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| Author | Peter Biskind |
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| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1998 |
| ISBN | 978-0684857084 |
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N Roll Generation Saved Hollywood is a book by Peter Biskind, published by Simon & Schuster in 1998. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls is about the 1960s and 1970s Hollywood, a period of American film known for the production of such films such as The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The French Connection, Chinatown, Taxi Driver, Jaws, Star Wars, The Exorcist, and The Last Picture Show. The title is taken from films which bookend the era: Easy Rider (1969) and Raging Bull (1980). The book follows Hollywood on the brink of the Vietnam War, when a group of young Hollywood film directors known as the "movie brats" are making their names. It begins in the 1960s and ends in the 1980s.
The book was the basis of a 2003 documentary film of the same name directed by Kenneth Bowser and narrated by actor William H. Macy. It was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 100% based on reviews from 8 critics.[2]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ^ "Easy Riders---Raging Bulls". Rotten Tomatoes.