HDnet Movies Present "Easy Rider" 2/6 at 8pm ET

[Sean Mota]

This is another gem of a movie. A very original production, a classic. For those that haven't seen it should not pass on it. Here are some reviews:

By TheTimm: Easy Rider - 5 stars : This movie makes me feel, makes me think, and entertains me all at the same time. What more could I ask for? Some teriffic performances - see Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda at the top of their games. Very powerful final fifteen minutes or so. Excellent HD treatment, with very good sound to show off the top-notch soundtrack. A little more surround action would be welcome, but this isn't exactly a new movie. Overall, real close to perfect.

Easy Rider - Premiere/Classics/National Film Regsitry
R - 1969

R - 1:35 - 1969
Cast: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Director: Dennis Hopper

Plot Synopsis: Two long-haired bikers from Los Angeles take off on a cross-country trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. On the way they meet several unusual characters. A rancher and his family, a hitchhiker and the hippie commune where he lives, hookers, red-necks, but most noticeably George Hansen played by Jack Nicholson. Mr. Nicholson gained national attention for his role as the "law'er with the ACLU". Dennis Hopper won "Best New Director" at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.

This box-office hit from 1969 is an important pioneer of the American independent cinema movement, and a generational touchstone to boot. Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper play hippie motorcyclists crossing the Southwest and encountering a crazy quilt of good and bad people. Jack Nicholson turns up in a significant role as an attorney who joins their quest for awhile and articulates society's problem with freedom as Fonda's and Hopper's characters embody it. Hopper directed, essentially bringing the no-frills filmmaking methods of legendary, drive-in movie producer Roger Corman (The Little Shop of Horrors) to a serious feature for the mainstream. The film can't help but look a bit dated now (a psychedelic sequence toward the end particularly doesn't hold up well), but it retains its original power, sense of daring, and epochal impact. --Tom Keogh.

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[long_time_DNC]

I absolutely love this movie, but hate the ending.