large and small, he appeared in over the years).

Scoobz0202 · 05-29-2010, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

My vote for Apocalypse Now is almost certainly heavily influenced by enjoying that movie more than any of the others Hopper was in. That said though, I do think he nailed the part.

I also thought he came across as enjoying the bad camp of Waterworld, although I have no idea whether that was really the case or not.

Willard: Could we, uh... talk to Colonel Kurtz?

Photojournalist: Hey, man, you don't talk to the Colonel. You listen to him. The man's enlarged my mind. He's a poet warrior in the classic sense. I mean sometimes he'll... uh... well, you'll say "hello" to him, right? And he'll just walk right by you. He won't even notice you. And suddenly he'll grab you, and he'll throw you in a corner, and he'll say, "Do you know that 'if' is the middle word in life? If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you, if you can trust yourself when all men doubt you"... I mean I'm... no, I can't... I'm a little man, I'm a little man, he's... he's a great man! I should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across floors of silent seas...

"What are they gonna say about him? What are they gonna say? That he was a kind man? That he was a wise man? That he had plans? That he had wisdom? Bull**** man!"

Photo Journalist: This is the way the ****ing world ends! Look at this ****ing **** we're in, man! Not with a bang, but with a whimper. And with a whimper, I'm ****ing splitting, Jack.v

hoopsguy · 05-29-2010, 09:46 PM

What, no Viktor Drazen from Season 1 of 24?

stevew · 05-29-2010, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigercat

I actually put Speed, just because the movie is/was somewhat iconic, and the movie was MADE by Hopper. Without Hopper you have a movie as unwatchable as Speed 2.

Me too.

larrymcg421 · 05-29-2010, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigercat

I actually put Speed, just because the movie is/was somewhat iconic, and the movie was MADE by Hopper. Without Hopper you have a movie as unwatchable as Speed 2.

I don't get this at all. Speed without Hopper is still a very good action movie. Many of the best moments in the film don't even involve him, and there's so much that happens without him that I don't know how anyone could like the movie if it was just for him. He elevates the movie, but it was already a very good movie to begin with.

Fonzie · 05-29-2010, 11:25 PM

While not a movie role, I absolutely loved his performance as "Stanley" the deranged NFL fan/referee in a series of Nike commercials back in the 90s.

Kodos · 05-29-2010, 11:26 PM

I was trying to find the "and he takes it, like a man, man" commercial, but couldn't.

SteveMax58 · 05-30-2010, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fonzie

While not a movie role, I absolutely loved his performance as "Stanley" the deranged NFL fan/referee in a series of Nike commercials back in the 90s.

Yes!!

"Bad things, man. Bad things."

Bad-example · 05-30-2010, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RendeR

*note to self: SELF! Just say no when Drake asks to go to the movies....*

Funny, I was thinking something very similar about the people claiming Speed is anything other than unwatchable crap. Yow.

I will miss Mr Hopper though. He was freaking disturbing in Blue Velvet.

Carman Bulldog · 05-30-2010, 01:51 PM

Where's the love for Feck from River's Edge? Hopper was great in a lot of roles, but this was definetly one of the best and gets my vote under "Other." For those who, haven't seen it, a synopsis is here.

Abe Sargent · 05-30-2010, 03:07 PM

Why hopper?

Abe Sargent · 05-30-2010, 03:13 PM

NM, just saw the thread where he died. Answer to my question

kingnebwsu · 05-30-2010, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

What, no Viktor Drazen from Season 1 of 24?

This gets my vote. But to be fair, I'm probably fifteen years too young to be voting in this poll. Season 1 of 24 was amazing...as was Dennis Hopper.

Lathum · 05-30-2010, 11:00 PM

He was awesome in Colors

digamma · 05-31-2010, 12:28 AM

3...2...1...let 'er fly...

Sun Tzu · 06-01-2010, 01:14 PM

Do you hear the footsteps?

I hear the footsteps.

View Poll Results: Your Favorite Dennis Hopper Role
Billy Easy Rider	3	4.29%
Photojournalist Apocalypse Now	10	14.29%
Frank Booth Blue Velvet	7	10.00%
Shooter Hoosiers	27	38.57%
Clifford Worley True Romance	6	8.57%
Howard Payne Speed	8	11.43%
Deacon Waterworld	4	5.71%
Other (Please state in thread)	2	2.86%
King Koopa Super Mario Bros. (aka Trout option)	3	4.29%
Voters: 70. You may not vote on this poll

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05-29-2010, 05:45 PM	#7
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	My vote for Apocalypse Now is almost certainly heavily influenced by enjoying that movie more than any of the others Hopper was in. That said though, I do think he nailed the part. I also thought he came across as enjoying the bad camp of Waterworld, although I have no idea whether that was really the case or not. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

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05-29-2010, 08:28 PM	#10
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I voted for his role in Apocalypse Now because it is one of the most memorable movies I have ever seen. I watch a lot of low-budget horror/thriller/sci-fi stuff and I think I'll remember Hopper more for being a fairly acclaimed actor that seemed to pop up in some of those types of films. The dude was in a lot of great movies, but he appeared in a ton of under the radar films, as well. I kind of like that he didn't get too hung up on himself once he "made it," and continued to do low budget/indy stuff. I take it that he just enjoyed acting (based on the number of films, large and small, he appeared in over the years). __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

05-29-2010, 05:19 PM	#2
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	A great role in one of my favorite movies ever, Shooter in Hoosiers is a very easy choice for me.

05-29-2010, 05:22 PM	#3
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Cliffird Worley. True Romance is a great movie, and Hopper has a great scene in it. Very unforgetable. As do all his movies.

05-29-2010, 05:31 PM	#5
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Tough call between Billy and Frank Booth, but I had to go with Booth. Hopper was made to play the psychopath and he never did it better than in Blue Velvet IMO.

05-29-2010, 05:42 PM	#6
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	I actually put Speed, just because the movie is/was somewhat iconic, and the movie was MADE by Hopper. Without Hopper you have a movie as unwatchable as Speed 2.

05-29-2010, 05:52 PM	#8
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	What option would I vote for if I've always hated every character he's played in any movie I saw him in? He almost makes Hoosiers unwatchable for me. I recognize that he's a great actor and most of the world loves him and what he does. He just always grates on me. He's like a male Renee Zellweger. I rank him right behind Charlie Sheen on the Actors Whose Movies I Will Automatically Avoid list.

05-29-2010, 09:46 PM	#12
hoopsguy General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago	What, no Viktor Drazen from Season 1 of 24?

05-29-2010, 11:25 PM	#15
Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	While not a movie role, I absolutely loved his performance as "Stanley" the deranged NFL fan/referee in a series of Nike commercials back in the 90s. Last edited by Fonzie : 05-29-2010 at 11:51 PM.

05-29-2010, 11:26 PM	#16
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I was trying to find the "and he takes it, like a man, man" commercial, but couldn't.

05-30-2010, 01:51 PM	#19
Carman Bulldog College Benchwarmer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada	Where's the love for Feck from River's Edge? Hopper was great in a lot of roles, but this was definetly one of the best and gets my vote under "Other." For those who, haven't seen it, a synopsis is here.

05-30-2010, 03:07 PM	#20
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Why hopper? __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

05-30-2010, 03:13 PM	#21
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	NM, just saw the thread where he died. Answer to my question __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

05-30-2010, 11:00 PM	#23
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	He was awesome in Colors

05-31-2010, 12:28 AM	#24
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	3...2...1...let 'er fly...

06-01-2010, 01:14 PM	#25
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	Do you hear the footsteps? I hear the footsteps. __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

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