Born to Be Wild: A Dennis Hopper Mini Fest

Saturday & Sunday October 14th & 15th

@ the TARA Theatre, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road N.E.

Purchase Tickets Here

The Breman and Tara Theatre will present Born to Be Wild: A Dennis Hopper Mini Fest hosted by Dr. Eddy Von Mauer, featuring screenings of three films starring the edgy character actor, at the Tara Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, October 14-15, 2023. The screenings are being presented in conjunction with The Breman’s exhibition ICONS: Selections from The Portrait Unbound, Photography by Robert Weingarten.

The Tara, Atlanta’s beloved art house movie theater, located at 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road N.E.

Tickets: $13 matinee, $15 evening, Purchase Tickets Here.
Breman members use the promo code BREM for a 15% discount.

An actor, director, screenwriter and photographer, Hopper rose to fame as a countercultural icon in the 1960s and later developed into a character actor noted for inhabiting characters with a dark side. The actor’s intensity will be well displayed in Born to Be Wild: A Dennis Hopper Mini Fest. Here are capsules of the three films:

Blue Velvet (8:00 p.m. Saturday October 14th): The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.

Hoosiers (4:30 p.m. Sunday October 15th): Also released in 1986, this is a more conventional and sentimental film than Hopper’s usual, a winning sports movie about a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that competes in the state championships in the 1950s. Hopper plays the alcoholic assistant coach, aiding Gene Hackman’s head coach with a spotty past. Hopper was recognized with an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor.

Easy Rider (7:30 PM on Sunday October 15th): A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.

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