Join us on Saturday, August 19 for a screening of one of our most requested titles, Dennis Hopper‘s beautifully restored directorial debut EASY RIDER. A groundbreaking icon of counter-culture and cinema, EASY RIDER made stars out of Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, and Hopper, was hailed by Time Magazine as, “one of the ten most important pictures of the decade.”

Upon its release in 1969, the film became both a pop-cultural touchstone and a box office hit, punching through to a mainstream film scene previously dominated by Westerns and musicals. Experience the real, uncensored ’60s counterculture in this compelling mixture of drugs, sex and armchair politics (not to mention a killer soundtrack) on the big screen – in glorious 4K!

Jack Nicholson portrays an alcoholic attorney who hooks up with two part-time, drug-dealing motorcycling (Fonda, Hopper) in search of their “American Dream.” Heading from California to New Orleans, they sample the highs and lows of America the beautiful in a stoned-out quest for life’s true meaning. Nominated for an Academy Award® (1969) for Best Screenplay (written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern).

“‘Easy Rider’ is very likely the clearest and most disturbing presentation of the angry estrangement of American youth to be brought to the screen.'” (Hollywood Reporter)

Saturday, August 19
Doors 5:30 pm | Movie 6:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets HERE

See all three Dennis Hopper films – including EASY RIDER, SPPED, and BLUE VELVET for just $25! Tickets vavailable at the door. 

EASY RIDER (Dennis Hopper, 1969 / 95 mins / 18A) After scoring cocaine in Mexico, then re-selling it in California, two hippie bikers set off on a collision course with small-town prejudices on a cross-country trek to New Orleans.

*Minors OK. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service.
*Rio Theatre Groupons and Rio Theatre passes are OK for any single film screening only. Please redeem at the box office.
*Online sales end an hour before showtime; unless otherwise noted, tickets are always available for purchase at the box office prior to showtime.  Our box office is typically open 30 minutes before showtime. All seating is General Admission; please arrive 20-30 minutes prior to showtime to ensure great seats and time for treats. All Rio Theatre tickets are final sale.
*If you are looking to redeem either a Rio Theatre gift certificate or Groupon to any regular Rio Theatre screening: You can either email us in advance <[email protected]> and give us a “heads up,” or do it at the box office prior to showtime. (We seat 400+ people and our regular screenings are very rarely at capacity – you should not have issues being admitted.)