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Easy Rider

1969, Movie, R, 94 mins

Easy Rider: Review

A must-see. More notable as a document of its times — the souring '60s — than as a piece of cinema, Dennis Hopper's debut as a director is slack but powerful, sentimental yet scathing. Hopper and cowriter Peter Fonda star as two hippie bikers who agree to transport a package of cocaine from L.A. to New Orleans. Rebuffed at various motels because of their long hair, the duo camp out, smoke dope, meet up with a young Jack Nicholson and talk — a lot. Read the complete review for Easy Rider

Easy Rider: Cast & Details

Year: 1969
Rated R

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Cast
Peter Fonda: Captain America/Wyatt
Dennis Hopper: Billy
Antonio Mendoza: Jesus
Phil Spector: Connection
Mac Mashourian: Bodyguard
Warren Finnerty: Rancher

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Easy Rider: TV Guide News

I consider myself a fan of ... | Matt Roush | 4/3/2006
Question: I consider myself a fan of NBC's television series E-Ring (although I must admit to having to suspend belief when I see Dennis Hopper in the role of the division chief of the Joint Staff's J-3 Special Operations Division. I will probably always see him as Peter Fonda's sidekick, Billy, in Easy Rider). I have also seen the first two episodes of CBS' The Unit, a program whose story line is ostensibly based on the book Inside Delta Force. Having held six military assignments in the Pentagon (including senior positions on the Joint Staff and within the Office of the Secretary of Defense), and being a retired Special Forces-qualified Army colonel, I must say that I believe Ken Robinson's E-Ring is the more correct version of how things are in the special-operations community (and even more specifically, of how things are in the Pentagon itself). I really don't know what to say yet about The Unit, after only two episodes, since I know that the writers are still attempting to ... read more

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