Dennis Hopper died today. He was 74. He is best being remember for his work in the film "Easy Rider." He directed and co- starred in the film with Peter Fonda

I saw "Easy Rider' when it came out in '69 I went with a group of friends. The friend who got us together to see the movie, became a professor, a student and writer of film criticism. He said at the time that this is an important film. He was right "Easy Rider' is an important film, about rebellion, about youth and freedom, a road picture about America from the eyes of the 1960's youth culture. The film put the counterculture on the screen. At its release, the film was in a way, a step toward realism, and a step forward, and away from only showing a fake or clean-up view of America, the America through the eyes of Debbie Reynolds and Doris Day. The movie also reintroduced Jack Nicholson to the movie going public.

Dennis Hopper, 1936-2010, R.I.P.