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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003•1h 59m•7.1/10
DocumentaryHistory

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7.1/10(61)

The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cinema, an exalted celebration of creativity and experimentation; but also of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: a turbulent and dark tale of ambition, envy, betrayal, hatred and self-destruction.

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BBC, Cactus Three, The Fremantle Corporation, Submarine Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dede Allen

Self

Peter Bart

Peter Bart

Self

Tony Bill

Tony Bill

Self

Karen Black

Karen Black

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Self

Roger Corman

Roger Corman

Self

Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz

Self

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Self

Peter Fonda

Peter Fonda

Self

Carl Gottlieb

Carl Gottlieb

Self

Jerome Hellman

Jerome Hellman

Self

Monte Hellman

Monte Hellman

Self

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Self

Willard Huyck

Willard Huyck

Self

Stanley R. Jaffe

Self

Henry Jaglom

Henry Jaglom

Self

Gloria Katz

Gloria Katz

Self

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Self

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