- Easy Rider – Wikipedia
Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie directed by Dennis Hopper, telling the story of two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South for freedom. The movie explores the societal landscape, issues, and tensions in the United States during the 1960s, such as the rise and fall of the hippie movement, drug use, and communal lifestyle. It was a counterculture movie and is famous for its use of real drugs in its portrayal of marijuana and other substances. The movie was added to the Library of Congress National Registry in 1998 and is at number 88 on the American Film Institute’s list of 100 Years, 100 Movies. - Easy Rider – Simple English Wikipedia
Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie directed by Dennis Hopper, and written by Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Terry Southern. It tells the story of two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South for freedom. The success of the movie helped spark the New Hollywood phase of movie making during the early 1970s. The movie was added to the Library of Congress National Registry in 1998 and is at number 88 on the American Film Institute’s list of 100 Years, 100 Movies. - Easy Rider (1969) – IMDb
Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie with a rating of 7.3/10. It follows two bikers traveling from L.A. to New Orleans through the open country and desert lands, exploring the societal landscape, issues, and tensions in the United States during the 1960s, such as the rise and fall of the hippie movement, drug use, and communal lifestyle. - Easy Rider: The Ride Back – Wikipedia
Easy Rider: The Ride Back is a 2012 drama film and a prequel to the 1969 film Easy Rider. It focuses on the history of Wyatt Williams’ family and takes an unusually conservative point of view. The film received negative critical reception, with Leonard Maltin calling it a bomb and Paul Mavis describing it as “staggeringly bad.”
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Rider
[2] https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Rider
[3] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064276/
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Rider:_The_Ride_Back
Easy Rider is a 1969 American road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper. Fonda and Hopper play two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South, carrying the proceeds from a cocaine deal. Other actors in the film include Jack Nicholson, Karen Black and Toni Basil. The success of Easy Rider helped spark the New Hollywood era of filmmaking during the early 1970s.
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| Directed by | Dennis Hopper |
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| Produced by | Peter Fonda |
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| Cinematography | László Kovács |
| Edited by | Donn Cambern |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $360,000–$400,000 |
| Box office | $60 million |
A landmark counterculture film, and a "touchstone for a generation" that "captured the national imagination," Easy Rider explores the societal landscape, issues, and tensions towards adolescents in the United States during the 1960s, such as the rise of the hippie movement, drug use, and communal lifestyle. Real drugs were used in scenes showing the use of marijuana and other substances.
An independent production, the film was released by Columbia Pictures on July 14, 1969, and earned $60 million worldwide compared to a modest filming budget of $400,000. Critics have praised the performances, directing, writing, soundtrack, and visuals. It received two Academy Awards nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson).
In 1998, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".