1. Dennis Hopper was anything but 'Easy' on the set of Easy Rider. As a matter of fact, both Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson tried to have sex with him and he politely declined.
2. The movie 'Speed' was about a bus that would blow up if it went under 50 miles an hour. In a bit of old Hollywood coincidental magic, Dennis Hopper once saw a bus.
3. Dennis Hopper is a great name for a frog or a rabbit. If you have one of these as a pet, go ahead and name it Dennis Hopper. Go on. Do it.
4. Dennis Hoppers initials were the same as Dan Hather's. He's a guy I made up who looks just like Dan Rather but instead of reading the news, humps couches and barks. Also, he's sort of a dog shaped man.
5. Dennis Hopper, ironically enough, liked to hop. In 'Super Mario Bros' he never got to hop even though, everyone hops in MarioLand. Boycott that film as well as BP for what they've done to our oceans.
6. I got to meet Dennis on the set of one of my films. He was a delightful man even though he claimed to have slipped acid in my food! So funny! He didn't really do it, though. Don't worry, Goldfish. My car is still a beef taco.
7. Some lines are just meant to be famous, I guess. In 'True Romance', Dennis claims Patricia Arquette 'Tastes like a peach'. He also once said this about a peach. Only no one was there to hear it.
8. The movie 'Colors', which was directed by Dennis Hopper, was the first film to use a theme song by Ice-T. One time, on the set, Ice-T was drinking an Iced Tea and it totally blew Dennis Hopper's mind.
9. Many people believed Dennis Hopper was dying the last few months of his life but, in reality, he spent every second truly living....Booya! That shit was deep! Eat a dick, Deepak Chopra! You said I couldn't do it and I did! You owe me a soda pop!
10. Dennis Hopper was Born to be Wild. And now, you don't know what he can see. Why didn't you go with him, little girl, on a magic carpet ride?
11. It has been said that Dennis Hoppers film legacy will stand the test of time, yet, it is his name that will forever be connected to the counter culture of the late 60s. Just like how I connect my tooshie to the couch anytime 'Big Bang Theory' is on. Good times, every Thursday Night on CBS. Be there!!!
12. Both Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper had to utter the line "What do you do?" in the movie "Speed'. The irony is they both knew exactly what they were doing. They were making dreams come true.
13. What if, in life, Dennis Hopper was the 'Easy Rider' but, in death, he becomes 'The Ghost Rider', a flaming skull atop the body of a biker, wreaking havoc on Americas highways? I guess that was more of a Dennis Hopper question than a Dennis Hopper fact. But if it came true....that would be awesome. And that's a stone cold fact!
written by Tony Santiago, all rights reserved.
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