Easy Rider (1969)

	Directed by: Dennis Hopper	COUNTRY USA GENRE Drama/Road movie NORWEGIAN TITLE Easy Rider RUNNING TIME 94 minutes
	Produced by: Peter Fonda
	Written by: Peter Fonda Dennis Hopper Terry Southern

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Wyatt	Peter Fonda	½
Billy	Dennis Hopper	½
George Hanson	Jack Nicholson
Karen	Karen Black	-

Review

Dennis Hopper's cult classic Easy Rider is an extremely atmospheric and politically interesting film about social alienation, liberation, and generation gaps. The film is not so much about events as it is about people and environments, as Hopper and Fonda welcome us into their void – one they experience or one they want to experience. In any case, it is all very inspirational and fascinating, and at times even dramatically powerful. What's most impressive, however, is how Easy Rider has kept its relevance until today; these are people, not characters – even though they are all somewhat caricatured. Dennis Hopper's performance is a gem, Fonda looks great but underplays his character, while the real treat here is Jack Nicholson, who easily steals every scene he's in. The ending may be a bit too heavy on message, but the tone and feel of the film hold their own against most contemporary pictures of the same essence. Easy Rider remains an important and charming piece of cinematic history.