Reviews

Dennis Hopper is lost to us now, so his film legacy should be presented and preserved to the best of the studio system's capability.

That's why I'm shocked and saddened that The Glory Stompers has still not been released on DVD, even in the current climate of biker-schlock appreciation.

The corporation or individual owning the film's rights should hasten to make it available to lovers of sixties films in general, and Dennis Hopper fans in particular.

Is this terrible oversight related to the fact that MGM is up for sale, a situation which has prevented the production of more 007 worthlessness? And more importantly, kept CHiPs season 3 from being released on DVD?

Where's Ted Turner when you need him? As Mr. Hopper might say in The Glory Stompers, "Like hey, YEAH, man, I mean, this is like, really important, OK?"

I rented this title when it first came out on VHS, and naturally loved it. I can only guess that it is Francis Coppola's massive Hollywood influence and ego that is preventing the film's release on DVD. Like most collectors with any respect for great films, I own the DVD of Apocalypse Now (Redux, in my case,) and would very much love to complement it with this making-of masterpiece. Is Coppola himself keeping this unflattering documentary out of the hands of DVD devotees? I certainly want to own this great film, but the ridiculous thought of purchasing a VHS title makes me glance at the calendar to be sure that it is in fact the year 2005. As I remember it from so many years ago, Hearts of Darkness is a fantastic documentary that deserves to be available to DVD viewers.