Easy rider [blu-ray] / Columbia Pictures ; [presented by] Pando Company in association with Raybert Productions ; produced by Peter Fonda ; written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern ; directed by Dennis Hopper.
Format:
[blu-ray] /
Edition:
40th anniversary edition.
Publisher:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2009
Description:
1 Blu-ray Disc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson. Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. Special features: MovieIQ: real-time in-movie information about the cast, crew, music and production via BD-Live; Dennis Hopper audio commentary; "Easy rider: shaking the cage" documentary. (Special features and BD-Live content are not rated.).
Summary:
Wyatt and Billy are 'hippie' bikers who sell some dope in Southern California, stash their money away in their gas-tank and set off for a trip across America, on their own personal odyssey looking for a way to lead their lives. On the journey the two encounter bigotry and hatred from small-town communities who despise and fear their non-conformism. But, Wyatt and Billy also discover people attempting 'alternative lifestyles' who are resisting narrow-mindedness. When they arrive at a diner in a small town, they are insulted by the local rednecks. The local sheriff arrests them on some minor pretext and thrown in jail where they meet George Hanson, a liberal alcoholic lawyer. He gets them out and decides to join them on their trip to New Orleans in time for Mardi Gras.
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