Principal cast
Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Antonio Mendoza and Phil Spector
Film 88 of 498 on the Screen Path
Easy Rider
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About the film
Easy Rider at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1969 film at stop 88 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth.
Key craft credits
László Kovács (director of photography), Donn Cambern (editor) and Jeremy Kay (art direction)
- Director
- Dennis Hopper
- Release
- 1969-06-26
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Genres
- Adventure and Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Peter FondaCharacter: Wyatt
- Dennis HopperCharacter: Billy
- Jack NicholsonCharacter: George Hanson
- Antonio MendozaCharacter: Jesus
- Phil SpectorCharacter: Connection
- Mac MashourianCharacter: Bodyguard
- Warren FinnertyCharacter: Rancher
- Tita ColoradoCharacter: Rancher's Wife
- Luke AskewCharacter: Stranger on Highway
- Luana AndersCharacter: Lisa
- Sabrina ScharfCharacter: Sarah
- Sandy Brown WyethCharacter: Joanne
Full crew
Full crew
- Dennis HopperCredits: Director, Writer
- Le Roy RobbinsCredits: Sound mixer
- Jeremy KayCredits: Art Direction
- Virgil FryeCredits: Makeup Artist
- Bert SchneiderCredits: Executive Producer
- Robert Vincent O'NeilCredits: Creature Design
- László KovácsCredits: Director of Photography
- James ContraresCredits: Creature Design, Boom Operator
- Paul LewisCredits: Production Manager, Assistant Director
- Peter FondaCredits: Producer, Writer
- Steve KarkusCredits: Special Effects
- Donn CambernCredits: Editor
- William HaywardCredits: Associate Producer
- Joyce KingCredits: Script Supervisor
- Mars BonfireCredits: Songs
- Terry SouthernCredits: Writer
- Stan SiegelCredits: Assistant Editor
- Marilyn SchlossbergCredits: Post Production Producer
- Peter Heiser, Jr.Credits: Assistant Camera
- Richmond L. AguilarCredits: Gaffer
- Len MarsalCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Thomas RamseyCredits: Key Grip
- Peter SorelCredits: Still Photographer
- Foster K. DenkerCredits: Electrician
- Melton C. MaxwellCredits: Best Boy Electric
- Guy BadgerCredits: Generator Operator
- Robert O'NeilCredits: Property Master
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