'' is a
1971 Drama Film from
Universal Pictures . It was written and directed by
Dennis Hopper , who also played a horse wrangler named after the state of
Kansas . It also starred
Peter Fonda ,
Henry Jaglom and
Michelle Phillips . Production of the movie, which cost $1 million, took place in the film's major setting,
Peru .
The movie won the Critics Prize at the . Because of its resulting demise, Hopper did not direct again until
1980 's TV movie ''
Out Of The Blue '', and the theatrically-released
1988 drama ''
Colors ''.
The book ''
The Fifty Worst Films Of All Time '' recounts the film's production in some detail, claiming that the studio was so eager to cash in on the youth market following the success of ''
Easy Rider '' that they gave Hopper carte blanche, and they were horrified with the results. While the film was a notorious bomb in its day, today it enjoys something of a cult following.
