| Easy Rider: The Ride Back | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dustin Rikert |
| Written by | Phil Pitzer Dustin Rikert |
| Produced by | Rick Fox Victoria Fox Paulino Hemmer Bill Hutchinson Sam McConkey Vince Morella Jeffery Olyan Phil Pitzer Dustin Rikert Sheree J. Wilson |
| Starring | Chris Engen Sheree J. Wilson Jeff Fahey Michelle Borth Rance Howard Lauralee Bell Michael Nouri |
| Cinematography | Brian Lataille |
| Edited by | Michael J. Duthie Andrew Robertson |
| Music by | Ron Fish |
Production company | Pan America Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Easy Rider: The Ride Back is a 2012 drama film and a prequel/sequel to the 1969 film Easy Rider. Although none of the cast or production team of the original film were involved in its production, the producers did secure the legal rights to the name.[1] The film focuses on the history of Wyatt Williams' family and takes an unusually conservative point of view compared to the countercultural tone of the original.
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Critical reception[edit]
Leonard Maltin has called the film a bomb and has described the film as a "staggeringly bad attempt to cash in on the iconic original" and that it is "poor on all accounts."[2] Nathan Rabin called the film "surreally misguided" with "a strong pro-military message" and said "what The Room might be like if Wiseau decided he wasn’t just going to make a tribute to A Streetcar Named Desire, but rather a sequel to A Streetcar Named Desire that casts himself as Stanley Kowalski’s cooler brother Johnny, and litters the screenplay with nods to previous adventures"[3]
Paul Mavis of DVD Talk gave the film one and a half stars saying "it stinks from the head down."[4]
References[edit]
- ^ McGinn, Andrew (February 19, 2010). "North alum still on odyssey to make 'Easy Rider' flick". Springfield News-Sun. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Malton, Leonard (2 September 2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Performing Arts. ISBN 978-0698183612.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (March 28, 2014). "Yes, there's an Easy Rider sequel, and yes, it's awful". The Dissolve. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Mavis, Paul (September 17, 2013). "Easy Rider: The Ride Back". DVD Talk. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
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