Out of the Blue

An Afternoon with Dennis Hopper

By: Charles Giuliano - Apr 08, 2015

Out of the Blue

Mid afternoon 1980
Copley Plaza Hotel
Dennis Hopper
Low budget movie
Out of the Blue
Starred in and directed
Last minute decision
Asked about Pop art collection
Bought with money from
Giant
Worked with James Dean
Twice
Other one
Rebel Without a Cause
Gifted photographer
Coppola gave him cameras
Apocalypse Now
Friends with Andy
Hung at Max's Kansas City
Bought great works
Early and cheap
Lost them all
Hung his head
As if to weep
You had to ask
Worth millions
All gone
Up in smoke
Divorcing gorgeous
Daria Halprin
Star of Antonioni's cult classic
Zabriski Point
Third of five wives
Excused himself a few times
Doing blow
Ever more whacked
Posed for crazed photo
Followed by Kathy Huffhines
Last appointment
Got the best interview
Shagged him
Can't compete with that
Brilliant career
Ended abruptly
Sitting in a car with boyfriend
Tree fell on them
Freak accident
Moth to flame