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Easy Rider

1969
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7.0/10

Release Date

26/06/1969

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
84%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
72%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
85%

A man went in search of America. And he could not find it anywhere.

Billy and Wyatt are two young motorcyclists who set off on a journey through the American Southwest and South. Their destination is the Mardi Gras carnival in New Orleans. To fund the trip, they deal cocaine on the Mexican border. On their motorcycles, they ride along highways and through towns across the country, and at every stop they come into contact with different faces of American society. Dennis Hopper directs the film and also plays Billy, while Peter Fonda brings Wyatt to life.

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Facts about Easy Rider

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Spain releaseNovember 28, 1974
Worldwide premiereMay 12, 1969
Runtime1 h 30 min
Original languageEnglish
Original titleEasy Rider
CountryUnited States
Production companiesColumbia Pictures, Pando Company Inc., BBS Productions
Budget$400K
Worldwide box office$60.0M
Return on investmentx150.0 Box office hit
Trailer views624K

More ratings

3.8/5Letterboxd70/100Trakt7.4/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Easy Rider

0total awards
2total nominations
Oscars 2 nom.

Nominations

  • 1970Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • 1970Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Easy Rider Cast

Peter Fonda
Peter FondaWyatt
Dennis Hopper
Dennis HopperBilly
Antonio Mendoza
Antonio MendozaJesus
Phil Spector
Phil SpectorConnection
Mac Mashourian
Mac MashourianBodyguard
Warren Finnerty
Warren FinnertyRancher
Tita Colorado
Tita ColoradoRancher's Wife
Luke Askew
Luke AskewStranger on Highway
Luana Anders
Luana AndersLisa
Sabrina Scharf
Sabrina ScharfSarah
Sandy Brown Wyeth
Sandy Brown WyethJoanne
Robert Ball
Robert BallMime #1
Carmen Phillips
Carmen PhillipsMime #2
Ellie Wood Walker
Ellie Wood WalkerMime #3
Michael Pataki
Michael PatakiMime #4
George Fowler Jr.
George Fowler Jr.Guard
Keith Green
Keith GreenSheriff
Hayward Robillard
Hayward RobillardCat Man
Arnold Hess Jr.
Arnold Hess Jr.Deputy
Buddy Causey Jr.
Buddy Causey Jr.Customer #1
Duffy Lafont
Duffy LafontCustomer #2
Blase M. Dawson
Blase M. DawsonCustomer #3
Paul Guedry Jr.
Paul Guedry Jr.Customer #4
Suzie Ramagos
Suzie RamagosGirl #1
Elida Ann Hebert
Elida Ann HebertGirl #2
Rose LeBlanc
Rose LeBlancGirl #3
Mary Kaye Hebert
Mary Kaye HebertGirl #4
Cynthia Grezaffi
Cynthia GrezaffiGirl #5
Colette Purpera
Colette PurperaGirl #6
Toni Basil
Toni BasilMary
Karen Black
Karen BlackKaren
Lea Marmer
Lea MarmerMadame
Cathé Cozzi
Cathé CozziDancing Girl
Thea Salerno
Thea SalernoHooker #1
Anne McClain
Anne McClainHooker #2
Beatriz Monteil
Beatriz MonteilHooker #3
Marcia Bowman
Marcia BowmanHooker #4
David C. Billodeau
David C. BillodeauPickup Truck
Johnny David
Johnny DavidPickup Truck
Susan Brewer
Susan BrewerWoman in Commune (uncredited)
Garrett Cassell
Garrett CassellHippie (uncredited)
Justin Fonda
Justin FondaChild in Commune (uncredited)
Virgil Frye
Virgil FryeBiker (uncredited)
Helena Kallianiotes
Helena KallianiotesWoman in Commune (uncredited)
Carrie Snodgress
Carrie SnodgressWoman in Commune (uncredited)

Cast of Easy Rider by the numbers

39average cast age in years
4years of age gap between the leads
44%women in the cast
6%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Peter Fonda, age 34 at release. The oldest: Warren Finnerty, at 49.

Cast ages at release

  • Peter Fonda34 years old
  • Dennis Hopper38 years old
  • Jack Nicholson37 years old
  • Phil Spector34 years old
  • Warren Finnerty49 years old
  • Luke Askew42 years old
  • Luana Anders36 years old

Cast heights

Crew

  • AddressDennis Hopper
  • WritingPeter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern
  • PhotographyLászló Kovács
  • EditingDonn Cambern
  • ProductionPeter Fonda

Trivia about Easy Rider

One of the cuts Hopper proposed ran 220 minutes and was inspired by 2001: 2001: A Space Odyssey, with numerous time jumps into the future.
The film was financed with money from The Monkees, and Phil Spector appears in the opening scenes, although neither the group nor he contributed any music.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were going to compose the entire soundtrack, but Hopper removed them from the project behind Fonda's back.
Dylan wrote only the first verse of "Ballad of Easy Rider" and handed it to McGuinn, who completed the song for the movie.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

Franchise Order Easy Rider Collection

All movies in release order.

  1. 1Easy RiderEasy Rider1969You are here
  2. 2Easy Rider: The Ride BackEasy Rider: The Ride Back2012

What it's about Easy Rider

adolescencerock 'n' rollrebeldrug traffickingbrotheldrug addictionopiumarbitrary lawhighwaylsdmarijuanaroad movie

What Easy Rider is called in other countries

It was released in 29 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainEasy Rider (Buscando mi destino)
  • ItalyEasy Rider - Libertà e paura
  • MexicoBusco mi camino
  • BrazilSem Destino
  • JapanÎjî Raidâ
  • South Korea이지 라이더
  • China逍遥骑士
  • RussiaБеспечный ездок
  • ArgentinaBusco mi camino
  • ChileBusco mi destino
  • BulgariaВолният ездач
  • CzechiaBezstarostná jízda
See the remaining 17 countries
  • EstoniaMuretu rännumees
  • FinlandEasy rider - matkalla
  • Georgiaუდარდელი ბაიკერი
  • GreeceΞένοιαστος Καβαλάρης
  • Hong Kong逍遙騎士
  • HungarySzelíd motorosok
  • IsraelAdam B'Eekvot Goralo
  • LatviaBezrūpīgais braucējs
  • LithuaniaNerūpestingas keliautojas
  • PeruBusco mi destino
  • PolandSwobodny Jeździec
  • SerbiaGoli u sedlu
  • SlovakiaBezstarostná jazda
  • Taiwan逍遙騎士
  • Thailandขี่ผิดสูตร
  • TurkeyÖzgürlüğün Bedeli
  • UkraineБезтурботний їздець

Where it was filmed Easy Rider

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Quotes by Easy Rider

  • 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.
  • I never really thought of myself as a freak, ya know...but I Love to Freak!
  • You can get out of here, if you haven't killed anybody - at least nobody white.
  • It doesn't make any difference what city. All cities are alike. That's why I'm out here now...cause I'm from the city, a long way from the city - and that's where I want to be right now.
  • Rancher: Turn that thing off. You're making my horse skittish. ... Sure is a good-looking machine.
  • [reading inscription] "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)

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