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Easy Rider

- A man went looking for America and couldn’t find it anywhere...

Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth.

Release Date : 1969-06-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia PicturesPando Company Inc.BBS Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Loners

Cast

Peter Fonda

Character Name : Wyatt

Original Name : Peter Fonda

Gender : Male

Dennis Hopper

Character Name : Billy

Original Name : Dennis Hopper

Gender : Male

Jack Nicholson

Character Name : George Hanson

Original Name : Jack Nicholson

Gender : Male

Antonio Mendoza

Character Name : Jesus

Original Name : Antonio Mendoza

Gender : Male

Phil Spector

Character Name : Connection

Original Name : Phil Spector

Gender : Male

Mac Mashourian

Character Name : Bodyguard

Original Name : Mac Mashourian

Gender : Male

Warren Finnerty

Character Name : Rancher

Original Name : Warren Finnerty

Gender : Male

Tita Colorado

Character Name : Rancher's Wife

Original Name : Tita Colorado

Gender : Male

Luke Askew

Character Name : Stranger on Highway

Original Name : Luke Askew

Gender : Male

Luana Anders

Character Name : Lisa

Original Name : Luana Anders

Gender : Female

Sabrina Scharf

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Sabrina Scharf

Gender : Female

Sandy Brown Wyeth

Character Name : Joanne

Original Name : Sandy Brown Wyeth

Gender : Female

Robert Walker Jr.

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Robert Walker Jr.

Gender : Male

Robert Ball

Character Name : Mime #1

Original Name : Robert Ball

Gender : Male

Carmen Phillips

Character Name : Mime #2

Original Name : Carmen Phillips

Gender : Female

Ellie Wood Walker

Character Name : Mime #3

Original Name : Ellie Wood Walker

Gender : Female

Michael Pataki

Character Name : Mime #4

Original Name : Michael Pataki

Gender : Male

George Fowler Jr.

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : George Fowler Jr.

Gender : Male

Keith Green

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Keith Green

Gender : Male

Hayward Robillard

Character Name : Cat Man

Original Name : Hayward Robillard

Gender : Male

Arnold Hess Jr.

Character Name : Deputy

Original Name : Arnold Hess Jr.

Gender : Male

Buddy Causey Jr.

Character Name : Customer #1

Original Name : Buddy Causey Jr.

Gender : Male

Duffy Lafont

Character Name : Customer #2

Original Name : Duffy Lafont

Gender : Male

Blase M. Dawson

Character Name : Customer #3

Original Name : Blase M. Dawson

Gender : Male

Paul Guedry Jr.

Character Name : Customer #4

Original Name : Paul Guedry Jr.

Gender : Male

Suzie Ramagos

Character Name : Girl #1

Original Name : Suzie Ramagos

Gender : Male

Elida Ann Hebert

Character Name : Girl #2

Original Name : Elida Ann Hebert

Gender : Male

Rose LeBlanc

Character Name : Girl #3

Original Name : Rose LeBlanc

Gender : Male

Mary Kaye Hebert

Character Name : Girl #4

Original Name : Mary Kaye Hebert

Gender : Male

Cynthia Grezaffi

Character Name : Girl #5

Original Name : Cynthia Grezaffi

Gender : Male

Colette Purpera

Character Name : Girl #6

Original Name : Colette Purpera

Gender : Male

Toni Basil

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Toni Basil

Gender : Female

Karen Black

Character Name : Karen

Original Name : Karen Black

Gender : Female

Lea Marmer

Character Name : Madame

Original Name : Lea Marmer

Gender : Female

Cathé Cozzi

Character Name : Dancing Girl

Original Name : Cathé Cozzi

Gender : Male

Thea Salerno

Character Name : Hooker #1

Original Name : Thea Salerno

Gender : Male

Anne McClain

Character Name : Hooker #2

Original Name : Anne McClain

Gender : Male

Beatriz Monteil

Character Name : Hooker #3

Original Name : Beatriz Monteil

Gender : Male

Marcia Bowman

Character Name : Hooker #4

Original Name : Marcia Bowman

Gender : Male

David C. Billodeau

Character Name : Pickup Truck

Original Name : David C. Billodeau

Gender : Male

Johnny David

Character Name : Pickup Truck

Original Name : Johnny David

Gender : Male

Susan Brewer

Character Name : Woman in Commune (uncredited)

