Easy Rider
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.
| Easy Rider | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dennis Hopper |
| Produced by | Peter Fonda |
| Written by | Peter Fonda Dennis Hopper Terry Southern |
| Starring | Peter Fonda Dennis Hopper Jack Nicholson |
| Music by | Roger McGuinn |
| Cinematography | Laszlo Kovacs |
| Edited by | Donn Cambern |
Production company | Raybert Productions Pando Company Inc. |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $360,000 |
| Box office | $41,728,598[1] |
The movie was said to be a counterculture movie.[2] Easy Rider 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.
Easy Rider is famous for its use of real drugs in its portrayal of marijuana and other substances.[3]
Awards and honors
Hopper received the First Film Award (Prix de la première œuvre) at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.[4] At the Academy Awards, Nicholson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The movie was also nominated for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced.
The movie is at number 88 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Years, 100 Movies.
Easy Rider Media
Bultaco Pursang MK2 250cc (1967).Museu de la Moto de Barcelona (Catalonia).
Norton Matchless P11, show winner owned by Don Harrell at San Jose Fairground, California in 2009
Replicas of the Captain America bike and Billy Bike at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee
Peter Fonda's American Flag patch, which sold for $89,625 in 2007
Posters of Peter Fonda on his motorcycle from Easy Rider for sale in a store in Chicago circa 1970.
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References
- ↑ "Box Office Information for Easy Rider". The Numbers. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ↑ Peter Fonda's Easy Rider auction. Boing Boing. 2007-09-16. http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/16/peter-fondas-easy-ri.html. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ↑ Interviews in Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage on IMDb. A Making-of documentary.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Easy Rider". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
Other websites
- Easy Rider on IMDb