After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing how filmmaking affects the locals.
Direction
Hopper's cocaine-fueled visionary collapse on 35mm.
Editing
Jagged temporal jumps that mirror Kansas's fractured psyche.
Cinematography
Peruvian landscapes as beautiful and indifferent as the locals' exploitation.
Director
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Kansas
Stella Garcia
Maria
Don Gordon
Neville
Julie Adams
Mrs. Anderson
Tomas Milian
Priest
Daniel Ades
Thomas Mercado
Toni Basil
Rose
Peter Fonda
Young Sheriff
Henry Jaglom
Minister's Son
Kris Kristofferson
Minstrel Wrangler
Michelle Phillips
Banker's Daughter
Dean Stockwell
Billy the Kid
Russ Tamblyn
Member of Billy's gang
Samuel Fuller
Sam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Universal buried it for two years after Easy Rider's success; Hopper's follow-up was deemed 'unreleasable.'
The film predicted New Hollywood's collapse: too much freedom, too many drugs, total creative implosion.
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