janvanham
over 2 years
ago
burrrrrooomboomboomboom
Aaron Jones
over 2 years
ago
A wild depiction of the dichotomy between hippies and The Man in 1969.
Noah Rymer
almost 5 years
ago
truly captures a moment in american history, and the spirit of freedom during that time.
Jonathan Evans
5 years
ago
Perhaps this is of another time. What a way to explore it. Still, you weren't there 'man'
Charlie Alcock
over 5 years
ago
Appropriately aimless. Editing was cool. Wasn't a fan of the ending.
zorlack
almost 6 years
ago
A counter-culture warning shot which no longer resonates. Maybe you had to be there.
Michael Cole
over 6 years
ago
I definitely get the sense that Dennis Hopper did not like the south.
Austin
over 6 years
ago
Though relevant at the time, the film now seems a little too cute and meandering.
Daniel Jones
almost 7 years
ago
I find it to be quite historically significant. Different than modern movies, but great.
John Barton
over 7 years
ago
I know this movie is "important", but I just didn't enjoy it much.
Kraig Brachman
almost 8 years
ago
ER shows exactly what the counter culture was. Deep, and poignant even to this day.
Robyn Hamilton
almost 8 years
ago
Very of its time and boring from a modern day viewer's perspective. Soundtrack is good.
Dylan Clites
over 8 years
ago
Possibly the most overrated movie ever. It only really works as a history piece anymore.
Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. It tells the story of two bikers (played by Fonda and Hopper) who travel through the American Southwest and South with the aim of achieving freedom. The success of Easy Rider helped spark the New Hollywood phase of filmmaking during the late sixties. The film was added to the Library of Congress National Registry in 1998.
A landmark counterculture film, and a "touchstone for a generation" that "captured the national imagination," 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.
The protagonists are two freewheeling hippies: Wyatt (Fonda), nicknamed "Captain America", and Billy (Hopper). Fonda and Hopper said...