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Peter Fonda stars as Wyatt, a hippie biker who travels from L.A. to New Orleans with his friend Billy (Dennis Hopper) and their cash. Along the way, they encounter various characters and challenges, and explore the themes of freedom, counterculture and violence.
- (115K)
- Adventure, Drama
- Dennis Hopper
- 1969-06-26
Easy Rider. Easy Rider is a 1969 American independent [3] [4] road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper. Fonda and Hopper play two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South, carrying the proceeds from a cocaine deal.
- $360,000–$400,000
- July 14, 1969 (New York City)
- Peter Fonda
- Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson
Two hippie bikers, Wyatt and Billy, travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, encountering various people and landscapes along the way. Wyatt, played by Peter Fonda, is the more easygoing and open-minded of the two, while Billy, played by Dennis Hopper, is more suspicious and paranoid.
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May 10, 2023 · Peter Fonda (born February 23, 1940, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 16, 2019, Los Angeles, California) was an American actor, writer, and director who was a counterculture icon, best known for the cult classic film Easy Rider (1969). He was also a member of a legendary acting family that included his father, sister, and daughter ...
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Oct 24, 2004 · Peter Fonda plays Captain America, a cool and remote biker who flies the American flag on his motorcycle. He and Dennis Hopper travel across the country on cocaine and marijuana, meeting Jack Nicholson's lawyer character along the way.
Jul 12, 2019 · Peter Fonda, editor Henry Jaglom, actress Toni Basil and veteran filmmaker Henry Jaglom and filmmaker Roger Corman reflect on the making of 'Easy Rider' 50 years later.
