"Talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different thangs. I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace. Of course, don't ever tell anybody that they're not free, 'cause then they're gonna get real busy killin' and maimin' to prove to you that they are. Oh, yeah, they're gonna talk to you, and talk to you, and talk to you about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em."⁠ Jack Nicholson as George Hanson in Dennis Hopper's 'Easy Rider'. An advent of the New Hollywood movement, the road movie was released fifty years ago today.⁠ For more visual commentary from the gettyarchive editors, follow our link in bio.⁠ 📷: Mutilple-exposure image shows American actor Jack Nicholson in three different costumes for 'Easy Rider', 1969 | Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images⁠ ⁠ #easyrider #jacknicholson #dennishopper #thenewhollywood #1969 #onthisday #cinemahistory #hollywoodhistory #counterculture...