Along for the Ride

2016

1 hr. 30 min.

Documentary

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70%

10 Reviews

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64%

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Filmmaker Nick Ebeling profiles the professional exile and eventual re-emergence of Dennis Hopper following the making of "The Last Movie."

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Simon T

Surprisingly moving documentary, especially if one only knows Dennis Hopper from the handful of mainstream movies in the latter half of his career. He wasn't only a looney tunes powder keg, he was a sensitive introvert - devoted to the arts and supporting indigenous people thousands of miles from Hollywood. This is an often beautiful patchwork of a tribute - crisply photographed in Ansel Adams black-and-white with the only colour sequences coming from the archive footage. Makes you want to chase down Mad Dog Morgan, Out of the Blue and, not least, The Last Movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

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.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 12, 2017

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Kimber Myers

Los Angeles Times

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.

Dec 7, 2017

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

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.

Nov 3, 2017

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Sherilyn Connelly

SF Weekly

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.

Dec 14, 2017

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Dean Lamanna

Film Threat

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.

Rated: 8/10

Dec 8, 2017

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David Noh

Film Journal International

That renaissance wild man Dennis Hopper, once chosen as one of Andy Warhol's "Most Beautiful," is featured in a very personal memoir.

Nov 3, 2017

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Nick Ebeling profiles the professional exile and eventual re-emergence of Dennis Hopper following the making of "The Last Movie."

Director: Nick Ebeling
Executive Producer: Nicholas Bonavia, Cameron Brodie, J.C. Gabel, Jessica Hundley
Screenwriter: Nick Ebeling, A.P. Menzies
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 6, 2018

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