9 Classic Movies With Insane Unofficial Sequels

9. Easy Rider: The Ride Back

If ever a movie didn’t require a sequel it would be Easy Rider - what with the main characters being dead and all - but when did common sense get in the way of a follow-up? So it follows a lawyer gained the rights to the series – after suing the original producers to acquire them – to make a prequel/sequel to the original; needless to say, it’s not great.

Lead actor/producer/writer Phil Pitzer has a passing, sort of resemblance to original lead Peter Fonda, so he plays Fonda’s brother as he struggles to reconcile with his family. Pitzer certainly doesn’t have Fonda’s charisma or acting ability however, so it’s a bit of a chore watching him "act." The same goes for the rest of the cast – with the notable exception of the great Jeff Fahey – who all struggle to convincingly deliver some pretty stilted dialogue.

Apparently when Pitzer asked Fonda for his blessing – which he didn’t receive – Fonda begged him not to do it, or if he had to at least do something original with it. In the end all Pitzer managed to make was a fascinating car crash of a movie.