Farewell to Dennis Hopper
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Epic
In Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now Hopper puts in another memorable performance, as a nameless, manic photojournalist devoted to the philosophy of Marlon Brando's Walter Kurtz. The role revived his career and led to a long string of parts, many of them crazed bad guys.
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