It became one of the rallying-points of the late '60s, a road picture and a buddy picture, celebrating sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, and the freedom of the open road. They had planned to use the bikes for publicity purposes and then keep them as mementos of the film.Nobody went to see "Easy Rider" (1969) only once. It now sits in the Alamo Car Museum in New Braunfels, Texas. The only original remained in Dan Haggerty’s possession until 1996 when it sold on auction. The bikes never turned up, probably receiving a thorough strip job and sold for parts. They only left the Captain America used for the explosion scene. Zimmerman to let them use his song.īefore the release of the film, someone or some group stole three of the four bikes used in the film. When Bob Dylan had said that he didn’t want them using his song “It’s Alright Ma”, Peter used his reluctance to do this scene as leverage to get Mr. Dennis Hopper convinced him to discuss his real feelings towards his real mother. Towards the end of the acid sequence Peter Fonda addresses a statue as his mother. People rounded up local friends to recreate the festival.ĭo you recognize Mary ( Toni Basil) from some place else? She made the charts in the early eighties with her song “Hey Mickey”, famous for its cheerleader video.ĭennis Hopper states that he used the Gospel of Thomas as the basis for the acid sequence. The crew arrived in New Orleans one month too late for Mardi Gras. The crew had wandered in there and found people dancing, a better jukebox than in front and generally just had a better time back there. To help them come up with bad things to say about them, Dennis told them that they had just raped and killed a young girl outside of town so they would feel free to use the worst terms they knew.Īlso at the cafe, the local sheriff (the same one shown in the cafe scene) threatened to arrest the crew for using the black section of the restaurant. When shooting the cafe scene in Morganza, Dennis Hopper selected for the cafe customers who the crew had spotted as a lynch mob. Again, Jack and Dennis had spent much of the previous day hanging out with local natives. At the end of “nic-nic” he says “Indians!”. Lawrence, who’s grave Jack and Dennis had slept on the day before. The patch holder would jump on the kicker pedal saying “nic-nic-nic-FIRE!” while trying to start the bikes. When George Hanson (Jack Nicholson) takes the first drink of the day he uses the famous “nic-nic” phrase which he had actually picked up in part from the man on staff in charge of starting the bikes. Try to spot a very young Brigitte in her first big screen appearance. Peter Fonda’s then wife and two children make cameo appearances as extras in the commune scene. Sabrina Scharf (Sarah at the commune) eventually served as a state legislator.ĭan Haggerty, aka “Grizzly Adams”, had a cameo appearance in the film (on the left in the above picture). They used Phil’s actual limo and body guard as well. Phil Spector makes a cameo appearance as “the connection” as a favour to Dennis. They tried to use locals when appropriate. The courts decided in Rip’s favor.įonda and Hopper left the script somewhat open to accommodate for local flavor as they shot. Rip remembered it as Hopper pulling a knife on him and sued for defamation of character. Dennis remembers Rip pulling a knife on him in a bar as the reason for his not casting Rip. Members of the cast including Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda admit that they actually smoked pot in the film (and a lot of it).ĭirector Dennis Hopper considered using Rip Torn instead of Jack Nicholson as the drunken lawyer, George. Released in the spring of 1969, Easy Rider won an award for best film by a new director at the Cannes Film Festival that year. Roger McGuinn“Ballad of Easy Rider” Roger McGuinn Roger McGuinn“It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” Bob Dylan The Electric Flag, An American Music Band“Flash, Bam, Pow” Mike Bloomfield The Electric Prunes“Kyrie Eleison” David Axelrod Little Eva“Let’s Turkey Trot” Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller The Jimi Hendrix Experience“If Six was Nine” Jimi Hendrix The Holy Modal Rounders“If You Want to be a Bird” Antonia Durenįraternity of Man“ Don’t Bogart Me” Elliott Ingber and Larry Wagner The Band“The Weight” Jamie Robbie Robertson The Byrds“Wasn’t Born to Follow” Gerry Goffin and Carole King Steppenwolf“Born to be Wild” Mars Bonfire
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