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Easy Rider (1969) -- Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   28,582 votes
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Director:

Dennis Hopper

Writers:

Peter Fonda (written by) &
Dennis Hopper (written by) ...
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Release Date:

26 June 1969 (Sweden) more

Genre:

Adventure | Crime | Drama more

Tagline:

This Year It's Easy Rider more

Plot:

Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America. full summary | full synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 10 nominations more

User Comments:

An American Classic more (229 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:

The Loners (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | Brazil:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2009) | Australia:MA (2009 DVD rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003)


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Trivia:

The Captain America jacket was designed by Peter Fonda and made by "two little old ladies" in Los Angeles. It was later sold at a charity auction. more

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene when the main characters are with George outside the police station, as Billy hands over the bottle of liquor and drinks it, the boom mic is reflected in his sun glasses. more

Quotes:

Billy: We did it, man. We did it, we did it. We're rich, man. We're retirin' in Florida now, mister.
Captain America: You know Billy, we blew it.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Girl in Gold Boots (#11.2)" (1999) more

Soundtrack:

The Weight more


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At the beginning of the movie, are Wyatt and Billy buying or selling drugs?
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52 out of 57 people found the following comment useful.
An American Classic, 20 February 2001
9/10
Author: Jill-68 from Denver, Colorado

Over time, this rough diamond of a film has become a real gem in my collection. When I first saw it at the theater, I remember liking the anti-establishment attitude and the rock music soundtrack. Later, on T.V., I remember thinking what a great actor Jack Nicholson was...and how terribly low-budget the rest of the film appeared.

And now, over 30 years later....it's one of my favorite movies of all time. Peter Fonda tries to be Everyman....but he's really the most insecure individual of the group. His cathartic trip at the cemetary in New Orleans is embarrassingly honest to watch. His search is not for individual freedom...his search is for a family. And yet, he is always the outsider, the observer.

Dennis Hopper is the sidekick, the fool. And like a fool, he cannot hide his thoughts behind a socially acceptable demeanor. He constantly says exactly what he thinks. He has little patience for flower children, pretentious intellectuals, coy women, law officers, drunks in jail, or rednecks passing him on the road. Like a fool, he is doomed. Jack Nicholson is the core of the film. He does not appear until halfway through the bikers' odyssey, but the trip will not make sense until his face rises up from the jailhouse cot to peer bleary-eyed at his surroundings. He is the innocent man of this group....he is the AMERICAN. This movie is just another road picture, the way ON THE ROAD by Kerouac was just another travel book. This little counterculture movie is an American Classic.

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