1969: DENNIS HOPPER talks about EASY RIDER | Line Up | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive

Just prior to the release of Easy Rider, Dennis Hopper spoke with Philip Jenkinson. They talked about the film as a social commentary on the US at the time and its depiction of drug use. Hopper then talks about becoming part of the establishment and his aspirations to buy land near Taos, New Mexico to continue writing film scripts. Clip taken from Line Up, originally broadcast on BBC2, 28 September, 1969. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive -