12/12/2023 0 Comments Easy rider magazine december 2013![]() There, they befriend American Civil Liberties Union lawyer and local drunk George Hanson ( Jack Nicholson), who has spent the night in jail after overindulging in alcohol. Later, while naughtily riding along with a parade in a small town, the pair are arrested by the local authorities for "parading without a permit" and thrown in jail. The hitch-hiker asks the two bikers to stay at the commune, saying, "the time is now", to which Wyatt replies "I'm hip about time.but I just gotta go." As the bikers 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". The notion of " free love" appears to be practised, with two of the women, Lisa ( Luana Anders) and Sarah (Sabrina Scharf), seemingly sharing the affections of the hitch-hiking commune-member before turning their attention to Wyatt and Billy. The commune is also hosting a traveling theater group that "sings for its supper" (performs for food). At one point, the bikers witness a prayer for blessing of the new crop, as put by a commune-member ( Robert Walker Jr.): A chance "to make a stand", and to plant "simple food, for our simple taste". Life in the commune appears to be hard, with young hippies from the city struggling to grow their own crops in a dry climate with poor soil and little rainfall. Later Wyatt stops to pick up a hippyish hitch-hiker ( Luke Askew) and he invites them to visit his commune, where they stay for the rest of the day. Wyatt seems to appreciate the simple, traditional lifestyle presented here. With the money stuffed into a plastic tube hidden inside the Stars & Stripes-painted fuel tank of Wyatt's California-style chopper, they ride eastward aiming to reach New Orleans, Louisiana, in time for the Mardi Gras festival.ĭuring their trip Wyatt and Billy stop to repair one of the bikes at a farmstead, and have a meal with the farmer ( Warren Finnerty) and his family. The former is quite open to people they meet on their journey and accepting of help while the latter is more hostile and suspicious.Īfter smuggling cocaine from Mexico to Los Angeles, Wyatt and Billy sell their haul to "Connection", a man (played by Phil Spector) in a Rolls-Royce, and receive a large sum in return. Wyatt dresses in American flag-adorned leather (with an Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge affixed to it), while Billy dresses in Native American-style buckskin pants and shirts and a bushman hat. The protagonists are two freewheeling bikers: Wyatt (Fonda), nicknamed "Captain America", and Billy (Hopper). ![]() In Easy Rider, real drugs were used in scenes showing the use of marijuana and other substances. ![]() The film was added to the Library of Congress National Registry in 1998.Ī landmark counterculture film, and a "touchstone for a generation" that "captured the national imagination", Easy Rider explores the societal landscape, issues, and tensions in the United States during the 1960s, such as the rise and fall of the hippie movement, drug use, and communal lifestyle. ![]() The success of Easy Rider helped spark the New Hollywood era of filmmaking during the early 1970s. ![]() It tells the story of two bikers (played by Fonda and Hopper) who travel through the American Southwest and South after selling a large score of cocaine. Running time This template is from WikipediaĮasy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. ![]()
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