 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Mufirimu raBob Brooks rinonzi Tattoo, Dern akaita semunhu anogadzira zviratidzo zvematehwe anowedzera kupenga uyo anosunga mufanikiso Maud Adams. Iyi firimu yakatambudzwa nemakakatanwa mukati mekugadzirwa kwayo uye pre-release phase - kuburitswa kwefirimu kwakadzoserwa kweinenge gore - uye nekuda kwekutungamira kwake, Dern akawana razzie nomination yeWorst Actor. Zvisinei, akadzokazve nokukunda Silver Bear nokuda kweMutambi Akanakisisa pa 33rd Berlin International Film Festivalnokuda kwokuita kwake muJason Millers That Championship Season 1982. Mumakumi emakore akatevera, Dern akatamba veteran weVietnam uye muvakidzani wekupona mumugwagwa weJoe Dante The Burbs, mutongi wemhosva yemunharaunda muMichael Ritchies Diggstown, mukwikwidzi weWild Bill Hickok muWalter Hills Wild Bill, uye George Spahn muQuentin Tarantinos Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Bhuku raDern rinonzi Things Ive Said, But Probably Shouldnt Have: An Unrepentant Memoir, rakabudiswa muna 2007. 