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Easy Rider
Columbia Pictures


6.6

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MPAA RATING: R

Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Antonio Mendoza, and Phil Spector

An alcoholic attorney (Nicholson) hooks up with two part-time, drug-dealing motorcyclists (Fonda and Hopper) in search of their "American Dream." Heading from California to New Orleans, they sample the highs and lows of America the beautiful in a stoned-out quest for life's true meaning. (Sony Pictures)

GENRE(S):	Adventure \| Classic \| Crime \| Drama
WRITTEN BY:	Dennis Hopper Peter Fonda Terry Southern
DIRECTED BY:	Dennis Hopper
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: June 4, 2002 Theatrical: July 14, 1969
RUNNING TIME:	94 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

Oscar nominations for Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson) and Writing - Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced. Golden Globe nomination for Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson).

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

Fonda and Hopper’s now-classic film hit the old guard with the force of a rifle shot to the head. [Review of re-release]

100

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Someday it was inevitable that a great film would come along, utilizing the motorcycle genre, the same way the great Westerns suddenly made everyone realize they were a legitimate American art form, Easy Rider is the picture.

100

TV Guide Staff (Not Credited)

A finely observed film but insufficiently developed as a satire of middle America. [Review of re-release]

Variety Gene Moskowitz

Fonda himself has given this a fine production dress, with associate Bert Schneider, and the brilliant lensing, excellent music background ballads, especially Bob Dylan's "Easy Rider," are fine counterpoints to this poetic trip along Southwest America.

Time Staff (Not Credited)

The film has refurbished the classic romantic gospel of the outcast wanderer.

The New York Times Vincent Canby

With the exception of Nicholson, its good things are familiar things - the rock score, the lovely, sometimes impressionistic photography by Laszlo Kovacs, the faces of small-town America.

Chicago Reader Dave Kehr

The film may be a relic now, but it is a fascinating souvenir - particularly in its narcissism and fatalism - of how the hippie movement thought of itself. [Review of re-release]

The average user rating for this movie is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Kyle gave it a9:
Most important film of the 60s.

Tony B. gave it a1:
Overrated claptrap in 1969 and virtually unwatchable now.

Buzz C. gave it a10:
Strange. But very cool!

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Easy Rider Columbia Pictures

Easy Rider
Columbia Pictures