Easy Rider
Original movie poster
Directed by	Dennis Hopper
Produced by	Peter Fonda William Hayward Bert Schneider
Written by	Peter Fonda Dennis Hopper Terry Southern
Starring	Peter Fonda Dennis Hopper Jack Nicholson Luke Askew Karen Black Toni Basil Phil Spector
Music by	Roger McGuinn
Cinematography	Laszlo Kovacs
Editing by	Donn Cambern
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	July 14, 1969
Running time	94 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	≈ $340,000-400,000
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Wyatt, Mary (Toni Basil), Billy and Karen (Karen Black) wandering the streets of a parade filled New Orleans. This part of the film was shot in 16mm

Easy Rider is a 1969 road movie, written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern. It was produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. Southern also came up with the title of the movie, which borrows the slang term easy rider (which in this context refers to a man who is supported financially by a girlfriend who is a prostitute). Image File history File links EasyRider. ... Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker, known for his roles in Blue Velvet, 24 and Easy Rider. ... Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... For other persons named Hayward, see Hayward (disambiguation). ... Producer Bert Schneider was behind a number of important and topical films of the late 60s and early 70s. ... Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker, known for his roles in Blue Velvet, 24 and Easy Rider. ... Terry Southern (May 1, 1924 – October 29, 1995) was a highly influential American short story writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter and university lecturer. ... Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker, known for his roles in Blue Velvet, 24 and Easy Rider. ... Nicholson as Wilbur Force in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960). ... Luke Askew was born in Macon, Georgia in 1937. ... Black in Five Easy Pieces, 1970 Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an Oscar-nominated American actress, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. ... Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta on September 22, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a musician, video artist, actress, and choreographer. ... Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26, 1939) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. ... James Roger McGuinn (born July 13, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter, who was born as James Joseph McGuinn III in Chicago, Illinois. ... This article is about the cinematographer. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1068x576, 85 KB) Summary Film: Easy Rider (1969) Director: Dennis Hopper Actor Portrayed: Peter Fonda, Toni Basil, Dennis Hopper and Karen Black Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1068x576, 85 KB) Summary Film: Easy Rider (1969) Director: Dennis Hopper Actor Portrayed: Peter Fonda, Toni Basil, Dennis Hopper and Karen Black Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this... Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta on September 22, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a musician, video artist, actress, and choreographer. ... Black in Five Easy Pieces, 1970 Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an Oscar-nominated American actress, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. ... // Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ... Road Movie is a 2002 South Korean film about a love triangle among a woman, a man who loves her, and a gay man who loves him. ... Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker, known for his roles in Blue Velvet, 24 and Easy Rider. ... Terry Southern (May 1, 1924 – October 29, 1995) was a highly influential American short story writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter and university lecturer. ... Wyatt, Mary (Toni Basil), Billy and Karen (Karen Black) wandering the streets of a parade filled New Orleans. ...

Plot summary

After smuggling some cocaine from Mexico to Los Angeles, Wyatt and Billy sell it to a man in a Rolls-Royce (played by Phil Spector) in exchange for a large amount of cash. With this money stuffed into the fuel tank of Wyatt's California style chopper (a type of customized motorcycle that was popularized by this film), they ride eastward in an attempt to reach New Orleans, Louisiana in time for Mardi Gras. Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... d Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Rolls-Royce Motors was created from the demerger of the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. ... Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26, 1939) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... For other uses of the word, see Chopper. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area  - City  350. ... Revelers, Frenchmen Street, Faubourg Marigny. ...

