1960s: 10 Films That Defined the Decade

Easy Rider, Raybert Productions

7. Easy Rider (1969)

Easy Rider, Raybert Productions
Image: Raybert Productions

Easy Rider is a film that time’s not so kind to. Simply put; you had to be there. Plotless and wandering, the film starred Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, and Dennis Hopper.

Easy Rider’s considered a classic because of its anti-establishment themes. The filmmakers depended heavily on the name-recognition of star Peter Fonda, son of Hollywood legend Henry Fonda.

Easy Rider, Raybert Productions
Image: Raybert Productions

Check out the synopsis below via Wikipedia:

“Wyatt (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper) are freewheeling motorcyclists. After smuggling cocaine from Mexico to Los Angeles, they sell their haul and receive a large sum of money.

With the cash stuffed into a plastic tube hidden inside the Stars & Stripes-painted fuel tank of Wyatt’s California-style chopper, they ride eastward aiming to reach New Orleans, Louisiana, in time for the Mardi Gras festival.”

Easy Rider, Raybert Productions
Image: Raybert Productions

One of the first big independently financed and produced films, Easy Rider became a cult phenomenon, mythologizing the hippie movement.

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