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just watched the movie again last night. billy (dennis hopper) is apparently shot by accident but wyatt (peter fonda) is killed on purpose. no witnesses sort of thing. let me play devil's advocate for a moment. Wyatt never actually witness the shooting, he just heard the gunshot. all of the participants were white so there was no racial malice. if questioned then the sheriff would most likely take the rednecks's side. perhaps like george hanson (jack nicholson), billy & captain america (wyatt) were in the wrong place at the wrong time. the redneck holding the 12 gauge did seem surprised that it went off but i suppose only the late dennis hopper knew what he was going for at the end of the movie.
posted 23 days ago in Easy Rider (1969)