Wyatt, whose name evokes the American Old West lawman Wyatt Earp, dresses in American flag-adorned leather and calls himself Captain America. Billy, whose name evokes the American Old West outlaw Billy the Kid (or, perhaps, gambler Wild Bill Hickok), dresses in Native American-style buckskin pants and shirts and a bushman hat. Clothed in black leather and natural leather, they experience its land and people as they bike through the American Southwest and South. The cowboy, the quintessential symbol of the American Old West, circa 1888. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Union Jack. ... Captain America is a fictional comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics. ... Henry McCarty (November 23, 1859[1] – July 14, 1881) was better known as Billy the Kid, but also known by the aliases Henry Antrim and William Harrison Bonney. ... For other people with similar names, see Wild Bill. ... Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... The Southwest region of the United States is drier than the adjoining Midwest in weather; the population is less dense and, with strong Spanish-American and Native American components, more ethnically varied than neighboring areas. ... The U.S. Southern states or the South, also known colloquially as Dixie, constitute a distinctive region covering a large portion of the United States, with its own unique heritage, historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ...

During their trip they pick up a hitch-hiker (Luke Askew) who turns out to be a member of a commune. They agree to take him there and they stay for a few days. Life in the commune appears to be hard, with hippies from the city finding it difficult to grow their own crops. At one point the bikers witness a prayer for blessing of the new crop, as put by a communard: A chance "to make a stand", and to plant "simple food, for a simple taste." The commune is also host to a travelling theater group that "sings for its supper" (performs for food). The notion of "free love" appears to be practiced, with two women seemingly sharing the affections of the hitch-hiking communard, and who then turn their attention to Wyatt and Billy. As Wyatt and Billy leave, the hitch-hiker (known only as "Stranger on highway" in the credits) gives Wyatt some LSD for him to share with "the right people." Luke Askew was born in Macon, Georgia in 1937. ... A Commune is a kind of intentional community where most resources are shared and there is little or no personal property. ... Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, LSD-25, or acid. ...

While jokingly riding along with a parade in a small town, the pair are arrested by the local authorities for "parading without a permit." In jail, they befriend alcoholic ACLU lawyer George Hanson (played by Jack Nicholson). George helps them get out of jail and decides to travel with Wyatt and Billy. As they camp that night, Wyatt and Billy introduce George to marijuana. As an alcoholic and a square, George is reluctant to try the marijuana ("It leads to harder stuff"), but eventually he relents. King Alcohol and his Prime Minister circa 1820 Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholics normal personal, family, social, or work life. ... The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is a non_governmental organization devoted to defending civil rights and civil liberties in the United States. ... Nicholson as Wilbur Force in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960). ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ...

While attempting to eat in a Louisiana restaurant, the trio's appearance attracts the attention of the locals. The local high school girls in the restaurant want to meet the men and ride with them; the local men and police officer threaten and verbally abuse the riders. One of the men even states "They won't even make the parish line". Wyatt, Billy and George leave without eating and make camp outside of town. The events of the day cause George to comment: "This used to be a helluva good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it". Pointe Coupee Parish, pronounced Point Coo-Pea in English (French: Paroisse de la Pointe Coupée), is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the middle of the night, the local men return and brutally beat the trio while they sleep. Wyatt and Billy suffer minor injuries, but George is killed by a machete strike to the neck. Wyatt and Billy wrap George up in his sleeping bag, gather his belongings, and vow to return the items to his parents. This does not cite its references or sources. ...

They continue to New Orleans and find the brothel which had been recommended by George. Taking two prostitutes, Karen (Karen Black) and Mary (Toni Basil), with them, Wyatt and Billy decide to go outside where the Mardi Gras is going on. They wander the parade-filled streets of New Orleans. They end up in a cemetery, where all four ingest LSD. They all experience a psychedelic trip, represented through quick edits, sound effects and over-exposed film. A brothel, also known as a bordello or whorehouse, is an establishment specifically dedicated to prostitution, providing the prostitutes a place to meet and to have sex with the clients. ... Black in Five Easy Pieces, 1970 Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an Oscar-nominated American actress, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. ... Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta on September 22, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a musician, video artist, actress, and choreographer. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, LSD-25, or acid. ... For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ...

Jack Nicholson as lawyer George Hanson in Easy Rider with Peter Fonda, (Wyatt).

