The Last Moviemaker

"The story has several versions; the most common is that his refusal to play a scene in the manner that the director requested resulted in Mr. Hopper’s stubbornly performing more than 80 takes before he finally followed orders. Upon wrapping the scene, Mr. Hopper later recalled, Mr. Hathaway told him that his career in Hollywood was finished."

Edward Wyatt in The New York Times reports the death of Dennis Hopper.

Richard Stayton in the Los Angeles Times writes an appreciation.