Dennis Hopper on Nicholas Ray (1997)

A video essay by Dennis Hopper on his friend, Nicholas Ray. This piece uses scans of about a half dozen photos taken by Mark Goldstein from Binghamton, NY where Nick taught cinema in the early 70’s. They can be found in his Flickr set at Also some were used in “Live Fast, Die Young: The Wild Ride of Making Rebel Without a Cause“ by Lawrence Frascella and Al Weisel published 10/05. Follow this link for an interesting article on both men and their friendship: ht