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,[1] about ostensibly 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 was the basis of a 2003 documentary film of the same title, directed by Kenneth Bowser and narrated by actor William H. Macy. The documentary was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 100%, aggregated from the input of eight contributors.[3]