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Listen along as two amateur film buffs make their way through the vast Criterion Collection one title at a time, all from the comfort of the couch.
In episode #9 we discuss Dennis Hopper's directorial debut: Easy Rider. Wyatt and Billy are two bikers with an anti-establishment lifestyle. After netting a big score in a drug deal, the two friends set off on a cross-country journey where they'll experience the best and worst that society has to offer.
SHOWNOTES
Easy Rider - Criterion Collection
Directed by Dennis Hopper
Written by Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda and Terry Southern
Notable Cast:
Dennis Hopper - Billy
Peter Fonda - Wyatt
Jack Nicholson - George (young Jack Nicholson looks similar to Walter Goggins known for Justified and Vice Principals)
Family Connections:
Peter Fonda (Henry’s son)
Bridget Fonda (Peter’s daughter)
Jane Fonda (Henry’s daughter)
Henry Fonda (was featured in episode #1: 12 Angry Men)
American Chopper was a television documentary series that aired on the Discovery Channel
Top Gear (BBC) aired an episode (series 9 - episode #3) where the hosts had a dangerous encounter in the American south.
Training Day (starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke) was another movie with a weird drug scene.
Requiem for a Dream was another movie with many weird drug scenes.
Mad Men (season 5 episode 6 - Far Away Places) featured Roger and Jane Sterling take LSD
Trail Magic is a hiking tradition of doing charity unto others
Music that we mention (not necessarily in the movie):
Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Wasn’t Born to Follow - The Byrds
Signs - Five Man Electrical Band
Slow Ride - Foghat (written in 1975)
Product placements:
Jim Beam
Enco Gas
Coca-Cola
Pepsi Co
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Budweiser
Citgo
CAT
Criterion On The Couch
Listen along as two amateur film buffs make their way through the vast Criterion Collection one title at a time, all from the comfort of the couch.