Dies ist der klassische Jugendfilm der 60er Jahre. Er spiegelt die Gewohnheiten und Sehnsüchte einer ganzen Generation wieder. Zwei Jugendliche (Peter Fonda und Dennis Hopper) starten mit ihren Motorrädern zu einer Odyssee von Küste zu Küste. Sie entdecken die verschiedenen Gesichter der großen Städte und der kleinen Orte, machen Erfahrungen in einer Hippie-Kommune, mit Drogen und Sex in New Orleans' einschlägigem Milieu.
Besonders bemerkenswert an diesem Film ist auch die außergewöhnliche Darstellung von Jack Nicholson, der mit dieser Rolle seinen Durchbruch schaffte. Easy Rider war der offizielle USA-Beitrag zum Cannes Filmfestival 1969. Er wurde als bester Film eines neuen Regisseurs (Dennis Hopper) ausgezeichnet.
"Ein mutiges, ungewöhnliches Lebensbekenntnis mit bewegenden Bildern" - Rex Reed
| Peter Fonda | Wyatt |
| Peter Fonda | |
| Jack Nicholson | George Hanson |
| Dennis Hopper | Billy |
| Antonio Mendoza | Jesus |
| Phil Spector | Connection |
| Mac Mashourian | Bodyguard |
| Warren Finnerty | Rancher |
| Tita Colorado | Rancher's Wife |
| Luke Askew | Stranger on Highway |
| Luana Anders | Lisa |
| Sabrina Scharf | Sarah |
| Sandy Wyeth | Joanne |
| Robert Walker Jr. | Jack |
| Robert Walker | Jack |
| Robert Ball | Mime #1 |
| Carmen Phillips | Mime #2 |
| Ellie Walker | Mime #3 |
| Ellie Wood Walker | Mime #3 |
| Michael Pataki | Mime #4 |
| Jack Nicholson | George Hanson |
| George Fowler Jr. | Guard |
| George Fowler, Jr. | Guard |
| Keith Green | Sheriff |
| Hayward Robilard | |
| Hayward Robillard | Cat Man |
| Arnold Hess, Jr. | Deputy |
| Arnold Hess Jr. | Deputy |
| Buddy Causey Jr. | Customer #1 |
| Buddy Causey, Jr. | Customer #1 |
| Duffy Lafont | Customer #2 |
| Blase M. Dawson | Customer #3 |
| Paul Guedry Jr. | Customer #4 |
| Paul Guedry, Jr. | Customer #4 |
| Suzie Ramagos | Girl #1 |
| Elida Ann Hebert | Girl #2 |
| Rose LeBlanc | Girl #3 |
| Mary Kaye Hebert | Girl #4 |
| Cynthia Grezaffi | Girl #5 |
| Colette Purpera | Girl #6 |
| Toni Basil | Mary |
| Karen Black | Karen |
| Lea Marmer | Madame |
| Cathe' Cozzi | Dancing Girl |
| Cathé Cozzi | Dancing Girl |
| Thea Salerno | Hooker #1 |
| Anne McClain | Hooker #2 |
| Beatriz Monteil | Hooker #3 |
| Marcia Bowman | Hooker #4 |
| David C. Billodeau | Pickup Truck |
| Johnny David | Pickup Truck |
| Susan Brewer | Woman in Commune (uncredited) |
| Bert Schneider | Executive Producer |
| László Kovács | Cinematographer |
| Bridget Fonda | Child in Commune (uncredited) |
| Justin Fonda | Child in Commune (uncredited) |
| Donn Cambern | Film Editor |
| Roger McGuinn | Song Writer |
| Dan Haggerty | Man in Commune (uncredited) |
| Le Roy Robbins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Randee Lynne Jensen | Extra (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Kay | Art Director |
| Carrie Snodgress | Woman in Commune (uncredited) |
| Sandy Brown Wyeth | Joanne (as Sandy Wyeth) |
| Virgil Frye | Make-Up Artist |
| Steve Karkus | Visual Effects |
| Helena Kallianiotes | Woman in Commune (uncredited) |
| Baird Bryant | Cinematographer |
| Paul Lewis | Production Manager |
| Len Marsal | second assistant director |
| Robert Vincent O'Neill | property master (as Robert O'Neil) |
| James Contrares | Boom Operator |
| James M. Falkinburg | supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
| Tex Hall | stunt gaffer |
| Gary Littlejohn | stunts (uncredited) |
| Richmond L. Aguilar | gaffer (as Richmond Aguilar) |
| Guy Badger | generator operator |
| Foster K. Denker | electrician (as Foster Denker) |
| Peter Heiser | assistant camera (as Peter Heiser Jr.) |
| Melton Maxwell | best boy (as Mel Maxwell) |
| Tom Ramsey | key grip (as Thomas Ramsey) |
| Peter Sorel | Still Photographer |
| Les Blank | second camera operator (uncredited) |
| Larry Lapointe | electrician (uncredited) |
