the time, which led to everyone involved finding them much more suited to the material than they had originally thought. Also, upon watching a screening of the film with Cambern's edits, the group felt they could not improve on the music that was used. On the other hand, Hopper increasingly got control over every aspect over the course of the project and decided to throw CSNY out behind Fonda's back, telling the band as an excuse, "Look, you guys are really good musicians, but honestly, anybody who rides in a limo can't comprehend my movie, so I'm gonna have to say no to this, and if you guys try to get in the studio again, I may have to cause you some bodily harm." Inspired by the movie, Hendrix later wrote a song "Ezy Ryder", with lyrics reflecting the film's themes. Home media The film was released by The Criterion Collection in November 2010 as part of the box set America Lost and Found: The BBS Story. It included two audio commentaries, one featuring actor-director-writer Dennis Hopper, the other with Hopper, actor-writer Peter Fonda, and production manager Paul Lewis; two documentaries about the making and history of the film, Born to Be Wild (1995) and Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (1999); television excerpts showing Hopper and Fonda at the Cannes Film Festival; and a new video interview with BBS co-founder Stephen Blauner. Sequel In 2012, a sequel to the movie was released titled Easy Rider: The Ride Back, directed by Dustin Rikert. The film is about the family of Wyatt "Captain America" Williams from the 1940s to the present day. No members of the original cast or crew were involved with the film, which was produced and written by amateur filmmaker Phil Pitzer, who had purchased the sequel rights to Easy Rider. Pitzer also pursued legal action against Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider in order to block them from reclaiming the rights to the film. See also List of American films of 1969 List of films featuring hallucinogens American Dream Hippie exploitation films Method acting Outlaw biker film List of films related to the hippie subculture ReferencesBibliography Easy Rider Bibliography (via UC Berkeley) Hoberman, J. Criterion Collection Essay Phipps, Keith. (November 16, 2009) Slate.com. The Easy Rider Road Trip: Retracing the Path of the Iconic Movie on Its 40th Anniversary Zoller Seitz, Matt. Criterion Collection EssayFurther reading''' External links Easy