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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
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A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.
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  • Director
    • Kenneth Bowser
  • Writers
    • Peter Biskind(book)
    • Kenneth Bowser
  • Stars
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Dennis Hopper
    • Peter Bogdanovich
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  • Director
    • Kenneth Bowser
  • Writers
    • Peter Biskind(book)
    • Kenneth Bowser
  • Stars
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Dennis Hopper
    • Peter Bogdanovich
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    • 23User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
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    Dennis Hopper in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
    Steven Spielberg in Jaws (1975)
    Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in Raging Bull (1980)
    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
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    Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese
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    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
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    Peter Bogdanovich
    Peter Bogdanovich
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    Sam Peckinpah
    Sam Peckinpah
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Warren Beatty
    Warren Beatty
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    Robert Altman
    Robert Altman
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    Arthur Penn
    Arthur Penn
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    Jack Nicholson
    Jack Nicholson
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    Francis Ford Coppola
    Francis Ford Coppola
    • Selfas Self
    Steven Spielberg
    Steven Spielberg
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    George Lucas
    George Lucas
    • Selfas Self
    Tony Bill
    Tony Bill
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    Peter Bart
    Peter Bart
    • Selfas Self
    Paul Schrader
    Paul Schrader
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    Sharon Tate
    Sharon Tate
      Roman Polanski
      Roman Polanski
        Margot Kidder
        Margot Kidder
        • Selfas Self
        David Newman
        • Selfas Self
        • Director
          • Kenneth Bowser
        • Writers
          • Peter Biskind(book)
          • Kenneth Bowser
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        • Trivia
          Many of the subjects profiled in author Peter Biskind's book, including directors Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert Altman, and 'William Friedkin', declined interviews for the documentary.
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        Top review
        6/10
        Nothing of actual substance, but moderately entertaining
        The withering latter-end of 1960s cinema gave birth to a short-lived area of mainstream artistic vision - the 1970s was a decade wherein "the director was the star of the movie." I've never thought of it this way, but as the documentary points out, it's a valid and poignant summary of the time period.

        This documentary - based on the best-selling book - offers an in-depth analysis of the film-making process of the 1970s... it starts out with "Easy Rider," from the late '60s, which became a huge box office success despite its profane content and extremely low budget.

        The financial success of the movie seemed to spawn a new generation of artistic, low-budget films -- Scorsese and Coppola seemingly leading the revolution onwards.

        Dennis Hopper would later fail with his semi-sequel to "The Last Picture Show" (as chronicled here) but other directors had success with their projects, attracting viewers despite the grungy themes of the films.

        I've heard that cinema "died" in the 1970s, so far as that people had stopped going to see movies...without the influx of 1980s blockbusters, we might not have films today. I think that's rather a stretch.

        If anything "Raging Bulls, Easy Riders" exaggerates the mild box office returns of the decade and tries to compensate for their low intake by citing critical praise for the films...all well and valid, when discussing the artistic merit...not financial gain.

        I found this to be a rather enjoyable documentary, but I didn't learn anything I hadn't already known. It's got some good interviews, but they're not as insightful as they are amusing anecdotes.

        If you are a film student, you could probably view a better and more in-depth summary of the decade; however, for novices, this is good starting ground.
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        • Release date
          • March 9, 2003 (United States)
        • Countries of origin
          • United Kingdom
          • Canada
        • Language
          • English
        • Also known as
          • La generación que cambió Hollywood
        • Production companies
          • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
          • Cactus Three
          • The Fremantle Corporation
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 59 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Stereo
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.78 : 1

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