In the end, though Billy remains oblivious, Wyatt declares: "You know Billy, we blew it". Wyatt realizes that their search for freedom, while financially successful, was a spiritual failure. The next morning, the two are continuing their trip to Florida when two rednecks in a pickup truck spot them. One of the rednecks armed with a shotgun shoots at and hits Billy. Wyatt immediately turns around to see his friend crashed and bleeding on the side of the road. Wyatt hops on his bike, hoping to get help for his friend. By then the rednecks have turned around. When they see Wyatt speeding towards them on his bike, without a weapon, the redneck in the passenger seat aims at Wyatt and shoots. The shot hits the gas tank of Wyatt's bike, causing it to explode violently. From the flaming bike on the side of the road, the camera ascends towards the sky, and the duo's journey "looking for America" ends once and for all. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... // Redneck, in modern usage, predominantly refers to a particular stereotype of people who may be found in many regions of the United States or Canada. ...

Impact

"Connection" (Phil Spector) enjoys the quality of Wyatt and Billy's cocaine

Along with Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde, Easy Rider helped kick-start an artistic renaissance in Hollywood during the late sixties and early seventies. The major studios realised that money could be made from low-budget films made by directors with artistic intentions. Heavily influenced by the French New Wave, the films of the so-called "Hollywood Renaissance" came to represent a generation increasingly disillusioned with their government and the world. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1068x576, 57 KB) Summary Film: Easy Rider (1969) Director: Dennis Hopper Actor Portrayed: Phil Spector Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1068x576, 57 KB) Summary Film: Easy Rider (1969) Director: Dennis Hopper Actor Portrayed: Phil Spector Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26, 1939) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. ... Arthur Penn (born September 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a film director of thoughtful films that dont always find an audience. ... Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is a film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who roamed the United States Southwest robbing banks during the Great Depression. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... François Truffauts New Wave film Jules et Jim The New Wave (French: la Nouvelle Vague) was a blanket term coined by critics for a group of French filmmakers of the late 1950s and 1960s, influenced (in part) by Italian Neorealism. ...

Despite being shot in the first half of 1968, between Mardi Gras and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, the film did not have a US debut until July of 1969. Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... Revelers, Frenchmen Street, Faubourg Marigny. ... Robert Francis Bobby Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also called RFK, was one of two younger brothers of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. ... A debut album is the first released music album by an artist or a band. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

Hopper received the "first film award" (Prix de la premiere oeuvre) at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jack Nicholson) and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced. Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to male actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... // The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ...

The film was #88 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Years, 100 Movies. In 1998, Easy Rider was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The American Film Institute, celebrating the 100th anniversary of film, created several top 100 lists covering movies in American cinema. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

Easy Rider has been cited and parodied many times since. A scene from the film Starsky & Hutch features the titular characters dressed as Wyatt and Billy, riding motorcycles to The Weight. Author Philip K. Dick mentions Easy Rider in his story A Scanner Darkly, in which a character sees the movie in a vision induced while tripping on a reality distortion field created by Scrizer. The movie was also mentioned in the book Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman; he urged all readers, yippies and hippies to make sure the rest of America didn't fall for the image of the Yippies, hippies, and their kind as a group with a (sic) "Easy Rider take-no-crap" image. The characters Mike Doonesbury and Mark Slackmeyer of the Doonesbury comic strip embarked on an Easy Rider-style cross-country motorcycle trip in 1972, a story arc that introduced the character of Joanie Caucus.^[1] The first season finale of Venture Brothers directly parodies the final scene. Film buffs will also recall the 1973 film "Electra Glide in Blue," starring Robert Blake as a Vietnam War veteran getting his life back together in Arizona as a motorcycle cop. The film inverts the tragic shooting that ends "Easy Rider" by having hippies in a Volkswagen mini-bus blast away with a shotgun at Blake's bike, the Electra Glide. Starsky & Hutch is a 2004 American comedy/action film directed by Todd Phillips. ... The Weight is the title of a 1968 song by The Band. ... Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American writer, mostly known for his works of science fiction. ... A Scanner Darkly is a 1977 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. ... Cover of Steal this Book Steal This Book is a book written by Abbie Hoffman in 1970 and published in 1971. ... Abbott Howard Abbie Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was a self-identified communo-anarchist,[1] social and political activist in the United States, co-founder of the Youth International Party (Yippies), and later, a fugitive from the law, who lived under an alias following a conviction for dealing... The Youth International Party (whose adherents were known as Yippies, a variant on Hippies) was a highly theatrical political party established in the United States in 1967. ... Hippies (singular hippie or sometimes hippy) were members of the 1960s counterculture movement who adopted a communal or nomadic lifestyle, renounced corporate nationalism and the Vietnam War, embraced aspects of Buddhism, Hinduism, and/or Native American religious culture, and were otherwise at odds with traditional middle class Western values. ... Mike Doonesbury is the main character in Garry Trudeaus comic strip Doonesbury. ... Mark Slackmeyer is a character in the comic strip Doonesbury. ... Doonesbury is a comic strip by Garry Trudeau, popular in the United States and other parts of the world. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Joanie Caucus is a character in Garry Trudeaus comics strip Doonesbury. ... The Venture Bros. ...

