What is a Western? Film Series: Easy Rider (1969)

Sat Jul 09 2022 at 01:30 pm to 03:30 pm

Autry Museum of the American West | Los Angeles

The Autry
Publisher/HostThe Autry
What is a Western? Film Series: Easy Rider (1969) This story of two outlaws on motorcycles combined sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll with the Western genre and other icons of Americana.
About this Event

Screened in 35mm!

This story of two outlaws on motorcycles traveling from Los Angeles to New Orleans proved to be one of the enduring films of the 1960s counterculture. By combining sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll with the Western genre and other icons of Americana, the film tied its hippie heroes, Wyatt and Billy, to the cowboy tradition—and to American identity.

Introduced by Josh Garrett-Davis, Associate Curator of Western History, Popular Culture, and Firearms

Directed by Dennis Hopper | Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson

Written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern

Rated R

Ticket purchase includes museum admission.

Event Venue

Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, United States

Tickets

USD 0.00 to USD 14.00

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