The American Friend (1977)
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Dennis Hopper
Rated: R for Violence and Language
Running Time: 2h 6m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Direction, Cinematography, Writing, Performances
WEAKNESSES: -
Jonathan, a man dying of cancer, wanting nothing more than to provide for his family is given a job to kill a man for a lot of money. But Jonathan is no gunman…
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Blue Velvet (1986)
Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Frances Bay, Dean Stockwell, Jack Nance, Hope Lange, George Dickerson
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 h
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Style, Story
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Lynchian-lite
A young man discovers a severed human ear which leads him on an investigation that could uncover a dark underworld that dwells beneath the seemingly perfect streets of Lumberton.
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Easy Rider (1969)
Directed by: Dennis Hopper
Starring: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Phil Spector
Rated: R
Running Time: 1h 35m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Authenticity, Intimacy
WEAKNESSES: Slow Pacing
A couple of young, drug dealing, motorcycle enthusiast friends, set out across America, West to East, looking for the freedom that the American Dream promised them.
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