What is "easy rider"

Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. It tells the story of two bikers (played by Fonda and Hopper) who travel through the American Southwest and South after selling a large score of cocaine. The success of Easy Rider helped spark the New Hollywood era of filmmaking during the early 1970s. The film was added to the Library of Congress National Registry in 1998.

A landmark counterculture film, and a "touchstone for a generation" that "captured the national imagination", Easy Rider explores the societal landscape, issues, and tensions in the United States during the 1960s, such as the rise and fall of the hippie movement, drug use, and communal lifestyle. In Easy Rider, real drugs were used in scenes showing the use of marijuana and other substances.

Easy rider is an archaic United States slang expression whose meaning has varied with time.

Easy Rider is the soundtrack to the cult classic 1969 film Easy Rider. The songs that make up the soundtrack were carefully selected to form a "musical commentary" within the film. The album of the soundtrack was released by ABC-Dunhill Records in August 1969 (catalog no. DSX 50063). It peaked at #6 on the Billboard album charts in September of that year, and was certified gold in January 1970.

Easy Rider is a 1969 road movie.

Easy Rider may also refer to:

• Easy Rider (soundtrack), the soundtrack from the film
• Easy rider (slang), an American slang expression
• EasyRider, a smartcard used for transportation in England
• Easyriders, a motorcycle magazine
• The Easy Riders (American band), an American folk band
• " See See Rider" or "Easy Rider", a traditional blues song