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 . The success of Easy Rider
helped spark the New Hollywood phase 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 and communal lifestyle.