'After doing a re-make of John Cassevetes’ "Faces" [1968], I decided to re-make another American classic, Dennis Hopper’s "Easy Rider" [1969]. "Easy Rider" interests me in two ways: its portrayal of 60’s counterculture – unlike "Faces" which for me is more about the 50’s – and its search for place. I divided the original film into scenes (like I did with "Faces") and then replaced each scene with one shot filmed at the original location (unlike "Faces" where shots were gleaned from the original film itself). My "Easy Rider" tries to find today’s counter-culture (if one exists) by replacing the 60’s music with music that I listen to today.' ~ James Benning
James Benning
Director, Writer
Seduced and Abandoned62%
McQueen74%
Public Speaking70%
Directed by John Ford70%
The Class of ‘9271%
LA Originals69%
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends71%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me84%
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John Candy: I Like Me78%
Tricked: The Documentary61%
Tabloid64%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
56 Up72%
Night Will Fall76%
180° South72%
The Last Repair Shop74%
Being James Bond77%