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    Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act

    5'

    1983-01-01

    N/A

    Documentary

    Overview:

    In 1983 Dennis Hopper went to Rice University in Houston, Texas ostensibly to screen his latest film Out Of The Blue. But little known to anyone, other than Hopper and a handful of his buddies, he had another agenda entirely. While he did indeed screen his movie, Hopper had actually come to Houston to blow himself up. After screening his movie Out Of The Blue, Hopper arranged to have the audience driven by a fleet of school buses to a racetrack on the outskirts of Houston, the Big H Speedway. Hopper and the buses arrived at the speedway just as the races were ending and a voice was announcing over the public address system 'stick around folks and watch a famous Hollywood film personality perform the Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act. That’s right, folks, he’ll sit in a chair with six sticks of dynamite and light the fuse. 'The large guy making the sign of the cross is the writer Terry Southern and the jerk threatening to blow up my camera is the German filmmaker, Wim Wenders.'

    DirectingBrian Huberman

    Cast

    3

    Himself

    Dennis Hopper

    1

    Himself

    Terry Southern

    2

    Himself

    Wim Wenders

    1

    Himself

    Olie Anderson

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Vote Count: 0
      2. Popularity: 0.487
      3. Status: Released
      4. Original title:Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act

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