Dennis Hopper @ David Letterman, Blue Velvet

Dennis Hopper @ David Letterman, Blue Velvet

[@donaldkoelper5807]

"Heineken? Fuck that shit! PABST! BLUE! RIBBON!" 30 years later, "Blue Velvet" still sends chills down my spine, and Dennis Hopper's Frank Booth stands out as one of the most memorable and menacing villains to ever grace the silver screen.

[@isengrim99]

"You know what a love letter is? Its a bullet from a fucking gun, fucker!"

[@davideric3032]

+Haborym You receive a love letter from me, You're F..ked forever!

[@BillyCLeWorth]

He embodied evil better than anyone I can think of when he was Frank Booth

[@BillyCLeWorth]

He was Frank and he was one suave well dressed man too

[@JohnDoe-le7ml]

+Billy C. LeWorth Ben was one suave fuck too

[@magnummitzvah5245]

+John Doe I absolutely *LOVED* the costumes in that movie. It's pretty much the only time I paused a film just to look at the suits.

[@aloliver3293]

frank booth was one twisted fuck, and I cant think of anyone who could have brought him to live better.

[@Dale_Blackburn]

Its because he carries the evil inside of him in reality too. Thats what actors really do actually. Its the shadow self.

[@mitchellkarera]

Pabst Blue Ribbon!

[@BROCKWOODSTOCK83]

heineken ?!! fuck that shit !!! PABST BLUE RIBBON

[@eamonwright7488]

Kurt Wellhausen HEY RAYMOND PASS THE FUCKIN BEER!

[@0patience4flz]

mitchellkarera do you want me to pour the beer, Frank?

[@maitro94]

Christopher carrier no I want you to fuck it !

[@eamonwright7488]

@@maitro94 One thing I can't fuckin' stand is warm beer. It makes me fuckin' puke!

[@rockettemorton9408]

Now it's dark

[@TheDragonSmasher]

But I can see

[@goldengab]

Dennis Hopper was incredible even in "Giant" with James Dean, an amazing actor he was.

[@avriljenifersexton912]

And In Speed as well

[@ftlshome1]

i think that dennis hopper will be considered one of the best character actors of all time, a true legend

[@OblivionDaedricGod]

Heineken…FUCK THAT SHIT!!! PAPSTS BLUE RIBBON!!!!!!!!!

[@scottlevison7994]

"You want me to pour the beer?" "No..I want you to FUCK it! Pour the fucking beer!"

[@frankbedek6051]

Letterman always seemed to have a boyish fascination with hard-core druggies and alcoholics. Hopper is doing a good job of being gracious here.

[@norfoninsongunderson236]

Letterman's fascination spurs from his own alcoholic demons. He's talked about it over the years.

[@tomorrowIwillMissYou]

I love Dennis! His laugh is so funny:)

[@bearcattony00]

Great evil laughter from Frank Booth and Howard Payne.

[@frankpitochelli6786]

I've often said, when an actor can make you hate or fear one of the character's that they are portraying, that is a great actor..Dennis was such an underrated, yet great actor, he could play a whacko/sicko about as well as most, if not all of the GREAT actors....simply an amazing talent !!!

[@powerglover2021]

I agree. There use to be actors that I hated because they would always play the bad guys. I came to realize that they are just really good actors to as you said, hate and fear them.

[@Bouchon211]

Dennis Hopper is totally fucking awesome.

[@brettsmith7939]

Ahahaha omg I don't know why but I almost busted a lung when I saw your profile pic

[@crisnboots]

Man, Hopper is awesome in 'Rumble Fish'. Cult hero all the way.

[@blakedoesvideos2]

Dennis Hooper was so fucking underrated as an actor! He should have been freaking nominated for best actor, Blue Velvet!

[@aloliver3293]

I love all Dennis Hoppers performances. and am so glad that Robert Logia did not get the roll of frank booth. the amyle nitrate he inhales in blue velvet and the way he acts it out is stunning even today.

