Easy Rider


 
 
Easy Rider

:This article is about the movie Easy Rider. There is also an article about the slang expression easy rider.

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Easy Rider is a 1969 road movie directed by Dennis Hopper which many see as representing the embodiment of the hippie lifestyle of the 1960s. The film tells the story of two young men, Wyatt (played by Peter Fonda) and Billy (played by Dennis Hopper), who "went looking for America but couldn't find it anywhere."

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After smuggling some cocaine from Mexico to Los Angeles, Wyatt and Billy sell it to a man in a Rolls Royce (played by music producer Phil Spector) in exchange for a large amount of cash. With this money stuffed into one of the fuel tanks of their California style choppers (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.


 

1969: 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday...

Road movie: In general, road movies are a genre of movies in which the action takes places during a road journey. Notable examples include Easy Rider, Thelma and Louise and Y tu mam? tambi?n. They have their roots in classic works like Homer's Odyssey....

Dennis Hopper: Dennis Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an American actor and film-maker....


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Wave Rider

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Introduction
Plot summary
Impact
Trivia
Track list (music from the film)
External links
 
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