Blue Velvet had as great an impact here as did Clockwork Orange years earlier. Hopper's Frank was as iconic as was McDowell's Alex. Hopper was wonderful in those unhinged-character parts. He was just terrific as the acid-addled photojournalist in Apocalypse Now.
That was in insane movie. But in the good way. Isabella Rossellini was beyond gorgeous and Hopper was so creepy (even for him), that Hannibal Lecter looked like a Disney character in comparison. But for me, Dean Stockwell stole the show when he lip-synced Roy Orbison's "In Dreams." I always liked Stockwell as a character actor. He was one of the saving graces in "Married to the Mob," an otherwise silly film. And I LOVED him in "Quantum Leap."