[@jasonm1288]

Damm Robert Loggia is an amazing actor as well but Dennis Hopper owns it

[@dagnabbit6187]

Believe it or not even Bobby Vinson was considered for the part . He would have been better than Loggia but Hopper pitched himself to Lynch saying “ I am Frank Booth !” And the rest is the history cliche

[@spencer10182]

Loggia was definitely good but can’t imagine anyone else playing Booth but Hopper. When Lynch offered him the role he said “I am Frank!”, and he was and the best choice.

[@gregt2022]

Hopper dripped coolness- his performance in Hoosiers with Gene Hackman is peerless- talented photographer too...

[@andrewapter2274]

"blue velvet" is slang for nitrous oxide.

[@nca1668]

It is now...

[@Mr1979flapjack]

Absolute legend, he could act the arse off most of today's Hollywood A listers.

[@nickywilliams8540]

Each You Tube video I see makes me love David Lynch even more haha

[@ThePRCommander]

Dennis Hopper, Blue Velvet, Frank, taught me to dive a bit, to go below the surface, in the attempt to figure out, to understand, why we humans, over and over, end up as these dysfunctional, violent idiots. So to this date, Dennis Hopper, is the most important actor in my life. Thank you Mr. Hopper. Your contribution will not be forgotten.

[@JoeTyler85]

in the early '70s, Dennis Hopper was nearly as mad as Frank; he later became mainstream, but there was a time when Dennis was HARDCORE

[@WoodRatGirl]

***** *American public you mean.

[@AvanaVana]

Hopper told Lynch, “I want to play Frank because I AM Frank.” Lynch said after he heard that he wasn’t sure whether he wanted Hopper on set.

[@domfecoman1040]

LEGEND.

[@CheddarBob39]

Hopper is awesome.

[@starkillerclub3755]

River's Edge along with Blue Velvet are two of the best films of the 80's

[@oldhardmanjohnson6585]

The first time I watched Blue Velvet I had to turn it off as I knew guys like Booth....

[@damone70]

No.

[@juliealbrightmoon]

Ew

[@animalanimal1417]

I've known guys like Booth too. : (

[@dnhy7951]

I knew Frank Booth. Frank Booth was a friend of mine.Senator Quayle , you're no Frank Booth...

[@tonyarguien3935]

River's Edge is a sadly underrated film. Its theme? APATHY. A troubled young man kills his girlfriend and leaves her nude body in the woods and no one seems to care. Wow! What's more chilling than that? IT WAS BASED ON A TRUE STORY!

[@robertjack4329]

Dennis Hopper. Greatest actor of all time.

[@Gma00001]

Come on !

[@TALCOLMINTHEMIDDLE]

I would love to see someone pitch up his voice and dub it into the movie.

[@UltimateNinja-fe6yh]

Its on yt bud :)

[@supasta3]

hes so handsome and seems the opposite of all the characters i play.

[@stevenelson3453]

Great, exceptional actor! Bummer it seams the greats are all gone.

[@dealit3370]

Whenever I have a PBR tall-boy, I think of Frank, and feel like fucking anything that moves. Let's have a fucking toast to "Frank"!!

[@garybishop4030]

Put it on! Candy colored clown!

[@stickyicky669]

Angel🕊Love Frank. LOVE DENNIS❤️

[@KutWrite]

I cut my cable years ago. I'd forgotten just how many commercial breaks the popular shows had. I don't miss it.

[@monolithgeometry3221]

Network t.v. is circling the drain, and deservedly so

[@felsner1]

One well-dressed fucking man Hopper was.

[@eamonwright7488]

felsner1 One Suave fuck!

[@stephanieparker5049]

Suave

[@garybishop4030]

Don't you look at me!

[@jkorshak]

When it came to playing wound up, on the edge of madness or on the edge of sanity, no one was better than Dennis Hopper. Fine actor and underrated director.