Music

The Stranger gives Wyatt some LSD to take "In the right place with the right people".

Main article: Easy Rider (soundtrack)

Both The Band and Crosby, Stills, & Nash were considered for the soundtrack. However, during editing, Hopper used various music from his own record collection. When CSN viewed a rough cut of the film, they assured Hopper that they couldn’t do any better than what he already had. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1068x576, 70 KB) Summary Film: Easy Rider (1969) Director: Dennis Hopper Actor Portrayed: Luke Askew and Peter Fonda Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1068x576, 70 KB) Summary Film: Easy Rider (1969) Director: Dennis Hopper Actor Portrayed: Luke Askew and Peter Fonda Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The cult classic 1969 film Easy Rider, starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson, is not only remembered for the movie itself, but for the epic late 1960s rock soundtrack. ... For other uses, see Band. ... Crosby, Stills & Nash (at times known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) is a pioneering folk rock/rock supergroup that formed out of the remnants of three 1960s bands: Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, and the Hollies. ...

Bob Dylan was asked to contribute music, but was reluctant to use his own recording of It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), so a version performed by Byrds frontman Roger McGuinn was used instead. Also, instead of writing an entirely new song for the film, Dylan simply wrote out the first verse of “Ballad of Easy Rider” and told the filmmakers, “Give this to McGuinn, he’ll know what to do with it.” McGuinn completed the song and performed it in the film. Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Its Alright, Ma (Im Only Bleeding) is a song by Bob Dylan. ... L-R: David Crosby, Gene Clark, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn The Byrds were an American rock music group founded in Los Angeles, California in 1964 by singers and guitarists Jim McGuinn (he later changed his name to Roger McGuinn), Gene Clark, and David Crosby. ... James Roger McGuinn (born July 13, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter, who was born as James Joseph McGuinn III in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Production

Director Dennis Hopper used several Louisiana locals to add authenticity to the film. Here David C. Billodeau and Johnny David appear in their only film role.

Production began in the spring of 1968 with the Mardi Gras scenes, which were shot on 16mm as a test. Hopper and Fonda were given $40,000 by Raybert Productions to shoot the test scenes, and if the scenes 'passed', the project would continue. However, Fonda got the carnival date wrong; discovering he only had a week to prepare when he had thought he'd had a month, Hopper scrambled to find 16mm cameras and quickly assemble a fairly informal, makeshift crew (as told in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind). The 16mm test material appears in the final film, and includes the Mardi Gras parade and cemetery scenes. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1068x576, 74 KB) Summary Film: Easy Rider (1969) Director: Dennis Hopper Actors Portrayed: David C. Billodeau, Johnny David Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1068x576, 74 KB) Summary Film: Easy Rider (1969) Director: Dennis Hopper Actors Portrayed: David C. Billodeau, Johnny David Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... Raybert Productions was a 1960s production company, founded by Robert (Bob) Rafelson and Bert Schneider. ... Easy Riders, Raging Bulls is a book by Peter Biskind about 1970s Hollywood, a stand alone period of American film that produced such classics as The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, Taxi Driver, Jaws, Star Wars, The Exorcist and The Last Picture Show. ... Peter Biskind is a journalist and author famous for some of his entertaining and provocative portrayals of life in Hollywood in books like Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock N Roll Generation Saved Hollywood, Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film...

