1. Dennis Hopper
   Peter Fonda
2. Anthony Perkins

Perkins doesn't appear in the movie. The film stars Fonda, Hopper and Jack Nicholson.

1. Peter Fonda
   Dennis Hopper
2. Jack Nicholson

Hopper not only acted in the movie, but he directed, too. It was the first major film for which he received direction credit.

1. heroin
   cocaine
2. morphine

The two bikers sell loads of cocaine and then use the proceeds to fund their misadventures. Hopper liked to say that the movie sparked widespread interest in cocaine in America.

1. Pete
   Billy
2. Tommy

Hopper is Billy, an angry and unstable man who teams up with another biker for a cross-country trip of epic proportions.

1. Joe
   Smithy
2. Captain America

Wyatt is often called Captain America. It's a suitable nickname for a hippie biker who adventures across the country.

1. San Diego
   New Orleans
2. Atlantic City

Thanks to the proceeds from drug sales, the guys decide its time to party at Mardi Gras. They set their wheels in motion towards New Orleans.

1. 1969
   1974
2. 1979

As one of the first films to really explore America's counterculture revolution, "Easy Rider" touched on many sensitive aspects of the country's psyche. Both primary actors had long hair, something that hadn't really been seen on the big screen before.

1. Fonda became deathly ill.
   Hopper was editing the film.
2. There were legal woes.

Dennis Hopper did much of the film's editing, and he agonized over every detail. As a result, it took more than a year for a version of the movie to surface.

1. heroin
   marijuana
2. morphine

The original storyline had the bikers transporting and selling marijuana that they obtained in Mexico. This portion of the plot changed when the moviemakers realized that a pair of bikers couldn't move enough weed on one trip to get rich.

1. producer
   music production
2. actor

Acclaimed music producer Phil Spector played the part of a cocaine buyer in the film. Decades later, of course, Spector was arrested for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.

1. from a dealership
   the company donated them
2. from a police department

Harley-Davidson didn't really want to be associated with the extreme outlaw nature of the movie. The crew purchased the bikes from the Los Angeles police department.

1. The Ramones
   Neil Young and Crazy Horse
2. Crosby, Stills & Nash

Fonda wanted Crosby, Stills & Nash to make the movie's music. But Hopper insisted that established rock stars simply didn't mesh with the film's counterculture themes.

1. $1,000
   $5,000
2. $10,000

For the rights to use their music in the movie, the production team paid each band about $1,000. It was one of the first movies to use pre-made pop music for the score in the place of original compositions or classical music.

1. lawyer
   doctor
2. police officer

Nicholson plays George, a lawyer with a fondness for alcohol. After the bikers are arrested on silly charges, George helps get them out of jail.

1. true
2. false

The production team bought four motorcycles for the movie. Two of them were held as backups in case the primary bikes broke down.

1. Universal Studios
   Paramount Pictures
2. Colombia Pictures

Colombia Pictures bankrolled this movie. Once executives saw the film, they immediately knew they had a hit on their hands.

1. they became even better friends
   they started another business together
2. their friendship was ruined

The two argued over scriptwriting credit and profit-sharing, among other issues. By the time the movie was done, they were also done with each other.

1. true
2. false

No one was specifically hired to create fake drugs used in the movie. Some drugs very faked, but for others, the film crew used very real (and very illegal) substances for numerous scenes.

1. was sure it would be a hit
   was indifferent
2. hated it

Nicholson was immediately onboard with the film's creative vision, and he was sure it would succeed at the box office. He was more than happy to sign up for the part.

1. Wyatt
   George
2. Billy

George sets off with Wyatt and Billly to share their adventure in New Orleans. Instead, he's beaten to death as they camp outside of a small Southern town.

1. about $940,000
   about $670,000
2. about $360,000

The movie had a very low budget of less than $400,000. It became a hit of unimaginable proportions, making roughly $60 million at the box office.

1. Terry Southern
   Peter Fonda
2. Dennis Hopper

Fonda, Hopper and Terry Southern all contributed to the movie's screenplay. But it was Southern who came up with the idea of "Easy Rider" as the title.

1. "A History of Hell"
   "The Highwaymen"
2. "The Loners"

"Easy Rider" wasn't the first title bandied about for the movie. It was originally supposed to be called "The Loners."

1. with the bikers going to prison
   with the bikers dying in a traffic accident
2. with the bikers retiring into happiness

The bikers were originally supposed to ride into the figurative sunset, with their way of life vindicated and their adventures triumphant. Instead, they don't quite get that happy ending.

1. The Doors
   Steppenwolf
2. The Byrds

No songs from The Doors were used in the movie, which features tunes from The Band, The Byrds, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and other major musicians.

1. two
   four
2. five

"Easy Rider" was nominated for two Oscars. It was one of nine movies to receive two nominations that year.

1. Best Original Screenplay
   Best Picture
2. Best Supporting Actor

It wasn't nominated for Best Picture. "Easy Rider" lost both of the categories in which it did receive nominations.

1. a cemetery
   a police station
2. a highway

The two bikers join up with a pair of prostitutes and they all head to a New Orleans cemetery to take the LSD. It doesn't go well -- they have a bad trip.

1. drug overdose
   by gunfire
2. horrific traffic accident

As they're cruising down a highway, a man in a truck pulls alongside the bikers and brandishes a shotgun. First, he shoots Billy -- then he comes back for Wyatt.

1. Jack Nicholson
   Peter Fonda
2. Dennis Hopper

Jack Nicholson was nominated for an Oscar, but he didn't win. His character, George, appears onscreen for less than 20 minutes.