Dennis Hopper kicked-off his acting career with ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’ which was followed by ‘Giant.’ By the end of the 1960s, he had made a place for himself on television, and starred in several movies.
The independent road drama film ‘Easy Rider’ marked his directorial debut in 1969. The film bagged in a ‘Cannes Film Festival Award,’ and earned an ‘Academy Award’ nomination in the ‘Best Original Screenplay’ category.
He followed it with various small projects and again hogged the limelight for his performance in the epic war film ‘Apocalypse Now.’ For his third directorial drama film, ‘Out of the Blue,’ he was honoured at Cannes. He also starred in suspense thriller film ‘The Osterman Weekend’ and drama film ‘Rumble Fish.’ His performances in ‘Hoosiers’ and ‘Blue Velvet’ were widely acclaimed. He also bagged in an ‘Academy Award’ nomination for ‘Hoosier.’ His performance in ‘Paris Trout’ earned him an ‘Emmy Award’ nomination. He also earned fame for starring in film like ‘Waterworld,’ ‘Super Mario Bros,’ and ‘Speed.’
Set in the time of the Vietnam War, Apocalypse Now details a soldier's descent into madness, when he is tasked with assassinating a rogue Special Forces officer, who has apparently set himself up as a 'God' deep in the Cambodian jungle.
War veteran Lucas ‘Luke’ Jackson is sentenced to two years on a chain gang for cutting parking meters. However, in the prison, he becomes an inspirational hero to the rest of his fellow convicts, including the prisoners’ leader Dragline for standing up to the guards and their sadistic leader Walking Boss Godfrey.
Wyatt and Billy, two freewheeling motorcyclists and drug smugglers decide to travel cross-country through America to find some kind of spiritual truth. In their journey, which sadly ends in tragedy, they ingest drugs, come face to face with bigots, hatred, violence, and other travelers looking for free lifestyles.
Named after Bobby Vinton’s song, Blue Velvet, is a neo-noir thriller by American filmmaker David Keith Lynch. It starts when a college student, who is in town visiting his ailing father, finds a human ear severed and thrown in a field. What follows, is his journey to try and uncover the mystery and getting involved with an enticing lounge singer.
This 1955 American drama revolves around a troubled but sensitive teenager named Jim, who rejected his elder’s values, and also wanted to have a purpose in life. The film is known as a groundbreaking attempt to portray the moral decay of the American youth of the time, as well as to explore the conflicts between generations.
Giant is a Western drama film, which tells the story of a Texas ranching family, as they are fighting to survive the changing times.
Tom earns a living by dealing in forged art, but in order to earn some extra cash, he decides to take part in a murder plot. All he needs to do is find a potential gunman who will not talk. He soon meets Jonathan, who seems to be the perfect choice, as he is dying from cancer and wants to leave an inheritance for his family.
This sports drama film tells the story of Norman Dale who runs the basketball program of a high school of a small town in Indiana. He befriends a local drunk and makes him his assistant, and tries to create a winning team.
True Grit is a Western drama film, which tells the story of a young girl, who in order to find the person who killed her father, hires a US Marshall. A Texas Ranger eventually joins them in their quest for justice.
The Sons of Katie Elder is a Western film which revolves around four sons who reunite in their hometown in Texas, to attend their mother’s funeral. They soon learn that their father has gambled away the family ranch, which had led to his murder. They therefore decide to avenge his death, as well as win back the ranch.
The film is about an Elvis-fan Clarence Worley, who falls for and marries a call-girl, Alabama. While trying to retrieve her belongings, Clarence gets into a scuffle with Alabama's pimp, Drexl, and kills him. He mistakenly picks up a suitcase of cocaine in place of Alabama’s clothes. They decide to sell it in Hollywood, but are pursued by the mafia and the police.
An unlikely alliance between a deputy federal marshal and an outlaw eventually leads to one of the most famous and legendary gunfights in the Old West.
This Western drama film revolves around the personal revenge story of Jed Cooper. Although he is innocent, he is punished and left for dead, for crimes he never committed. He returns as a lawman determined to bring justice to the vigilantes who tortured him.
Rumble Fish is a crime drama film, which tells the story of an absent-minded street thug named Rusty James, who struggles to live up to the reputation of his legendary older brother.
This crime drama film follows a group of teenagers in a small town in Northern California, who are forced to deal with a murder.
The American Dreamer is a documentary film, which revolves around the life of Dennis Hopper, well-known actor and director. The film examines ‘his life during his wildest and most creative period.
