It’s hard to comprehend just how revolutionary Easy Rider was for both popular culture and the film industry as a whole upon its release in 1969. Following a hoard of biker films – as well as other films celebrating the counter-culture of the time – none struck the chord quite as strongly, or captured the zeitgeist of the time quite as well. Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper – both veterans of low-budget productions – took their accumulated film knowledge and – along with a script from Terry Southern – created a new type of independent film, one that brought audiences
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