{"product_id":"easy-riders-raging-bulls-how-the-sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll-generation-saved-hollywood-paperback","title":"Easy Riders Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock 'n Roll Generation Saved Hollywood - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Biskind\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling, no-holds-barred chronicle of the wild 1970s that transformed Hollywood, capturing the sex, drugs, genius, and chaos that ignited a cinematic revolution and changed movies forever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1969, a low-budget biker movie, \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider, \u003c\/i\u003e shocked Hollywood with its stunning success. An unabashed celebration of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e heralded a decade in which a rebellious wave of talented young filmmakers invigorated the movie industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEasy Riders, Raging Bulls\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a wild ride that chronicles the exuberance and excess of the times: the startling success of \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e and the equally alarming circumstances under which it was made, with drugs, booze, and violent rivalry between costars Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda dominating the set; how a small production company named BBS became the guiding spirit of the youth rebellion in Hollywood and how, along the way, some of its executives helped smuggle Huey Newton out of the country; how director Hal Ashby was busted for drugs and thrown in jail in Toronto; why Martin Scorsese attended the Academy Awards with an FBI escort when \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated; how George Lucas, gripped by anxiety, compulsively cut off his own hair while writing \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e; how a modest house on Nicholas Beach occupied by actresses Margot Kidder and Jennifer Salt became the unofficial headquarters for the New Hollywood; how Billy Friedkin tried to humiliate Paramount boss Barry Diller; and how screenwriter\/director Paul Schrader played Russian roulette in his hot tub. It was a time when an \"anything goes\" experimentation prevailed both on the screen and off. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the success of \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, young film-school graduates suddenly found themselves in demand, and directors such as Francis Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, George Lucas, and Martin Scorsese became powerful figures. Even the new generation of film stars--Nicholson, De Niro, Hoffman, Pacino, and Dunaway--seemed a breed apart from the traditional Hollywood actors. Ironically, the renaissance would come to an end with \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, two hugely successful films that would create a blockbuster mentality and crush innovation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on hundreds of interviews with the directors themselves, producers, stars, agents, writers, studio executives, spouses, and ex-spouses, this is the full, candid story of Hollywood's last golden age. Never before have so many celebrities talked so frankly about one another and about the drugs, sex, and money that made so many of them crash and burn. By turns hilarious and shocking, \u003ci\u003eEasy Riders, Raging Bulls\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate behind-the-scenes account of Hollywood at work and play.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Biskind is the author of five previous books, including \u003ci\u003eEasy Riders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e and was formerly the executive editor of \u003ci\u003ePremiere\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He lives with his family in Columbia County, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 8.37 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45846252880069,"sku":"9780684857084","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/sOv2W2Y-g9780684857084.webp?v=1781271009","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/easy-riders-raging-bulls-how-the-sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll-generation-saved-hollywood-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}