Movies / Easy Rider (1969)
Runtime: 95 min
Countries: USA
Two young "hippie" bikers, Wyatt and Billy sell some drugs in Southern California, stash their money away in their gas-tank and set off for a trip across America, on their own personal odyssey looking for a way to lead their lives. On the journey they encounter bigotry and hatred from small-town communities who despise and fear their non-conformism. However Wyatt and Billy also discover people attempting 'alternative lifestyles' who are resisting this narrow-mindedness, there is always a question mark over the future survival of these drop-out groups. The gentle hippie community who thank God for 'a place to stand' are living their own unreal dream. The rancher they encounter and his Mexican wife are hard-pushed to make ends meet. Even LSD turns sour when the trip is a bad one. Death comes to seem the only freedom. When they arrive at a diner in a small town, they are insulted by the local rednecks as weirdo degenerates. They are arrested on some minor pretext by the local sheriff and thrown in jail where they meet George Hanson, a liberal alcoholic lawyer. He gets them out and decides to join them on their trip to New Orleans in time for Mardi Gras.
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Dennis Hopper | ... |
Writers (3) | Credit |
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Dennis Hopper | (written by) & |
Peter Fonda | (written by) & |
Terry Southern | (written by) |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Donn Cambern | ... |
Cinematographers (2) | Credit |
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Baird Bryant | (uncredited) |
László Kovács | (director of photography) (as Laszlo Kovacs) |
Actors (49) | Credit |
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Anne McClain | Hooker #2 |
Antonio Mendoza | Jesus |
Arnold Hess Jr. | Deputy |
Beatriz Monteil | Hooker #3 |
Blase M. Dawson | Customer #3 |
Bridget Fonda | Child in Commune (uncredited) |
Buddy Causey Jr. | Customer #1 |
Carmen Phillips | Mime #2 |
Carrie Snodgress | Woman in Commune (uncredited) |
Cathé Cozzi | Dancing Girl |
Colette Purpera | Girl #6 |
Cynthia Grezaffi | Girl #5 |
Dan Haggerty | Man in Commune (uncredited) |
David C. Billodeau | Pickup Truck |
Dennis Hopper | Billy |
Duffy Lafont | Customer #2 |
Elida Ann Hebert | Girl #2 |
Ellie Wood Walker | Mime #3 (as Ellie Walker) |
George Fowler Jr. | Guard |
Hayward Robillard | Cat Man |
Helena Kallianiotes | Woman in commune (uncredited) |
Jack Nicholson | George Hanson |
Johnny David | Pickup Truck |
Justin Fonda | Child in Commune (uncredited) |
Karen Black | Karen |
Keith Green | Sheriff |
Lea Marmer | Madame |
Luana Anders | Lisa |
Luke Askew | Stranger on Highway |
Mac Mashourian | Bodyguard |
Marcia Bowman | Hooker #4 |
Mary Kaye Hebert | Girl #4 |
Michael Pataki | Mime #4 |
Paul Guedry Jr. | Customer #4 |
Peter Fonda | Wyatt |
Phil Spector | Connection |
Randee Lynne Jensen | (uncredited) |
Robert Ball | Mime #1 |
Robert Walker Jr. | Jack (as Robert Walker) |
Rose LeBlanc | Girl #3 |
Sabrina Scharf | Sarah |
Sandy Brown Wyeth | Joanne (as Sandy Wyeth) |
Susan Brewer | Woman in Commune (uncredited) |
Suzie Ramagos | Girl #1 |
Thea Salerno | Hooker #1 |
Tita Colorado | Rancher's Wife |
Toni Basil | Mary |
Virgil Frye | Biker (uncredited) |
Warren Finnerty | Rancher |