tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post1475724614942112380..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: The Last Movie (1971)By Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-79884737392315708932013-07-01T01:54:35.241-07:002013-07-01T01:54:35.241-07:00This film played for two weeks at the Pi Alley The...This film played for two weeks at the Pi Alley Theatre in Boston where I was a ticket taker. It was one of the very rare times where we had to put up a sign in the window of the box office after the opening day saying "absolutely no refunds under any circumstances" Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11177432692806101132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-39537558125218553602013-06-30T09:42:55.097-07:002013-06-30T09:42:55.097-07:00Agree that it's not incomprehensible, just und...Agree that it's not incomprehensible, just undercooked, although certainly some of Hopper's directorial decisions are beyond normal understanding. Fixed the Dallas/Kansas thing. No idea how that error got through, thanks for catching. If anything else egregious remains (either here or in the follow-up post on American Dreamer), feel free to let me know....By Peter Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-65882217965975580372013-06-29T20:27:13.165-07:002013-06-29T20:27:13.165-07:00While I'm willing to give you a pass for some ...While I'm willing to give you a pass for some of your errors in the plot description, considering the confusing nature of The Last Movie, the character Hopper plays is named Kansas, after Hopper's birthplace, Dodge City, Kansas. "Kansas" is even painted on the red pickup truck he drives around in. <br /><br />Perhaps, because I had the possibly dubious benefit of watching this film more than once before writing about it for my biography of Hopper, it is not incomprehensible, as many critics have said. At the end of the film, the villagers shanghai Kansas into their "movie" a combination of a passion play and imitation of the B-Western about Billy the Kid that the villagers witnessed being filmed in their village. <br /><br />For those interested in a detailed examination of the making of The Last Movie, I recommend my book about Hopper. FWIW, I'm not a fan of the film, either.<br /><br />dennishopperbook.com<br /><br />Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.com