Original Name : Susan Brewer

Gender : Male

Garrett Cassell

Character Name : Hippie (uncredited)

Original Name : Garrett Cassell

Gender : Male

Bridget Fonda

Character Name : Child in Commune (uncredited)

Original Name : Bridget Fonda

Gender : Female

Justin Fonda

Character Name : Child in Commune (uncredited)

Original Name : Justin Fonda

Gender : Male

Virgil Frye

Character Name : Biker (uncredited)

Original Name : Virgil Frye

Gender : Male

Dan Haggerty

Character Name : Man in Commune (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Haggerty

Gender : Male

Helena Kallianiotes

Character Name : Woman in Commune (uncredited)

Original Name : Helena Kallianiotes

Gender : Female

Carrie Snodgress

Character Name : Woman in Commune (uncredited)

Original Name : Carrie Snodgress

Gender : Female

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-01-13

**_Quest for freedom_** If you can't handle the counterculture movement of the late 60s and early 70s and all that went with it (hippies, drugs, skinny dipping, free sex and communes) I suggest staying away from "Easy Rider." For everyone else, this is an excellent period piece of the late 60s (shot in 1968) that explores the nature of freedom and the quest thereof. Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper star as Wyatt and Billy, two hippies who travel by choppers from Los Angeles to New Orleans to attend the Mardi Gras. Along the way they experience gorgeous landscapes, a commune, jail, new friends, unexpected enemies, drugs galore and a brothel when they arrive. Jack Nicholson stands out as one of the friends they meet; while the beautiful Karen black & Toni Basil star as two prostitutes in New Orleans. What makes "Easy Rider" great is that it's more than just a road adventure with a modern Western garnish (i.e. Cowboys on motorized "horses"). The film has depth that separates it from the typical biker flicks of that era. It's really about freedom or the lack thereof. Wyatt and Billy certainly have some grasp of freedom - and they desperately pursue it - but they're ironically so shackled by their OWN carnal desires and growing addictions that the most they attain is a piece of it. Wyatt laments near the end of the film: "We blew it; we really blew it" as he realizes freedom has slipped through their fingers like water. Nicholson's character, George, has more of handle on what's going on, but he obviously has his own issues. The hippies at the commune seem to have escaped society's shackles but to what end? There's a reason communes never really caught on in America, and the film shows why. In an interview with Rolling Stone in the early 70s, Fonda pointed out that Wyatt represented everybody who feels that freedom can be bought, that you can find freedom through other things, like riding motorcycles across the country or smoking pot. He confessed that "Easy Rider" is actually about the LACK of freedom in modern Western Civilization. Wyatt and Billy are not right, they're wrong. So the most fitting thing the writers (Fonda & Hopper) could do in the end was... (I can't give away the climax). In a sense, they were committing self-destruction, which Fonda claimed America was doing. He said viewers often respond to the end by lamenting, "Look at those terrible rednecks, blah, blah, blah." But "Easy Rider," he pointed out, is a Southern term for a prostitute's man, not a pimp, but the dude who lives with her. He's got the easy ride. And that's what he claims happened to America - liberty's become a prostitute, and we're all taking the easy ride. So what's the answer? The answer's there and it's pretty clear, but I won't hand-feed it to anyone. Seek and you will find. This might give you some food for thought the next time you catch the film. Some modern viewers with ADHD criticize the film as boring, but I find it strangely engrossing from beginning to end. The climax is equal parts sudden, powerful, shocking and unforgettable. The film runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah (Monument Valley) and Louisiana. GRADE: A