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

Top 10 Billed Cast

William H. Macy
William H. Macy

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dede Allen
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

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2003-03-09

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    7.1

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