Dennis Hopper came by the studio the other day and will appear on an upcoming "Reel Talk" episode. He is a movie icon; with "Easy Rider" the seminal film of the rebellious 1960's, and with dozens of other films and TV movies over six decades. Currently he's in "Swing Vote," as the democratic presidential candidate, (he said his role was heavily cut down...watch the interview right HERE!) and also in "Elegy" as the friend to whom Ben Kingsley confides in about his love affair with the much younger Penelope Cruz.

We reviewed both on "Reel Talk," (you can watch those reviews by clicking on the title…”Elegy” & “Swing Vote”) but he's also in "Hell Ride," co-executive produced by Quentin Tarantino.

Time didn't permit us to review that one last week, but it's a throwback to those awful but campy biker movies of the sixties. This film, starring Michael Madsen (a "B" actor if ever there were one nowadays; nothing wrong with that, mind you) and Larry Bishop, who also wrote, directed and portrays “Pistolero.” This one is as awful as those old biker films it imitates. "Pistolero" leads a biker gang called "The Victors" and they're out to avenge a death blamed on rival bikers. That's about all there is except the presence of Vinnie Jones, the tall cockney heavy actor. Dennis Hopper plays Eddie "Scratch" Zero, sort of an older biker who now uses a sidecar. The ending is a bloody shootout and you only wonder how the actors kept a straight face. The legacy of "Easy Rider" remains safe.