George Hickenlooper

George Hickenlooper
Occupation(s)	Producer, Film director, Writer

George Hickenlooper (May 25, 1963 – October 29, 2010) was an American narrative and documentary filmmaker.

Hickenlooper was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended high school at St. Louis University High, where he was part of a group of teenage filmmakers he informally called the "Splicers".

After graduating from Yale University with a B.A. in History and Film Studies in 1986, Hickenlooper interned for the producer Roger Corman, and launched his directing career with Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper in 1988.

George Hickenlooper's cousin, John Hickenlooper, is the mayor of Denver, Colorado and who made a cameo appearance as a fictional senator in Hickenlooper's 2010 film Casino Jack.

In addition to his films, Hickenlooper authored a 1991 book, Reel Conversations.

Hickenlooper died in his sleep on October 29, 2010. He is survived by his wife Suzanne, son Charles, a younger brother, and his mother and father.

Filmography

• Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper, 1988
• Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, 1991
• Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas, 1991
• Ghost Brigade (aka The Killing Box), 1993
• Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade, 1994
• The Low Life, 1995
• Persons Unknown, 1996
• Dogtown, 1997
• The Big Brass Ring, 1997
• Monte Hellman: American Auteur, 1997
• The Big Brass Ring, 1999
• The Man from Elysian Fields, 2001
• Being Mick, 2001
• Mayor of the Sunset Strip, 2003
• Bizarre Love Triangle, 2005
• Factory Girl, 2006
• Speechless, 2008
• Out in the City, 2009
• 'Hick' Town, 2009
• Casino Jack, 2010

External links

• George Hickenlooper at IMDb
• Hickenlooper, George (1991). Reel Conversations: Candid Interviews With Film's Foremost Directors and Critics. New York: Carol Publishing. ISBN 0-8065-1237-7.
• Film Freak Central interview