While shooting the cemetery scene, Hopper tried to convince Fonda to talk to the statue of the Madonna as though it were Fonda's mother (who had committed suicide when he was 10 years old) and ask her why she left him. Although Fonda was reluctant, he eventually complied. Later on, he used this scene as leverage to persuade Bob Dylan to allow the use of It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) Frances Ford Seymour (1908- 14 April 1950) was a New York City socialite, perhaps most famous as the second wife of actor Henry Fonda and the mother of actors Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Its Alright, Ma (Im Only Bleeding) is a song by Bob Dylan. ...

During the test shooting, Hopper, legendary at the time for his drug excesses and paranoia, tyrannized the crew so much that everyone quit. At one point he entered into a physical confrontation with photographer Barry Feinstein, who was one of the camera operators for the shoot. After the turmoil in New Orleans, Hopper and Fonda decided to assemble a proper crew for the rest of the film. ^[2]

According to Terry Southern's biographer, Lee Hill, the part of George Hanson had been written for Southern's friend, actor Rip Torn. When Torn met with Hopper and Fonda at a New York restaurant in early 1968 to discuss the role, Hopper began ranting about the "rednecks" he had encountered on his scouting trip to the South. Torn, a Texan, took exception to some of Hopper's remarks, and the two almost came to blows, as a result of which Torn withdrew from the project and had to be replaced by Jack Nicholson. In 1994, Hopper was interviewed about Easy Rider by Jay Leno on The Tonight Show and during the interview he alleged that Torn had pulled a knife on him during the altercation, prompting Torn to sue Hopper for defamation. Rip Torn as Chief Zed in the film Men in Black. ... James Douglas Muir Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC televisions long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The hippie commune had to be recreated and shot near Mulholland Drive in the hills north of Los Angeles, as the original Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico commune near Taos did not permit shooting there. Map of Mulholland Drive (orange) and Mulholland Highway (brown) in Los Angeles County. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Taos (IPA: ) is a city in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico. ...

The restaurant scenes with Fonda, Hopper and Nicholson were shot in Morganza, Louisiana. The men and girls in that scene were all Morganza locals. In order to incite more vitriolic commentary from the local men, Hopper told them to play the scene as if Billy, Wyatt, and George had raped a girl outside of town. Morganza is a village located in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. ...

Motorcycles

"Easy Rider" Replica in German Museum

The motorcycles for the film, based on hardtail frames and Panhead engines, were designed and built by chopper builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy, following ideas of Peter Fonda, and handled by Tex Hall and Dan Haggerty during shooting. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1493x2100, 934 KB) Summary Easy-Rider-Chopper Harley Davidson (1987) (see de:Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum), 2006, by J. Köhler Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Harley-Davidson Easy Rider ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1493x2100, 934 KB) Summary Easy-Rider-Chopper Harley Davidson (1987) (see de:Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum), 2006, by J. Köhler Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Harley-Davidson Easy Rider ... Look up replica in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Panheads are fans of the rock band Skillet. ... For other uses of the word, see Chopper. ... ≤ Dan Haggerty (b. ...

