Easy Rider w Dennis Hopper

dennis hopper, easy rider

28 Jul, 2009 6:10 pm by admin in 2009 Highlights, films, vips

Saturday, August 8th, 6pm
KiMo Theater

Director, writer and star of this iconic film, Dennis Hopper, will be in attendance at the screening.

Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. It tells the story of two bikers (played by Fonda and Hopper) who travel through the American Southwest and South with the aim of achieving freedom. The success of Easy Rider helped spark the New Hollywood phase of filmmaking during the late sixties.

A landmark counterculture film, and a “touchstone for a generation” that “captured the national imagination”, 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 legendary for its use of real drugs in its portrayal of marijuana and other substances.