Easy Rider

Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie directed by Dennis Hopper, and written by Hopper, Peter Fonda and Terry Southern. It tells the story of two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South for freedom. The success of the movie helped spark the New Hollywood phase of movie making during the early 1970s. The movie was added to the Library of Congress National Registry in 1998.

Easy Rider
Directed by	Dennis Hopper
Written by	Peter Fonda Dennis Hopper Terry Southern
Produced by	Peter Fonda
Starring	Peter Fonda Dennis Hopper Jack Nicholson
Cinematography	Laszlo Kovacs
Edited by	Donn Cambern
Music by	Roger McGuinn
Production companies	Raybert Productions Pando Company Inc.
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 14, 1969 (1969-07-14)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$360,000
Box office	$41,728,598[1]

The movie was said to be a counterculture movie.^[2] 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.

Easy Rider is famous for its use of real drugs in its portrayal of marijuana and other substances.^[3]

Awards and honors

Hopper received the First Film Award (Prix de la première œuvre) at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.^[4] At the Academy Awards, Nicholson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The movie was also nominated for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced.

The movie is at number 88 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Years, 100 Movies.