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In 1969, Illeana Douglas' parents observed the film Easy Rider and were transformed. Taking Dennis Hopper's words - "That's what it's all about, man" - to center, they deserted their comfortable upper-middle-class life and provided Illeana a childhood filled up with hippies, goats, free spirits, and free love. Illeana writes, "Since it was all out of my control, I commenced to think about my entire life as a movie, with a Dennis Hopper-like daddy at the guts from it." I Blame Dennis Hopper is a rollicking, funny, at times tender exploration of the way movies can change our lives. With crackling humor and a complete heart, Douglas represents what sort of good Liza Minnelli impression helped her land her first gig and exactly how Rudy Vallee taught her the meaning to be a show biz trouper. From her first experience being on established with her grandfather and coach - two-time Academy Award-winning professional Melvyn Douglas - to the moment she was discovered by Martin Scorsese to starring in videos alongside Robert DeNiro, Nicole Kidman, and Ethan Hawke to becoming an award-winning writer, director, and manufacturer in her own right, I Blame Dennis Hopper can be an irresistible love letter to videos and filmmaking.
