Was Dennis Hopper Even Acting in APOCALYPSE NOW? | Ep22 | Making Apocalypse Now

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► ►►Try MUBI Free for 30 Days: https://mubi.com/cinematyler Get the next issue of Notebook: https://mubi.com/magazine Download your Companion PDF ($1): https://cinematyler.gumroad.com/l/uzgdyf *All PDFs Free for $5 Patrons! In Episode 22 of Making Apocalypse Now, we’ll talk about how Dennis Hopper’s own major artistic risk lead to career slump that Apocalypse Now would help fix, how Hopper would bring even more insanity to the production, the inspirations for the photojournalist character, and the story behind the Colby character that was cut from the movie–including the crazy death scene of Colby and the photojournalist that didn’t make it into the final film. Watch this series Ad-Free/Uncensored on Patreon! ($1): https://www.patreon.com/cinematyler #ApocalypseNow​ #FrancisFordCoppola​ #MakingApocalypseNow​ CinemaTyler Survey: https://forms.gle/MYE1iqbAiMa2jfib9 Twitter: http://twitter.com/cinematyler Facebook: http://facebook.com/cinematyler This video is by Tyler Knudsen. Check out this great documentary on the Final Cut Blu-ray! Dutch Angle: Chas Gerretsen & Apocalypse Now (2019 dir. Baris Azman) Affiliate Links: (Garretsen) Apocalypse Now: The Lost Photo Archive - https://amzn.to/3UWabIL (Coppola) Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now by Eleanor Coppola: https://amzn.to/3K9B9XH (Cowie) The Apocalypse Now Book by Peter Cowie: https://amzn.to/3Zh8rZp (Travers) Coppola's Monster Film: The Making of Apocalypse Now by Steven Travers: https://amzn.to/3ZybjS1 (Commentary) Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut: https://amzn.to/3npMry6 (Playboy)The Playboy Interviews: The Directors: https://amzn.to/40Ez8IO (Martin) New Waves in Cinema by Sean Martin: https://amzn.to/3FSCdge Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse: https://amzn.to/40CnoGB (Phillips) Godfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola By Gene D. Phillips: https://amzn.to/3lCPlzj Sources: [Cinephilia & Beyond] Incredible collection of resources on Apocalypse Now: https://bit.ly/35Mvv7M TIM PAGE: Mentioned in Dispatches (BBC 'Arena', 1979) - bit.ly/3QOjFDb (Garretsen Wiki) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chas_Gerretsen (NPR) Eleanor Coppola, Locating the 'Hearts of Darkness' - NPR Fresh Air - bit.ly/3QIrx9n (Last Movie Wiki) bit.ly/44Fiiwj (Yellow King Film Boy) Coppola and PTA Interview ----------------- 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Character Name 1:48 - Mubi Ad 2:46 - Hopper's Career Slump 4:45 - Hopper's Antics/Issues 7:24 - Inspiration for Character 10:03 - Chas Garretsen (Photographer) 11:39 - Improvising 13:58 - Filming Colby Intro 15:38 - Scott Glenn as Colby 16:57 - Severed Heads 17:42 - Coppola Mad at Hopper 20:31 - Colby & Photojournalist Deaths 22:10 - Hopper on Future of Cinema 22:45 - End Screen Music Epidemic Sound