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{{quote| Get your motor runnin'<br />
{{quote|Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway<br />
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure<br />
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way }}
And whatever comes our way}}


A 1969 film directed and co-written by Dennis Hopper, [[Easy Rider]] starred Hopper, co-writer Peter Fonda and [[Jack Nicholson]] in his first Oscar-nominated role. Since its release, it's been identified as ''the'' counterculture film.
A 1969 film directed and co-written by Dennis Hopper, [[Easy Rider]] starred Hopper, co-writer Peter Fonda and [[Jack Nicholson]] in his first Oscar-nominated role. Since its release, it's been identified as ''the'' counterculture film.
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=== This work features examples of: ===

* [[Badass Biker]]: Averted. The bikers are harmless hippies who just want to find the American dream. It's the [[Good Ol' Boy|Good Ol Boys]] who are the ruffians.
* [[Badass Biker]]: Averted. The bikers are harmless hippies who just want to find the American dream. It's the [[Good Ol' Boy|Good Ol Boys]] who are the ruffians.
* [[The Band]]: "Take a load off Fanny..."
* [[The Band]]: "Take a load off Fanny..."
* [[Bottle Fairy]]: George
* [[Bottle Fairy]]: George.
* [[The Cameo]]: Captain America and Billy sell their cocaine to no one less than Phil Spector
* [[The Cameo]]: Captain America and Billy sell their cocaine to no one less than Phil Spector.
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* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]: George Hanson, is fairly certain that aliens already live amongst us, and that they are not revealed by our government because of the general panic that would ensue.
* [[Cool Bike]]: Captain America's bike especially.
* [[Cool Bike]]: Captain America's bike especially.
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* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]: George Hanson, is fairly certain that aliens already live amongst us, and that they are not revealed by our government because of the general panic that would ensue.
* [[Corrupt Hick]]: The sheriff in the cafe.
* [[Corrupt Hick]]: The sheriff in the cafe.
* [[Deep South]]: Portrayed as xenophobic and violent.
* [[Deep South]]: Portrayed as xenophobic and violent.
* {{spoiler|1=[[Diabolus Ex Machina]]/[[Downer Ending]]/[[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: A most triumphant example as our heroes are about to embark to Florida to start their life of luxury, and then, some hillbillies shoot them.}}
* {{spoiler|1=[[Diabolus Ex Machina]]/[[Downer Ending]]/[[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: A most triumphant example as our heroes are about to embark to Florida to start their life of luxury, and then, some hillbillies shoot them.}}
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: Apparently, to get the right reactions from the rednecks in the diner, they were told that Fonda, Nicholson, and Hopper had raped and killed a girl just outside of town.
** And they smoked ''real'' marijuana, too.
* [[Everybody Must Get Stoned]]
* [[Everybody Must Get Stoned]]
* [[Good Ol' Boy]]: The southern locals don't take kindly to long-haired city boys riding through their communities.
* [[Good Ol' Boy]]: The southern locals don't take kindly to long-haired city boys riding through their communities.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Wyatt and Billy.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Wyatt and Billy.
* [[Hot Springs Episode]]: in the Southwest, Wyatt and Billy play around in one with some of the local female commune members.
* [[Hot Springs Episode]]: In the Southwest, Wyatt and Billy play around in one with some of the local female commune members.
* [[Jerkass]]: Billy. Then again, he was played by Dennis Hopper.
* [[Jerkass]]: Billy. Then again, he was played by Dennis Hopper.
* [[Mushroom Samba]]: After taking acid in the New Orleans graveyard.
* [[Mushroom Samba]]: After taking acid in the New Orleans graveyard.
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Billy is a hothead; Wyatt is contemplative and spiritual.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Billy is a hothead; Wyatt is contemplative and spiritual.
* [[Road Movie]]: A quintessential example. The characters are on their way from Los Angeles to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
* [[Road Movie]]: A quintessential example. The characters are on their way from Los Angeles to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: they're riding through the American Southwest, what do you expect?
* [[Scenery Porn]]: They're riding through the American Southwest, what do you expect?
* [[Shout-Out]]: The very name of [[Captain America]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: The very name of [[Captain America]].
* [[Walking the Earth]]
* [[Walking the Earth]]
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[[Category:National Film Registry]]
[[Category:Danny Peary Cult Movies List]]
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Latest revision as of 19:34, 8 April 2022

Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way

A 1969 film directed and co-written by Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider starred Hopper, co-writer Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson in his first Oscar-nominated role. Since its release, it's been identified as the counterculture film.

It follows the tale of two dope-dealing bikers, Wyatt aka "Captain America" (Fonda) and Billy (Hopper), who decide to take their bikes across the country. They have no aim other than pure freedom, which is not appreciated by the locals they encounter. Only one man, liberal lawyer George Hanson (Nicholson), shares their sense of freedom. As they ride along, they wonder what ever happened to America.

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