Bill Cosby as Frank Booth

I found this funny. But I think Bill Cosby would be much better in a different movie remake. Let me explain.

This train of thought began when I learned today that Quaaludes were named for the "Quiet Interludes" they were supposed to create. My mind then leapt to "Quite Interludes with Bill Cosby". Which led to the idea that would make a great title for a remake of David Lynch's 1986 classic Blue Velvet with Bill Cosby taking over the Dennis Hopper Frank Booth role. You could even keep much of the dialogue exactly the same:

Frank Booth: "In dreams, I walk with you. In dreams, I talk to you. In dreams, you're mine, all the time. Forever. In dreams..."

Frank Booth: "The candy-colored clown they call the Sandman."

Of course I'd want to change this classic dialogue slightly:

Frank Booth: "What kind of desserts do you like?"
Jeffrey Beaumont: "Apple pie."
Frank Booth" [Shouting] "Apple pie? Fuck that shit! Jello Pudding Pops!"

Dennis Hopper 1936-2010


The video at the end of this post captures the Dennis Hopper I knew very well (video probably NSFW). And by the "the Dennis Hopper I knew" - I mean the crazy jazz-dialogue guy he portrayed on screen.

Dennis Hopper

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. - Quote wrongly attributed to Winston Churchill

Today is Dennis Hopper's 74th birthday (born May 17, 1936). I thought about the above quote when thinking of Hopper. When Hopper was young he was known as an ultra-liberal but today he's a regular contributor to the Republican Party. People used to think of Hopper's friendship with John Wayne as rather odd. Now in retrospect - not so much.

Happy birthday to an American icon - Dennis Hopper.