Underplayed Gems

The American Dreamer (1971)

The American Dreamer poster
Directed by
L. M. Kit Carson, Lawrence Schiller
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A documentary captures actor Dennis Hopper at home and in his studio while he finishes editing his film The Last Movie. It shows his creative process and personal life during that period.

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What happens

The American Dreamer is a 1971 American documentary film directed by L. M. Kit Carson and Lawrence Schiller. It follows Dennis Hopper at his home and studio during the post-production of the film The Last Movie, which he directed and starred in. The American Dreamer was never released theatrically, though it was screened at film festivals and on college campuses. The film was thought to be lost for over 30 years, until it was rediscovered, remastered, and released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2016 by Etiquette Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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