Former-marine Michael Williams arrives in Red Rock West, Wyoming, for a promised job, but is mistaken by bar-owner Wayne as professional hit-man he hired to kill his adulterous wife, Suzanne. Michael takes the offered money and after alerting Suzanne, tries to flee but an accident delays his escape. As the real killer arrives and Wayne realizes the mix-up, situation turns tough for Michael.
Speed is an action-packed thriller where a bomb on a bus is rigged to blow up if the speed of the bus falls below 50 mph. Set in Los Angeles, a brave cop, played by Keanu Reeves, tries to save the passengers on the bus with the aid of another passenger, portrayed by Sandra Bullock, before the bomb goes off.
The Indian Runner is a drama film which revolves around two brothers Frank and Joe, who have conflicting personalities. While Joe manages to become a deputy sheriff, Frank turns to crime. Joe wants to help his brother change, but Frank’s inner turmoil impacts him.
During the filming of a Western in a Peruvian village, an actor dies in a stunt. Kansas, the horse wrangler, quits the film business and stays in the village with a former prostitute, Maria. Then the local priest asks for his help as the villagers, not knowing that movies are not real, start re-enacting the movie scenes with actual violence and killings.
This drama film tells us about the life of a gentle young man, who retells his story about how he was introduced to heroin, how he fell in love, and how he became a petty criminal. However, he later begins to work on changing his life.
This 1955 crime film revolves around bank robber Roy Earle. After escaping from prison, he plans one final heist before retiring and giving up his life or crime.
This biographical film is about the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a struggling street artist, who struggles with his heroin addiction and soon manages to rise to fame as one of the most well-known artists.
Elegy is a romantic drama film which tells the story of an elderly professor who starts dating a beautiful graduate student. He soon sees that he is becoming quite jealous and possessive due to their relationship.
Colors is an action crime drama film which tells the story of an experienced cop and his hot-tempered rookie partner, who patrol the streets of Los Angeles, while attempting to keep the gang violence under control. While doing their job, both cops deal with issues such as racism.
White Star is a 1983 musical drama film which revolves around a rock music journalist and his view towards the new generation of angry and excited punk lovers.
Harry Madox ends up with a job as a used car salesman in a small town. When he discovers a lack of security at the local bank, he manages to execute a successful robbery. However, he is soon arrested, but Dolly, the wife of his boss provides an alibi to get him released. However, she blackmails him into having an affair, unaware that he loves another woman.
While serving in the Army, a Marine sergeant learns about some of his family members’ involvement with mobsters. He tries to come up with a way to save them.
Black Widow is a crime drama thriller film which tells the story of a woman named Catherine who marries wealthy men for their money, and murders them. Meanwhile, a federal agent named Alexandra is on her trail for a long time, but she is not able to prove anything due to lack of evidence, and as the latter is a master of disguise.
John Buckner is an agent working for the FBI, who is assigned to escort a criminal named Huey Walker to prison. However, things get complicated when Huey manages to break free, and therefore John finds himself in big trouble.
The Osterman Weekend is an action drama thriller film which tells the story of John Tanner, an outspoken TV personality, who has an annual tradition of going on a vacation with three of his friends. Things get complicated, however, when he learns that his friends are actually members of a Soviet spy network. He is soon approached by the CIA, who asks him to request his friends to defect.
In future when the polar ice has melted and water has submerged most of the earth, human communities thrive on atolls. A mariner arrives; however finding that he is mutant, people sentence him to death. Meanwhile a gang of Smokers attack the atoll to find a girl who has a map of a mythical Dryland. The girl Enola and her mother Helen escape with the Mariner pursued by the smokers.
Tara is a twelve year old girl who breaks out of her foster parents' home, with help from James, her uncle. However, she is in for a shock upon finding out that her mother has abandoned her.
In a zombie dominated world, the remnants of humanity have built small protected feudal societies all over the U.S. The ruthless Paul Kaufman rules one such class-divided society while his second-in-command plans a revolution. A battle for survival ensues when the zombies learn to evolve and adapt.
Matty is unable to find a job since his father is a mob boss, and employers fear him. He is not content doing menial jobs for his father, but he tries to convince his father that he is ready to be a reliable partner. Soon, an opportunity presents itself.
The presidential elections get interesting when it comes down to just one man’s vote. However, this man is none other than Bud Johnson, who is not only dim-witted and jobless but also apolitical.
When a television channel decides to telecast the daily life of an ordinary person they choose a video store clerk and begin filming his life 24X7. Very soon, the show becomes very popular and he becomes a celebrity. But it also invites complications in his life and he starts looking for ways to quit the show without breaching his contract.
