Comments on: Dennis Hopper and the Natural Progression From Hippie to Conservative http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/20/dennis-hopper-and-the-natural-progression-from-hippie-to-conservative/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:23:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bill Weeden http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/20/dennis-hopper-and-the-natural-progression-from-hippie-to-conservative/#comment-130655 Bill Weeden Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:52:09 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3990#comment-130655 Check out Mad Dog Morgan on iTunes for Hoppers last true flower power film. Its a powerful performance, one of the best of the seventies. Apparently the one on iTunes is uncut too, which is rare, but cool. Check out Mad Dog Morgan on iTunes for Hoppers last true flower power film. Its a powerful performance, one of the best of the seventies. Apparently the one on iTunes is uncut too, which is rare, but cool.

]]> By: Dennis Hopper To GOP: We Blew It at WWW.PRESIDENTS”R”US.COM http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/20/dennis-hopper-and-the-natural-progression-from-hippie-to-conservative/#comment-115327 Dennis Hopper To GOP: We Blew It at WWW.PRESIDENTS”R”US.COM Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:45:07 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3990#comment-115327 [...] Hopper now free to drop his right-wing wierdo guise to don some other kind of weirdo guise and endorse Barack [...] [...] Hopper now free to drop his right-wing wierdo guise to don some other kind of weirdo guise and endorse Barack [...]

]]> By: Fergus http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/20/dennis-hopper-and-the-natural-progression-from-hippie-to-conservative/#comment-115180 Fergus Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:51:00 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3990#comment-115180 Dennis Hopper today is proof that excessive use of LSD can lead to tragic consequences. Dennis Hopper today is proof that excessive use of LSD can lead to tragic consequences.

]]> By: dan schoonover http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/20/dennis-hopper-and-the-natural-progression-from-hippie-to-conservative/#comment-115098 dan schoonover Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:37:03 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3990#comment-115098 How sad it is to find oui how weak some peoples convictions are. No wonder our country is in such sorry shape. How sad it is to find oui how weak some peoples convictions are. No wonder our country is in such sorry shape.

]]> By: bababooey http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/20/dennis-hopper-and-the-natural-progression-from-hippie-to-conservative/#comment-114821 bababooey Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:29:40 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3990#comment-114821 i think hes smarter than this. hes simply doing this to act like a countercultarist to the counterculture. its a very calculated move to seem like hes somewhat "above" the supposed hollywood leftist establishment. Theres a hip New York artist/actor/director named Vincent Gallo who does the same thing to get a reaction from people. I doubt Hopper is really informed about how the rich dont pay their fair share of taxes or the devastating effects of Republican foreign policy on the worlds poor. Maybe someone should enlighten him!!!!!! i think hes smarter than this. hes simply doing this to act like a countercultarist to the counterculture. its a very calculated move to seem like hes somewhat “above” the supposed hollywood leftist establishment. Theres a hip New York artist/actor/director named Vincent Gallo who does the same thing to get a reaction from people. I doubt Hopper is really informed about how the rich dont pay their fair share of taxes or the devastating effects of Republican foreign policy on the worlds poor. Maybe someone should enlighten him!!!!!!

]]> By: anythingthatmoves http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/20/dennis-hopper-and-the-natural-progression-from-hippie-to-conservative/#comment-114444 anythingthatmoves Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:02:10 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3990#comment-114444 Awesome. The guy has got a mind of his own and with all that hollywood pressure to be part of the crowd. Mr. Hopper is impressive. Awesome. The guy has got a mind of his own and with all that hollywood pressure to be part of the crowd. Mr. Hopper is impressive.

]]> By: Chris http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/20/dennis-hopper-and-the-natural-progression-from-hippie-to-conservative/#comment-113943 Chris Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:19:39 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3990#comment-113943 Mostly you see that as a person matures, gets married, and has kids, they start a move towards a more conservative way of life as they begin to realize they don't want their own children involved with the same kind of crap THEY themselves did as a youth...If, once you have children, you haven't started the transformation, or begin it within a few years, you are destined to retain the immature childishness you had as a child OR similarly, you just have some level of mental illness.... Mostly you see that as a person matures, gets married, and has kids, they start a move towards a more conservative way of life as they begin to realize they don’t want their own children involved with the same kind of crap THEY themselves did as a youth…If, once you have children, you haven’t started the transformation, or begin it within a few years, you are destined to retain the immature childishness you had as a child OR similarly, you just have some level of mental illness….

]]> By: MovieMan0283 http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/20/dennis-hopper-and-the-natural-progression-from-hippie-to-conservative/#comment-111368 MovieMan0283 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:54:32 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3990#comment-111368 I know Hopper says he was a Leftist, and he probably was but if part of that image is based on the character he played in Easy Rider - well, that character is in it for the kicks, manifestly not for any greater good. It's Nicholson's comparatively straight lawyer who sounds the countercultural bells andwhile Fonda and Hopper only care about getting stoned and getting paid (Hopper's character especially is actually pretty uptight socially). Of course this has little to do with what Hopper's actual politics were/are, but I do think a lot of his countercultural cred relies on his performance in that movie (arguably as much as his direction of said film) so it is a little ironic. I know Hopper says he was a Leftist, and he probably was but if part of that image is based on the character he played in Easy Rider - well, that character is in it for the kicks, manifestly not for any greater good. It’s Nicholson’s comparatively straight lawyer who sounds the countercultural bells andwhile Fonda and Hopper only care about getting stoned and getting paid (Hopper’s character especially is actually pretty uptight socially). Of course this has little to do with what Hopper’s actual politics were/are, but I do think a lot of his countercultural cred relies on his performance in that movie (arguably as much as his direction of said film) so it is a little ironic.

]]> By: Slipstream http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/20/dennis-hopper-and-the-natural-progression-from-hippie-to-conservative/#comment-111101 Slipstream Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:52:24 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3990#comment-111101 Dennis Hopper is the man. I have him as the voice on my GPS that I got from Navtones.com. He often helps me escape from tricky situations now! Dennis Hopper is the man. I have him as the voice on my GPS that I got from Navtones.com. He often helps me escape from tricky situations now!

]]> By: Molly Lambert http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/20/dennis-hopper-and-the-natural-progression-from-hippie-to-conservative/#comment-111079 Molly Lambert Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:42:58 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3990#comment-111079 Did you see Land Of The Dead? lots of grist for this mill in that one. Also, it was horrendous. Not to mention that Peter Fonda ad for the Time/Life sixties jams compilation. I get embarrassed every time it comes on. Did you see Land Of The Dead? lots of grist for this mill in that one. Also, it was horrendous.

Not to mention that Peter Fonda ad for the Time/Life sixties jams compilation. I get embarrassed every time it comes on.

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