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- Actor's LifeRise and FallRising To StardomCelebrity CultureShowbizFilmmakingAmbitionArtists and Showbiz more...
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- Documentary
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Time/Period:
- 70s
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Easy Riders Raging Bulls, 2003
English
Canada, UK
Profile of Easy Riders Raging Bulls
Easy Riders Raging Bulls can be described as witty, tense, and clever. The plot revolves around the life of an actor, rising to stardom, and filmmaking. Its comic aspect comes from irreverent humor. Easy Riders Raging Bulls's main genre is documentary. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. Easy Riders Raging Bulls is located in Hollywood. It is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of Easy Riders Raging Bulls
Inspired by comments from moviemaking luminaries such as Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader, former Premiere Magazine editor Peter Biskind set about chronicling the work of 1970s filmmakers in his 1999 book EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS. After the critical and commercial success of the exhaustive tome, it seemed only natural to transfer his fascinating tales to the screen, and the Trio channel duly obliged in 2003. With a Hollywood system offering unprecedented freedom to writers and directors, some highly individual and influential works from future main players such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg were produced. A golden era for American film had begun.
Naturally there was a downside to the inexorable rise of such talented artists, and EASY RIDERS RAGING BULLS doesn't shirk from highlighting the scandals and tragedies that often beset the industry. Drug use, relationship problems, soaring egos and a growing sense of competition between the formerly tight-knit community saw the decade come to an unfortunate end. The sting in the tail came with the production of "blockbuster" movies such as JAWS, and demands from studios for more of the same. With dollar signs in their eyes, Hollywood producers closed ranks on the movie makers, restricted their talents, and ultimately made them unwitting victims of their own successes. Amongst those relaying stories on an incredibly creative period for the industry are Peter Bogdanovich, Dennis Hopper, Paul Schrader, Cybill Shepherd, Richard Dreyfuss, and many others. Narration comes from William H. Macy.
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| Language: | English |
| Country: | Canada, UK |
| Release date: | 18 January 2003 |
| Runtime: | 119 min |
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