Alex Cox will present a film he admires, ripe for reevaluation in its recently restored version. Given a sizeable budget after the astounding success of Easy Rider, actor-director Dennis Hopper took cast and crew to a remote Peruvian village and created a fable about the effects of a Hollywood production on the indigenous population. Hopper stars as a stuntman who stays on after the fictional movie has wrapped, and his onscreen ensemble includes Kris Kristofferson, Dean Stockwell, Toni Basil, Russ Tamblyn, Michelle Phillips and Samuel Fuller.
Alex Cox will present a film he admires, ripe for reevaluation in its recently restored version. Given a sizeable budget after the astounding success of Easy Rider, actor-director Dennis Hopper took cast and crew to a remote Peruvian village and created a fable about the effects of a Hollywood production on the indigenous population. Hopper stars as a stuntman who stays on after the fictional movie has wrapped, and his onscreen ensemble includes Kris Kristofferson, Dean Stockwell, Toni Basil, Russ Tamblyn, Michelle Phillips and Samuel Fuller.
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