{"product_id":"hopper-pb-paperback","title":"Hopper PB - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of how a Kansas farm boy became Hollywood's most dangerous man--and then a legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJames Dean's Protégé \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the intense, career-shaping friendship between two of Hollywood's most iconic rebels, and the acting secrets Dean shared with a young Hopper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNew Hollywood Auteur: \u003c\/b\u003e Go behind the scenes of the chaotic, revolutionary making of \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, the film that blew up the studio system and defined a generation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePop Art Insider: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore Hopper's deep connections to the art world, from championing Andy Warhol's soup cans to building a legendary, multi-million-dollar collection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Ultimate Hollywood Comeback: \u003c\/b\u003e Chart Hopper's path from the notorious failure of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Movie\u003c\/i\u003e and his exile in Taos to his triumphant, terrifying return in \u003ci\u003eBlue Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHoosiers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEasy Rider. Apocalypse Now. Blue Velvet. Rebel Without a Cause. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unflinching adventure through American pop culture, \u003cem\u003eHopper\u003c\/em\u003e is a wild ride amid the many lives of Hollywood outlaw Dennis Hopper--mentored by James Dean, a collaborator with Andy Warhol, a confidant of Elvis Presley, a favorite of Charles Manson. \u003cem\u003eHopper\u003c\/em\u003e races full speed ahead to the decadent heights of fame as the visionary director of \u003cem\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/em\u003e crashes and burns in drug-addled madness in the desert . . . only to reemerge in one of the greatest Hollywood comebacks of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e--Ralph \"Sonny\" Barger, author of the New York Times bestseller Hell's Angel and former head of the Oakland chapter of the Hell's Angels\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEasy Rider. Apocalypse Now. Blue Velvet. Rebel Without a Cause. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unflinching adventure through American pop culture, \u003cem\u003eHopper\u003c\/em\u003e is a wild ride amid the many lives of Hollywood outlaw Dennis Hopper--mentored by James Dean, a collaborator with Andy Warhol, a confidant of Elvis Presley, a favorite of Charles Manson. \u003cem\u003eHopper\u003c\/em\u003e races full speed ahead to the decadent heights of fame as the visionary director of \u003cem\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/em\u003e crashes and burns in drug-addled madness in the desert . . . only to reemerge in one of the greatest Hollywood comebacks of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50117319327967,"sku":"9780062206954","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/mrZox4-wFH9780062206954.webp?v=1781525385","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/hopper-pb-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}