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A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.

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Directed by

Dennis Hopper

Written by

Dennis Hopper (Screenplay)
Terry Southern (Screenplay)
Peter Fonda (Screenplay)

Runtime

95 minutes

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Tagline

A man went looking for America and couldn’t find it anywhere...

Cast

Keywords

music drug trafficking road movie opium brothel drug addiction lsd adolescence rebel marijuana highway arbitrary law

Photos

Lists

#463 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?

#84 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition AFI

#4 on 500 Essential Cult Movies Jennifer Eiss

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider

Awards

Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced Dennis Hopper Terry Southern

Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jack Nicholson