Along for the Ride
Along for the Ride explores the highs, lows and phoenix-like ascension of iconic Hollywood maverick Dennis Hopper--as seen through the eyes of his longtime right-hand man and devoted friend, Satya dela Manitou. Nick Ebeling's debut feature film chronicles the unlikely duo's incredible 40+ year journey and enduring bond, as intimately complex as Hopper's own legendary career.
26 October 1951, Brooklyn, New York, USA
5 March 1936, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
23 March 1968, Whitechapel, London, England, UK
1949, Paris, France
28 January 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA
23 December 1943, Winterberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
23 October 1956, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
25 September 1958, Chicago, Illinois, USA
6 July 1942, Los Angeles, California, USA
14 August 1945, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
20 August 1961, New York City, New York, USA
20 January 1946, Missoula, Montana, USA
17 October 1926, Waterloo, Iowa, USA
28 February 1929, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17 May 1936, Dodge City, Kansas, USA
18 May 1950, Akron, Ohio, USA
3 April 1968, England, UK
November 03, 2017
That renaissance wild man Dennis Hopper, once chosen as one of Andy Warhol's "Most Beautiful," is featured in a very personal memoir.December 07, 2017
As it circles the life and legacy of actor, artist and filmmaker Dennis Hopper, the documentary "Along for the Ride" uses the standard tools of the medium, but it follows his renegade spirit and produces something entirely unique.December 14, 2017
Held together by a deliciously ominous score by Gemma Thompson and striking b&w cinematography, Along for the Ride isn't the final word on Dennis Hopper, but it's a fun trip.November 02, 2017
Nick Ebeling's movie sets its sights on adulatory tribute, needlessly venerating films like "The Last Movie" and generally adorning Hopper's legacy with saintliness.December 08, 2017
Along for the Ride, completed in 2016 and now in limited theatrical release after some festival dates, beautifully interweaves personal and archival footage and rare photos with commentary from an array of Hopper associates and friends.December 12, 2017
But in the end the film seems overly worshipful of its subject, pressing us too hard to admire him as the prototype of the romantically self-destructive artist.November 03, 2017
This rip-roaring tribute to a maverick artist trips along like a surreal odyssey, punctuated by lively reminiscences, choice clips and superb photographic material.November 03, 2017
The snazzy, stylish black and white photography is not only appropriately expressionistic for the dips and valleys of Hopper's career; it gives the film a sense of visual personality that's often sorely lacking in bio-docs.November 02, 2017
As moving as Mr. de la Manitou's testimony sometimes is, this movie too often feels like a credulity-straining attempt at hagiography.November 02, 2017
What's ultimately moving about "Along for the Ride" is that it communicates how Dennis Hopper, by sticking true to his reckless muse, was an artist who changed things, and maybe changed everything.