It took her five years, but writer-director-producer Linda Yellen has finally completed Dennis Hopper‘s final film. Yellen, whose credits include the 2000 film “The Simian Line” with Lynn Redgrave, was well into production on the indie comedy “The Last Film Festival” in May 2010 when the beloved actor died of prostate cancer. Hopper still had several key shooting days to complete in the lead role as a once-great Hollywood producer stuck in a small-town film festival. After shelving the project for several years, Yellen was struck by inspiration on how to fix the gaps in the narrative. She raised more than.
- 11/23/2015
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
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