Posted on 06/02/2010 2:27:57 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Dennis Hopper may have passed away, but along with his many film appearances, he has left an important legacy to UFO researchers.
That's the belief of Vancouver-based paranormal researcher Jon Kelly, who says the script that Hopper and "Easy Rider" co-star Peter Fonda wrote for the 1969 counterculture classic helped introduce a lot of information about UFOs to a massive audience.
Kelly points to the campfire scene where Hopper (who played Billy) and cast member Jack Nicholson (George) discuss extraterrestrials and their presence on the planet.In the film's dialogue, Hopper states, "I saw a satellite, man. And it was going across the sky. And it flashed three times at me and zigzagged and whizzed off, man. And I saw it."
To which Nicholson replies:
"That was a UFO, beamin' back at ya. Me and Eric Heisman was down in Mexico two weeks ago -- we seen 40 of 'em flying in formation. They, they, they've got bases all over the world now, you know. They've been coming here ever since 1946, when the scientists first started bouncin' radar beams off of the moon. And they have been livin' and workin' among us in vast quantities ever since. The government knows all about 'em."
In spite of Billy's protests to the contrary, George continues:
"Well, they are people, just like us -- from within our own solar system. Except that their society is more highly evolved. I mean, they don't have no wars, they got no monetary system, they don't have any leaders, because, I mean, each man is a leader. I mean, each man -- because of their technology, they are able to feed, clothe, house and transport themselves equally, and with no effort.
"Why don't they reveal themselves to us is because if they did, it would cause a general panic. Now, I mean, we still have leaders upon whom we rely for the release of this information. These leaders have decided to repress this information because of the tremendous shock that it would cause to our antiquated systems.
"Now, the result of this has been that the Venutians have contacted people in all walks of life -- all walks of life. [Laughs.] Yes. It, it, it would be a devastatin' blow to our antiquated systems -- so now the Venutians are meeting with people in all walks of life, in an advisory capacity. For once, man will have a god-like control over his own destiny. He will have a chance to transcend and to evolve with some equality for all."
Interestingly enough, during the scene, it's Nicholson's character, a straitlaced ACLU lawyer, who is the true believer that ETs are here on Earth, while Hopper's character, a drugged-out biker, is the skeptic....
Hopper’s character in the flick was interesting in that he was the exact opposite of what he looked like. “Billy” had to be the most up-tight, nervous, paranoid, uneasy, unlikeable hippy-types ever played. Only his buddy “Captain America” could stand him for any length of time.
See the movie again.
Uh...NO! Schtoopid!
Just high talk, in other words.
Either that or they read “The Terra Papers” (I suspect Lucas and Spielberg did as well).
That’s it!
How could nobody ping you to this ?
Clearly a hugh and series ommission.
Guess I’ll have to speak to the moose in the shower.
On the other hand, with different fingers, I might just
have some cheese and whine.
THX THX. BTW.
Interesting videos.
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