A filmmaker is hoping a Kickstarter will help her finish Dennis Hopper 's last movie , five years after his death . Director Linda Yellen along side Michael Leeds co-wrote the comedy The Last Film Festival , starring Dennis Hopper , Jacqueline Bisset , JoBeth Williams , Chris Kattan , Donnell Rawlings , Katrina Bowden , Joseph Cross and Leelee Sobieski . They began filming in 2009 , but production ended with only five scenes left to shoot when Hopper , best known for his role in Easy Rider , died from cancer in 2010 , aged 74 . Scroll down for video . Linda Yellen ( left ) was a co-writer on Dennis Hopper 's ( right ) final film before his death , The Last Film Festival . Five years after Hopper 's passing , she decided it 's time to finish the project . After Hopper 's passing the cast and crew set aside the project until this year , when Yellen decided to pick it up . 'There 's a wonderful thing that happens with time - perspective - and it was so hard for us to look at after he had died , ' Yellen told Deadline . 'What forced me back into the editing room was the constant chatter on the Internet and emails wondering about the film , and we now feel we could do it without the pain that we once felt . 'That 's the beauty of being an independent filmmaker you can put it on hold . ' Yellen said she , the cast and crew only found out about Hopper 's cancer just shortly before he died . 'He was a picture of health and vitality and he just gives a multilevel comedic act [ in the film ] , ' Yellen said . 'He had no idea he was sick ; we had no idea he was sick . ' Yellen hopes to raise $ 90,000 to finish The Last Film Festival ( pictured above ) . In the film , Hopper plays a Hollywood producer who 's film was rejected by every film festival except the small town O'Hi Film Festival . She turned to Kickstarter with a goal of raising at least $ 90,000 in hopes of reaching fans directly and using Hopper 's idea of 'always looking for ways to go around the system ' , according to the Queens Courier . Though she reached her goal on Sunday night , the Kickstarter page will be open until April 9 . The film is about the life of a Hollywood producer , played by Hopper , who 's movie was rejected by every film festival except one : a small festival in the town of O'Hi . Though it takes place in a small town , the movie was actually filmed in Queens , including parts of Astoria and Forest Hills , where Yellen grew up , according to Fox News . The funds raised from the campaign will pay for post-production aspects , including sound , special effects , obtaining rights to use footage from other movies and editing . 'This is a way of [ the fans ] saying we want this and we want to say we support this film and this comedy , ' Yellen told the Courier . 'This picture was made as a labor of love . Just the pleasure of doing good work and wanting it out there and wanting people to laugh a lot . ' Visit the Kickstarter page to donate funds toward finishing the film . Dennis Hopper died in May 2010 after a short battle with cancer . He was 74 when he died , and The Last Film Festival ( pictured above ) was his final project .
Director Linda Hopper co-wrote The Last Film Festival with Michael Leeds . They began filming in 2009 but production ended with only five scenes to shoot when Yellen died of cancer in 2010 , aged 74 . The film was put on hold until Hopper decided to pick it back up this year . Kickstarter reached $ 90,000 on Sunday night but will stay open until April 9 .