Cass Warner Sperling, the granddaughter of Warner Bros co-founder Harry M. Warner, has completed the feature documentary
Hopper: In His Own Words. Well, actually she needs some finishing funds, but it is almost done and ready to be shopped for feature or TV. The film is mostly comprised of a long interview she did with Hopper for
The Brothers Warner, a documentary she directed about the family business. “When I interviewed him he hadn’t been on the lot since the 50s, but he told all of these magnificent stories of his career, including how he went through these situations with drugs and how he confronted his demons and decided to not only survive but carry on with his art form,” Warner Sperling said. “He turned himself in for rehab and was given an antidote to get off it. It was a strong drug that made his hands shake and left him unable to speak. He convinced someone to get him out of there and as he was driving home, he told that person he was going to kill himself, because he couldn’t even light a cigarette.” His friend brought him to a doctor, and Hopper was scared enough by the experience to quit.” Hopper also regaled her with tales of signing with Warner Bros as an 18 year old and going right to work with James Dean on ...
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Cass Warner Sperling, the granddaughter of Warner Bros co-founder Harry M. Warner, has completed the feature documentary Hopper: In His Own Words. Well, actually she needs some finishing funds, but it is almost done and ready to be shopped for feature or TV. The film is mostly comprised of a long interview she did with Hopper for The Brothers Warner, a documentary she directed about the family business. “When I interviewed him he hadn’t been on the lot since the 50s, but he told all of these magnificent stories of his career, including how he went through these situations with drugs and how he confronted his demons and decided to not only survive but carry on with his art form,” Warner Sperling said. “He turned himself in for rehab and was given an antidote to get off it. It was a strong drug that made his hands shake and left him unable to speak. He convinced someone to get him out of there and as he was driving home, he told that person he was going to kill himself, because he couldn’t even light a cigarette.” His friend brought him to a doctor, and Hopper was scared enough by the experience to quit.” Hopper also regaled her with tales of signing with Warner Bros as an 18 year old and going right to work with James Dean on ... Read More »
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