In total, four former police bikes were used in the film. The 1949, 1950 and 1952 Harley Davidson Hydraglide bikes were purchased at an auction for US$ 500. Each bike had a backup to make sure that shooting could continue in case one of the old machines failed. One "Captain America" was demolished in the final scene, while the other three were stolen and probably taken apart before their significance as movie props became known. The demolished bike was rebuilt by Dan Haggerty and shown in a museum. He sold it at an auction in 2001. Many other replicas have been built since the film’s release. The Harley-Davidson, Inc. ... ≤ Dan Haggerty (b. ...

Hopper and Fonda hosted a wrap party for the movie and then realised they hadn't shot the final campfire scene. Thus, it was shot after the bikes had already been stolen, which is why they are not visible in the background as in the other campfire scenes. (as told in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind).

Trivia

• Real marijuana was smoked in many scenes, but the "undescribed white powder" sniffed by Fonda was powdered sugar.
• The pin Wyatt wears on his jacket is an Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge.
• Wyatt's name is only mentioned once, near the end of the movie. All other times he is referred to as "Captain America".
• Peter Fonda's 4-year-old daughter, Bridget Fonda, was one of the children seen in the commune, featured briefly as the third person visible in the minute-long, 360-degree leftward pan 33 minutes into the film.
• The scene where Wyatt, Billy and George arrive in Louisiana over a bridge (accompanied by Jimi Hendrix's If 6 Was 9) was filmed in the city of Franklin, Louisiana. As the bikes go along Main Street the old city hall is visible behind what later became its replacement, under construction at the time.
• After watching the movie, Jimi Hendrix was inspired to write a song about the movie (using different spelling), "Ezy Ryder".
• In 1985, Hopper starred in the teen comedy My Science Project where he plays a high-school science teacher that's swept through a time vortex. He returns later in the film after revisiting the past dressed up in his Buckskin "Billy" outfit.
• It may be noted that both Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper provided voices for characters in the videogame series of Grand Theft Auto. Fonda played The Truth in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, while Hopper was Steve Scott in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, there is also a motorcycle model called "Angel" that looks very similar to "Captain America".
• In 2007 two movies that have Peter Fonda acting in them, make references to this movie. In Wild Hogs Fonda plays a legendary biker who saves the four heroes. In Ghost Rider Fonda plays Mephistopheles who says "Nice bike" to hero Johnny Blaze. The bike that Johnny rides is an exact copy of the bike that Fonda drove in the film. According to co-star Nicholas Cage, Fonda had a screening of this movie during filming.
• To write this film, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper took as a starting point II sorpasso of Dino Risi, 1962 Italian movie.
• In the First season ender of the Cartoon Network original The Venture Bros. Hank and Dean Venture are accidentally shot by The Monarch's henchmen Number 21 and Number 24. This scene of "Return To Spider-Skull Island" pays homage to the film, in both the "deaths" of Hank and Dean, and the fact that Dean wears a "Captain America" helmet belonging to Wyatt (Peter Fonda).
• The drug deal scene is parodied by Canadian band Sloan in the music video for their song "The Good In Everyone."

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Notable quotes

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Easy Rider

George Hanson: It's real hard to be free when you're bought and sold in the marketplace.

George Hanson: This used to be a hell of a country! I don't know what's happened to it.

Wyatt: No, I mean it, you've got a nice place. It's not every man that can live off the land, you know. You do your own thing in your own time. You should be proud.

Wyatt: I'm hip about time, but I just gotta go.

Wyatt: You ever want to be somebody else?

Drifter: I'd like to try Porky Pig.

Wyatt: I never wanted to be anybody else.

Billy: We did it, man. We did it, we did it. We're rich, man. We're retirin' in Florida now, mister.

Wyatt: You know Billy, we blew it.

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Footnotes

In New Orleans, Billy buys the services of Karen (Karen Black), a prostitute

1. ^ Biography of Mike Doonesbury, Doonesbury@Slate.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
2. ^ Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage at the Internet Movie Database. A Making-of documentary.

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See also

• Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage [1]
• American Dream
• Hippie
• Method acting
• List of counterculture films

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External links

• Easy Rider at the Internet Movie Database
• Easy Rider on Filmsite.org