Easy Rider – The Ride Back

Posted on September 8, 2009 | Filed Under Biker News | Comments Off

Four decades after Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson gave us the cult biker road movie Easy Rider a sequel is hitting the road under the title of Easy Rider - The Ride Back.

According to the press release: The Ride Back delves into the family lineage of Wyatt “Captain America” Williams (played in the original by Peter Fonda) and the families trials and tribulations throughout the decades of the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s to present day. Juxtapose against the families love affair with motorcycles, the film delves into issues of love, War, honour, and redemption, while keeping true to the spirit of the original film: the iconic “Buddy Ride” and the idea of a continuing search for freedom in an America that is struggling to find its identity.

With none of the original films cast, it remains to be seen whether or not The Ride Back is a worthy sequel to a cult movie that shaped a generation. I've heard it's due for release here in the UK in October but no dates are confirmed as yet.

Peter Fonda's "Captain America" bike from the 1969 film Easy Rider