New Orleans: St. Louis Cemetery - Set of Easy Rider's acid freak-out
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 2011
- Derived from Greek, the word "necropolis" means "city of the dead," and few places make the word seem appropriate quite like New Orleans' above-ground cemeteries. The city's position in relation to sea level makes it hard to bury the dead, making these types of cemeteries necessary. And, as often happens, necessity gave rise to art. St. Louis Cemetery #1 is the city's oldest burial spot. It's lined with monuments that date back centuries, and which exist in various stages of upkeep, from the brand new and well-preserved to graves crumbling into deep disrepair. The tight quarters, disorienting passageways, and intricate, sometimes eerie, religious sculptures give it an atmosphere unlike any other place on Earth.
It's easy to see why Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and the rest of the team behind Easy Rider would choose it for the film's acid freak-out sequence. Yet, removed from the rapid editing, distressing industrial noise, and hallucinatory muttering, the place has an eerily peaceful quality. A steady stream of tourists come and go throughout the day, but the cemetery's walls and looming monuments otherwise largely isolate it from the sounds of the city around it.
The necropolis also has its celebrities. These include Homer Plessy, of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision that changed the course of civil rights legislation, Etienne de Boré, New Orleans' first mayor, and Ernest "Dutch" Morial, the city's first black mayor. But the most-visited grave belongs to Marie Laveau, a reputed voodoo priestess sometimes called the "witch queen of New Orleans." Even though it's not entirely clear if she's buried here, Laveau receives daily offerings from those seeking her favor. Gifts include cigarettes, coins, candles, Mardi Gras beads, and alcohol, and the truly determined scratch three "X"s on the side. (The cemetery does not encourage this practice.)
It's a heavily populated city too, with an estimated 100,000 buried in the space of one block. In fact, in many respects, it's less a city than a suburb of the busy town nearby, one to which a fair number of New Orleans' residents have moved over the centuries. - บันเทิง
The two prostitutes you mentioned were the great actress Karen Black(RIP) and the beautiful and talented dancer Toni Basil. The only one of the four who still resides in this ephemeral world.
I LUV Basil!!! Esp. on tamater sauce!!!
Thank you for the homage to my sister and I. RIP Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda.
I remember this scene very well
I have been told any filming at the cemetery is illegal including video?
Been here too.. awesome!!
The head of the statue is now missing
Me and my ex wife walked around this cemetery i tried to climb up to where fonda was but its was to high and i really didn't feel like dying in a new Orleans cemetery
Interesting
I know I've said this before but I really like this series.
DON'T REPEAT YERSELF... DON'T REPEAT YERSELF...DON'T REPEAT YERSELF...
Sooooo.....how did you get permission to film and....get in without a guide.....
The church might not let people shoot films their any more, but that didn't stop the game industry having their fun with the location.
Tony Hawk: Underground 2
Left 4 Dead 2
I have fond memories of shooting zombies up in that place, and doing skate tricks over the grave.
@manbearpig900 Yeah....! I haven't seen this movie in years but I can clearly see the replication in Left for Dead 2's homage.... I wonder how many of these sorts of references make it into games and we don't even notice.
why didnt you talk about it being nicloas cage graveyard or will he will be burried
I went to Hopper's grave days after his death, it is a simple Native American style grave in taos, far from hollywood and hard to find. He will be missed. It seem his grave gathers more and charm, not unlike Jim Morrison, whose grave I visited in the early 90's and is now shut out by gates.