Easy Rider
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Easy Rider

Two young "hippie" bikers, Wyatt and Billy sell some dope in Southern California, stash their money away in their gas-tank and set off for a trip acro...ss America, on their own personal odyssey looking for a way to lead their lives. On the journey they encounter bigotry and hatred from small-town communities who despise and fear their non-conformism. However Wyatt and Billy also discover people attempting 'alternative lifestyles' who are resisting this narrow-mindedness, there is always a question mark over the future survival of these drop-out groups. The gentle hippie community who thank God for 'a place to stand' are living their own unreal dream. The rancher they encounter and his Mexican wife are hard-pushed to make ends meet. Even LSD turns sour when the trip is a bad one. Death comes to seem the only freedom. When they arrive at a diner in a small town, they are insulted by the local rednecks as weirdo degenerates. They are arrested on some minor pretext by the local sheriff and thrown in jail where they meet George Hanson, a liberal alcoholic lawyer. He gets them out and decides to join them on their trip to New Orleans in time for Mardi Gras. Show More

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In the 1969 film Easy Rider, two young bikers named Wyatt and Billy embark on a cross-country journey across America. As hippies, they are seeking a meaningful way to live their lives and escape societal conformity. Along the way, they encounter prejudice and bigotry from conservative small-town communities that despise and fear their non-conventional lifestyle.

However, Wyatt and Billy also discover pockets of resistance where people are embracing alternative lifestyles. These groups, though, face an uncertain future as they are constantly challenged by the narrow-mindedness of society. The film explores the contrast between the gentle hippie community, who find solace in their own idealistic dreams, and those struggling to make ends meet, like a rancher and his Mexican wife.

Even psychedelic experiences turn sour when the trip becomes a bad one, highlighting the darker aspects of their journey. At one point, they find themselves arrested by a local sheriff on frivolous charges after being insulted by redneck locals in a small town. In jail, they meet George Hanson, a liberal alcoholic lawyer, who decides to join them on their trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.

Easy Rider deals with themes of counterculture, rebellion, and the search for freedom. It explores the clash between traditional values and the desire to break free from societal norms, ultimately questioning the possibility of true freedom in America.