[@DaleRobby]

I miss interesting actors like Hopper. Not to bitch, but they are ALL becoming safe and boring good looking men. Damon, Clooney, Craig, etc. (sigh) Miss ya Dennis.

[@killbot_factory]

28 beers, a half gallon of rum (with a fifth as a backup) and about 3 grams of coke. every day for five years.

[@fishtolizard3930]

That’s a full-time job in-and-of-itself.

[@yoyo2ma]

Just saw him in an episode of Bonanza. He was like 28 at the time but I knew he looked familiar and sure enough it was him. He worked great with Michael Landon.

[@thehouseofcm]

I miss Dennis Hopper, last movie he did was George Romero's Land of the Dead. He was a lot of fun in it.

[@markshaggy7914]

Dennis hopper had the coolest devilish laugh. He was such a talented, cool man. R.i.P

[@Boogieboy138]

River's Edge, Blue Velvet, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Dennis Hopper was just perfect for cult movies. There will never be another like him! (edit; wrote this comment drunk while drinking a Pabst Blue Ribbon)

[@bsm6776]

Pabst Blue Ribbon!

[@aloliver3293]

after all that alcohol and did three grams of blow to sober up. good god its amazing he doesn't have any permanent tics.

[@notsocrucial8717]

God Bless.

[@WhatHaveIMade]

River's Edge is also an excellent movie.

[@anm8283]

great ending on jimi hendrix. rip dennis hopper. what is life

[@hamdanaziz1809]

he has such great sense of humor.......

[@SteveL-pf1ht]

this is why actors should never be directors. Especially drug addicts. The helium would have been great, the film is not as good as it could have been if it was included

[@WFOX44]

Blue Velvet & River's Edge are 2 of my favorite movies. Dennis has a lot to do with that

[@georgemathie8123]

Dennis Hopper just a crazy mad genius nobody plays batshit crazy with his nutty humor like the late great Dennis Hopper

[@LaydenRobinson]

SO SUAVE! #FrankBooth #BlueVelvet #twinpeaks2016

[@lebroy1196]

The essential tool of a talk show host is to let the guest talk.

[@tonyarguien3935]

RIP Dennis.

[@podcastfan2544]

He really did drink that much ", cause a beer is like a loaf of bread...,' So glad he was sober to catch this moment. What a amazing actor & interview " that's good"

[@stevegaines3590]

When ask about his 8 day marriage to Michelle Phillips Dennis said.... yeah, but we did a lot of living in those 8 days....

[@jonnyfavors7585]

That's where drugs can be a good thing just as long as YA DONT ABUSE IT!!! know your limitations, know your body, know your intake......BUT!!!! I'm talking about doing this during the days of this interview, now, 2019, I would highly advise anyone to stay away from ALL DRUGS!!! these days, u dont know what's mixed in there with it, and if u do know for a fact it's not mixed with anything, theres still the highly addictive properties to whatever it is you're taking cause times have changed for the worse when it comes to the partying scene....its best to just be sober, that's what I do now.

[@MilesBellas]

Crispin Glover

[@coyotebongwater6833]

We miss you Dennis. You were too suave for this world. Frank Booth is like no other character whatsoever and Dennis is like no other actor. Not exactly anyways. I'm sure there are some similar ones out there but still. Mr. Hopper was the fucking man.

[@avriljenifersexton912]

Now it's dark

[@kentallard8852]

Sounds like Dave was trying to find validity for something in his own life, the way he kept trying to get him to agree that he was now better

[@Chrisdrumz]

Also RIVERS EDGE.

[@sarahmorrill]

It wasn't Sacramento. It was Milpitas.

[@fishtolizard3930]

Yes. True. The movie is set around Sacramento, though...

[@garybishop4030]

I thought they said Oregon

[@jeremyelmore673]

You'll have a Pabst blue ribbon!

[@gabevachon326]

Here's to Ben. Be polite.

[@prettylagoon]

TCM 2 = He's cool.