A Los Angeles mechanic, a songwriter, and record producer race their high-powered cars up and down a dangerous and deadly mountain in order to compete for the ‘King of the Hill’ title.
After accidentally switching passports, things get complicated for a woman traveling on a train, when she is mistaken for a spy by opposing factions who are also traveling on the same train.
The Young Land is a western film which tells the story of an American gunslinger who kills a Mexican man in California shortly after the war between Mexico and America. The man is arrested and put on trial for murder. Meanwhile the Hispanic population is waiting to see the outcome of the trial.
The Breakfast Club is a teen drama film which revolves around five high school students who meet one Saturday, during detention, and they discover that they have much more in common than they had imagined, although they all seem quite different from one another.
House of Nine is a psychological horror film which revolves around nine strangers who are abducted and locked inside a house. A mysterious voice is heard which tells them that they have to play a game; the last survivor will leave the house alive, and also win a huge sum of money.
Loosely based on Hendrik Willem van Loon nonfiction book of the same name, this movie has a devil and an angel acting as prosecutor and defender respectively in the Great Court of Outer Space. The argument revolves around whether to allow humanity to continue existing despite its faults or let it get destroyed by the Super H-bomb invented by earth scientists.
Reborn is a fantasy thriller film which tells the story of a man who discovers that his girlfriend’s hands and feet mysteriously bleed in the same places where Jesus Christ had been crucified. He tries to keep her out of the hands of a TV preacher whose only goal is to use her to make money for himself.
The Pick-Up Artist is a romantic comedy drama film which revolves around the story of Jack Jericho, a womanizing pick up artist who is smitten by Randy Jensen, a tour guide, who seems to have a retort for his every line. Though she isn’t very fond of him initially, things change when he tries to help her father, an alcoholic and compulsive gambler, who is in serious debt, and in trouble with some gangsters.
Hell Ride is an action thriller film which revolves around a biker Pistolero, who along with his brother and another mysterious biker, sets out to avenge the death of Pistolero’s lover at the hands of the a rival biker gang,
Chicken is a drug-addicted poet living in a small Spanish village, who is struggling to deal with his addiction and his hallucinations. Meanwhile, Treasure, an alcoholic actress is hoping that she will get a call from Hollywood for a comeback.
Chasers is a comedy film which tells the story of Eddie Devane, a young Navy officer, who used to be involved in several scams during his service, along with his partner-in-crime Howard. Just one day before their discharge, both he and Howard get assigned to escort a beautiful woman to prison. They soon realize that their task is not going to be easy, because the woman turns out to be extremely cunning and charming.
Boiling Point is a crime drama film which tells the story of Red, a con artist, who is released from prison, along with a young naive hoodlum named Ronnie. They come up with a new scheme together, but things turn ugly when it leads to the death of a US Secret Service Agent. The man’s partner swears revenge, but unfortunately, he has only one week to catch the killers before he is transferred.
An American Carol is a fantasy comedy film which tells the story of Michael Malone, a liberal filmmaker, who wants to end 4th of July celebrations. His life takes a turn after he is visited by three spirits who teach him the importance of Independence Day.
Mario and Luigi, two Brooklyn plumber brothers discover a hidden alternate universe of ‘Dinohattan’ inhabited by evolved dinosaurs and ruled by malevolent King Koopa who plans to take over the world. He has kidnapped Princess Daisy; so now Mario Bros. must face hazards and lethal encounters from Lizard King Koopa and giant reptilian guards Goombas, to rescue Daisy and save the world.
This crime action thriller film tells the story of a detective in San Francisco whose partner is murdered by Northern Irish terrorists. He sets out to bring them to justice. When one of the terrorists, Claire, is arrested, the leader of the terrorists claim that he will explode bombs throughout the entire city if she is not released.
Jimmy receives parole after serving a prison sentence for killing a rapist in a fight. He tries to begin a new life with his girlfriend Lily, and thinks of leaving the town permanently. However, things get ugly when Luc Crash, the ruthless leader of satanic biker gang, kills Jimmy, along with his girlfriend. However, a mysterious crow gives life to Jimmy, and allows him to seek his revenge.
Kate and Humphrey belong to two rival packs of wolves. Their lives take a turn after they are kidnapped and taken away. But together they unite to escape and return to their pack. However, things get complicated as they both start having feelings for one another, and this could obviously cause a lot of trouble back home.
Dennis Hopper Awards
| Speed | Best Villain | 1995 |
