1960s: 10 Films That Defined the Decade
7. Easy Rider (1969)
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.
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.”
One of the first big independently financed and produced films, Easy Rider became a cult phenomenon, mythologizing the hippie movement.
