He said that he and Dennis liked the film so much, they wanted to be in on the screenplay credits. After they had seen a couple of screenings of it on the coast, I got a call from Peter. In an interview with Creative Screenwriting, Southern claimed, "Peter was to be the actor and producer, Dennis the actor and director, and a certain yours truly, the writer. In an interview with The Guardian, Dennis Hopper claimed that Terry Southern wrote nothing in the film besides contributing the title, as he broke his hip in a fall. Some of the scenes which were in the original cut, but got deleted are: The original opening showing Wyatt and Billy performing in a Los Angeles stunt show (their real jobs), the two of them being ripped off by the promoter, getting in a biker fight, picking up women at a drive-in, cruising to, and escaping from Mexico to score the cocaine they sell, an elaborate police and helicopter chase that took place at the beginning after the dope deal, with police chasing Wyatt and Billy over mountains, and across the Mexican border, the road trip out of Los Angeles, edited to the full length of Steppenwolf's ''Born to Be Wild'' with billboards along the way offering wry commentary, Wyatt and Billy being pulled over by a cop while driving their motorcycles across highway, two of them encountering the black motorcycle gang, ten additional minutes for the volatile café scene in Louisiana, where George deftly keeps the peace, Wyatt and Billy checking in a hotel before going over to Madam Tinkertoy's, extended and much longer Madam Tinkertoy sequence, extended versions of all of the campfire scenes, including the enigmatic finale in which Wyatt says ''We blew it, Billy.'' All deleted footage is believed to be lost. What do you think? Are both bikes legit or is Fonda right about that big, stinking rat? Post your thoughts on the E3 Spark Plugs Facebook Fan Page.There are various reports about exact running time of original rough cut of the movie Four hours, four and a half hours, or five hours. Officials with Profiles in History, the world’s largest auctioneer and dealer of original Hollywood memorabilia, won’t name the highest bidder and there’s no word yet as to what’s next in this real-life plot twist. He confirms rumors that three of the four Easy Rider bikes were stolen and sold for parts before the film’s release and claims he personally built Eisenberg’s bike from the wreckage of the fourth, which was nearly destroyed during shooting of the movie’s fiery closing scene. Haggerty admits he authenticated both bikes but swore to members of the media that the one sold this past weekend is the one and only legitimate Captain America. And to prove it, he’s got his own certificate of authenticity from none other than Haggerty. Not so, says Gordon Granger, a Texas fans who says HE owns the chopper actually used in the Dennis Hopper-directed film. According to an auction brochure, multiple bikes were built in preparation for the film, but the $1.3 million prize is the only one that survives. Eisenberg based his decision on the word of Dan Haggerty (of Grizzly Adams fame) who had a bit part in Easy Rider and helped work on the motorcycles used in the film, and who authenticated the bike. ![]() The American flag-emblazoned panhead was sold by LA Realtor and movie memorabilia collector Michael Eisenberg, who purchased it earlier this year and apparently aimed straight for a quick profit. Unconvinced of the chopper’s authenticity, Fonda had unsuccessfully tried to stop the auction. “There’s a big rat stinking someplace in this,” Fonda says. But the counterculture icon says something just ain’t right. The $1.3 million selling price for the bike purportedly ridden by Fonda in the film is the highest auction price ever realized for a motorcycle to date. Now, he’s unloading on the Los Angeles-based auction house Profiles in History, over the recent sale of the Captain America Harley-Davidson motorcycle featured in the 1969 film Easy Rider – a longtime cinematic favorite of ours here at E3 Spark Plugs. But was the bike legit?Īctor and motorcycle enthusiast Peter Fonda has never been one to hold back. ![]() ![]() Peter Fonda’s Captain America Harley-Davidson recently fetched a record-breaking $1.35 million at auction.
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