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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 traffic 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 Actor in a Supporting Role Jack Nicholson

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