Easy Rider

Easy Rider (1969)

Timing: 1:35 (95 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1969-06-26

Country

United States

Production

Columbia Pictures, Raybert Productions, Pando Company Inc., BBS Productions

Genre

Adventure, Drama

Budget

$360 000

Revenue

$41 728 598

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Director

Dennis Hopper

Actors

Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Antonio Mendoza, Phil Spector, Mac Mashourian, Warren Finnerty, Tita Colorado, Luke Askew, Luana Anders
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Scenario

Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper

Producer

Peter Fonda, Bert Schneider

Operator

László Kovács

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

Donn Cambern
All team (14)

• In many scenes of the film, the actors smoked real marijuana, but powdered sugar was used as a substitute for cocaine.
• Captain America’s motorcycle was very difficult to handle. During the filming of one scene, Jack Nicholson (who was sitting on the back seat) pressed his knees so hard against Fonda to maintain his balance that he broke one of his ribs.
• Captain America's chopper became the most expensive motorcycle in the world. In October 2014, during a very heated auction, the motorcycle was sold for a staggering $1.35 million.
• In 1998, the Library of Congress added the film to the National Film Registry for its cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance.
• The role of the lawyer was originally written for Terry Southern's friend, actor Rip Torn. During a meeting between Torn, Funds, and Hopper, the latter spoke disparagingly about rednecks he had encountered while traveling through the South, which greatly offended Torn, a Southerner. The argument nearly escalated into a fight. As a result, Torn left the project, and the role went to Nicholson.