![]() ![]() Besides the implication of homosexuality, she’s also implying that the men are a pair of hambones. She laughs and calls them the Cherry Sisters. Lou visits a prison where she recognizes the clientele, including two cellmates who are in each other’s arms.Starting off with a woman busting into the saloon and attempting to slash her wrists, the film’s plot very euphemistically touches on the ‘no-no’ subject of white slavery, with Gus (Noah Beery) along with Rita (Rafaela Ottiano) and Serge Stanieff (Gilbert Roland) picking up lonely girls and shipping them off to the Barbary Coast to become prostitutes.The rare old movie that shows a gaggle of women drinking as eagerly as the men.Everyone at the saloon enjoys looking through dirty postcards, with Lou even making a few of her own.But is the country ready for such unapologetic, "radical" behavior? In the words of one of the protagonists, "They may talk about individual freedom, but if they see a free individual, it makes them makes them dangerous." His words prove to be prophetic.Imagine the hysteria in the audience if this man had forgotten to wear his hat that day. After one gigantic misstep resulting in tragedy, they reach New Orleans at Mardi Gras and, accompanied by two women from an infamous brothel, live out their grandest fantasies. Marijuana and alcohol fuel their journey as profoundly as the gasoline with which they fill their tanks. The two men encounter both friends and foes along the way: a Mexican family trying to make a home in the desert, a budding commune filled with idealistic counterculture youth, mean good ol' boys (brutally representing the bigotry of the southern states), and a slick and funny alcoholic lawyer named George (an astonishing, Oscar-nominated performance by Jack Nicholson). Financing their pleasure-seeking and identify-giving odyssey with money they received from a cocaine deal, they feel rich and invulnerable. Riding motorcycles ("chopper"-style) emblazoned with insignia that announce their "freedom" and wearing the in-your-face attire of the 1960s hippie culture, Wyatt, aka Captain America ( Peter Fonda) and Billy ( Dennis Hopper) set off in EASY RIDER to cross the U.S., taking the southern route from Los Angeles to New Orleans. (Spoiler alert: Important characters are killed by gunfire and a brutal beating). The few violent scenes are extreme, shocking, and bloody. Sexuality and some nudity (no intercourse) are seen in both idyllic settings and in a frenzied acid trip. Mild, infrequent swearing ("a-hole," "Yankee queers," "goddamn") is included. The film and its music are still considered classic and unequaled. ![]() ![]() Reflecting a chaotic time in a country that was deeply divided in its values, the film's frank treatment of alternative lifestyles, sexual "freedom," and drug and alcohol use (pervasive marijuana smoking, consumption of cocaine and hallucinogens, heavy drinking and drunkenness) struck a deep nerve. Never before had a low-budget, offbeat movie made such an impact on young audiences. Parents need to know that the release of Easy Rider in 1969 marked a significant change in American filmmaking. Alcohol is consumed throughout one character is a confirmed alcoholic who has given up on sobriety.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. A lengthy (more than four minutes) sequence shows the effects of a hallucinogenic drug on four young people it's harsh, sexual, and frightening and includes disturbing religious images. Pervasive marijuana smoking leading characters are stoned throughout the movie - a veritable celebration of sharing joints and living "high." Cocaine is tested, snorted, and sold in early scenes. ![]()
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