Dennis Hopper is Made Honorary Mayor of Taos In celebration of the Taos Summer of Love 2009, Dennis Hopper was made Honorary Mayor of Taos in its first event. Hopper directed and starred in Easy Rider, which was filmed in Taos. The Summer of Love marks the 40th anniversary of the film, which included scenes featuring Taos Pueblo, a local hot spring, and the interior of the jail where Billy and Wyatt, played by Dennis and Peter Fonda respectively, famously meet up with George, played by Jack Nicholson. After completion of Easy Rider, Dennis moved to Taos, living in the former home of Mabel Dodge Luhan. Easy Rider, which came in 88th in the American Film Institute's top 100 American movies, was Hopper's attempt at capturing the American political climate at the time. The 1967 Summer of Love in San Francisco was over, the '60s were drawing to a close, "and nobody's ever made a movie about it," Dennis said. Other Taos Summer of Love events include dinner with Dennis Hopper at the opening of his silver gelatin print exhibition at the Harwood Museum, as well as photography of the Sixties at several Taos galleries. Dennis Hopper also remembers fellow Taos artists in this 2009 video Home | Food | Lodging | Merchants | Services | Real Estate | Art & Galleries | Entertainment | Recreation Ski Areas | Spirit | Taos Information | Local Color | Taos Pueblo | High Road to Taos | Taos Plaza | Ranchos de Taos Scenic Beauty | Day Trips | Chili | Special Events | Taos History | Multicultures | Museums | The Enchanted Circle The Wild West | Taos Art Colony | Plants & Wildlife | Counterculture | Turquoise | Architecture | About Us Get Listed! | Taos Unlimited Trading Post | Photo of the Week | Link of the Month | Taos Webcams | Testimonials Taos Weather | Taos A to Z | Guestbook | Sitemap | Taos Unlimited Blog | Contact Us | Santa Fe Unlimited