# A scene in "Easy Rider".

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 5, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scene-in-easy-rider/527818 "2010-02-05T18:09:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scene-in-easy-rider/527818/1 "2010-02-05T18:09:37Z")

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There’s a scene in the movie _Easy Rider_ where the guys get a cold reception at a local cafe. Can anyone tell me the geographical location of that cafe, according to the script?  
Bonus points if it’s real and still there. No, I’m not planning a road trip. 😉  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scene-in-easy-rider/527818/2 "2010-02-05T18:20:27Z")

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Isn’t it Morganza, Louisiana?

And unfortunately, according to [this](http://www.mrzip66.com/2009/04/20/route-from-the-movie-easy-rider-map/), Morganza locals say it was torn down several years back.

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**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scene-in-easy-rider/527818/3 "2010-02-05T18:24:03Z")

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I would think somewhere in Louisiana. The scene in the cafe takes place before George is beaten to death, and at one point during that scene, the guy in the Caterpillar hat say he doesn’t think Wyatt, Billy, and George will make it to the “parish line.” Since Louisiana has parishes instead of counties, that indicates the scene tales place there. According to imdb, one of the filming locations is Franklin, Louisiana. I’d bet that’s where the cafe was. No idea if it’s still there.

edited to add: what **lieu** said. imdb says the “redneck cafe” is in Morganza, Louisiana

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scene-in-easy-rider/527818/4 "2010-02-05T18:30:02Z")

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From the Slate article [The Easy Rider Road Trip](http://www.slate.com/id/2233176/entry/2233171/):

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> There wasn’t much to Morganza when Easy Rider filmed there, and there’s less now. The cafe and the building that housed it are gone. Two buildings in the same style sit in disrepair down the street. Of course, it’s not really Morganza we see in the film, just someplace the screenplay describes as “ext. Southern town—day.”

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scene-in-easy-rider/527818/5 "2010-02-06T04:41:25Z")

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IIRC, in the window of the cafe, there is a poster for LSU football. or something similar. Maybe even it says Louisiana SU. or something like that.

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