[@megadethmofo2001]

This would've been a great interview .... With a better interviewer.

[@chrismijares488]

Lots of comments and love on here for Blue Velvet, but Hopper was pushing River’s Edge in this interview. If you haven’t seen River’s Edge, do so immediately.

[@billkex]

Back when Letterman was a true host & great interviewer, Today, everything he does is centered around his left-wing political egenda.

[@theshaw2000]

I could hear Carson saying something like that.

[@greg1mcintosh844]

awesome human sad he's gone how'd that happen whend that happen life is strange he's gone now it's dark

[@sclogse1]

Waterworld. Beerworld.

[@giggstrafford1]

His laugh..........crazy😆

[@bradpirochta9293]

OMG!!! Thank you Hopper. 24+ beers and 1/2 gallon rum + 1/5th of rum (on the side)... ffs. He's so cool about it too.

[@billmoran3219]

Wasn’t Sacramento it was Milpitas Ca, and the only truth to Rivers Edge was a girl was killed and kids came and looked at the corpse but told no authorities for a few days.

[@davidrowe9402]

Nice link between Blue Velvet and Raging Bull Pabst Blue Ribbon in both. “Next time the bartender says What’ll it be......”

[@dagnabbit6187]

John Houston’s Noah Cross in Chinatown is the most frightening realistic villain in movie history . Dennis Hopper’s Frank Booth is definitely the sleaziest .

[@generyan4043]

Should be noted David Letterman also had a drinking problem and he gave up alcohol in the early 80s where then his career really took off. I think that is why he was so interested in asking Dennis questions about his experience.

[@jadeshannon5583]

Fantastic actor

[@jaycuthbert245]

This man OOOZES coolness. His look/voice is smooth as silk or... VELVET! Lol ;) haha I love this man's skill set

[@markorendas1790]

....PROBABLY... HMM TRUST ME... (EXPERT ADVICE FROM DENNIS!)

[@leedummett6054]

legend.

[@heyguys7805]

What an awkward interview

[@kiefharing8906]

to think he was really nozing lol

[@JamesKirkWilkinson]

Letterman was often terrible back then. He grew into a great host. I wonder if he ever sees his old interview. It's fun to see him as a guest on other shows now.

[@JohnSmith-mr8wc]

2:45 3 grams of ( ).

[@lapidus9552]

Welcome to the Hogwarts school of chilling big.

[@bearcattony00]

Pop quiz hotshot! Pabst Blue Ribbon!

[@stevegaines3590]

Who wants to go for a joy ride....???

[@345mrse]

"It was an..AcciDent--unh."

[@neroltecneops59]

Next! Get em out of the car Raymond

[@UltimateNinja-fe6yh]

Dont u fuckin look at meeee!

[@larrywesco6642]

Is It Ryan Reynolds on David Letterman show?

[@magnuskallas]

Magic carpet ride :)

[@EricLayland1]

Unfortunately Letterman lost his edge long ago. He was KING now just another late night interviewer.

[@garybishop4030]

Letterman was a jerk from day one. Carson and Leno blew him away.

[@jackgalmitz1883]

A conservative Republican.....now that's the role of the most evil he could tap into.

[@pullmanstandard81203]

Heineken!!?!!

[@kathrynmcelroy5658]

David Letterman seems to be obsessed with people's drug habits. WHY??

[@billparrish9200]

It was always boring to watch Letterman address a serious subject/film/actor with that stupid Wally Cleaver shit he had down pat.

[@StephNuggs]

Dennis Hopper bit too real for Letterman that phony

[@MilesBellas]

taking a real murder story and sticking on extra parts for quirky novelty seems disrespectful to the victims

[@fishtolizard3930]

True, but that’s kind of what storytelling has been doing for ages. You make an excellent and sensitive point, though... Weirdly, people love to decorate the dead.

[@sideshowdrummer]

Late night shows back then we're good now that all the late night shows suck that's all about politics there's no writing it's very very unwatchable