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August 16, 2019, 05:55 PM
kkina
Peter Fonda has died
I guess the kidnapping is off?

'Easy Rider' star Peter Fonda dead at 79

Actor Peter Fonda, who co-wrote and starred in the seminal 1960s counterculture film "Easy Rider," has died. He was 79.

In a statement obtained by Fox News, Fonda's family said that the actor -- the son of Henry Fonda and the younger brother of Jane Fonda -- died Friday morning at his Los Angeles home after suffering respiratory failure due to lung cancer.


“In one of the saddest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our hearts. As we grieve, we ask that you respect our privacy," the family statement said. “And, while we mourn the loss of this sweet and gracious man, we also wish for all to celebrate his indomitable spirit and love of life. In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”

Fox News



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August 16, 2019, 06:11 PM
RichardC
*sigh*

Life moves on.


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August 16, 2019, 06:41 PM
GWbiker
I think tonight I'll dust off my DVD of "Easy Rider".


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August 16, 2019, 07:11 PM
LastCubScout
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry was a very monumental film of my youth.

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August 16, 2019, 07:14 PM
BMR
Well, AMF.



August 16, 2019, 07:54 PM
corsair
quote:
seminal 1960s counterculture film

Seminal
1. (of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments.
"his seminal work on chaos theory"

Was it really seminal or, just generational romanticism?
August 16, 2019, 08:03 PM
bigwagon
quote:
Originally posted by corsair:
quote:
seminal 1960s counterculture film

Seminal
1. (of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments.
"his seminal work on chaos theory"

Was it really seminal or, just generational romanticism?

I'd say yes, because it was one of the first highly successful independent films produced outside the studio system, in addition to putting stars like Nicholson and Dennis Hopper on the map. It also grossed $60 million on a $400K budget!
August 16, 2019, 09:48 PM
TMats
I think of a movie called “The Wild Angels.” The opening scene is a little boy on a tricycle pedaling down a sidewalk. Fonda is on a chopper, also rolling down the sidewalk. The camera focuses on the front wheel of Fonda’s chopper. They meet at a corner of the sidewalk and Fonda jams on the brakes. The front shocks compress as he jams on the brakes. I don’t remember if Bruce Dern was in this one for sure or not. I believe Nancy Sinatra was.


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August 16, 2019, 11:33 PM
Echtermetzger
Captain America is dead.


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August 16, 2019, 11:35 PM
Sigfest
^^^^^^^^^
I still got the helmet.
August 17, 2019, 12:40 PM
wolfe 21
quote:
Originally posted by Echtermetzger:
Captain America is dead.

Generation gap I guess. Captain America is Chris Evans. (I have seen the movie and get the reference, but thought it was in reference to the bike and not Fonda...).

This is sad either way. I enjoyed his work.


A Perpetual Disappointment...
August 17, 2019, 01:22 PM
hjs157
R.I.P. Captain America


August 17, 2019, 03:07 PM
Jim Shugart
Shame it wasn't his treasonous sister.



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August 17, 2019, 03:09 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Jane took better care of her health, plus she is female, they live longer.
August 18, 2019, 06:05 AM
NK402
Easy Rider, another classic I've never seen.
August 18, 2019, 08:13 AM
Ripley
I saw where NBC's "The Today Show" called him Hollywood royalty. One iconic if only so good movie a half century ago and a few other low budget efforts along the way, not royalty.




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August 18, 2019, 08:46 AM
lyman
quote:
Originally posted by Ripley:
I saw where NBC's "The Today Show" called him Hollywood royalty. One iconic if only so good movie a half century ago and a few other low budget efforts along the way, not royalty.



Royalty based on his Dad,

Peter did a pile of movies/appearances/roles, but not many (IMHO) would be considered good



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August 18, 2019, 10:48 AM
corsair
quote:
Originally posted by lyman:
quote:
Originally posted by Ripley:
I saw where NBC's "The Today Show" called him Hollywood royalty. One iconic if only so good movie a half century ago and a few other low budget efforts along the way, not royalty.



Royalty based on his Dad,

Peter did a pile of movies/appearances/roles, but not many (IMHO) would be considered good

Media is desperate to find an American analogy to the British 'royalty' of multi-generational acting families. Henry was the star, kids Jane and Peter had a moment of two in the spotlight, although known more for their social-celebrity than film accomplishments, granddaughter Bridgette has had a up/down film career. Any others?
August 18, 2019, 11:14 AM
parabellum
The wrong Fonda kicked
August 18, 2019, 11:40 AM
FAS1
He was a real class act Wink

quote:
Wednesday, actor Peter Fonda went on quite the Twitter tirade, calling for harm to be done to members of the Trump family. Not even the left-leaning Slate Magazine could defend Fonda’s remarks, calling them “obscene and sexist.”

Fonda’s original tweet called for Barron, Trump’s twelve-year-old son, to be taken from his mother and put in a cage with pedophiles. Fonda has since deleted this tweet. Barron’s mother, First Lady Melania Trump, immediately notified the Secret Service, though it is unknown if any action has been taken against Fonda.

This came just one day after Fonda tweeted Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen, “should be pilloried in Lafayette Square naked and whipped by passerby while being filmed.” He closely followed up his attack, lashing out at the White House Press Secretary, tweeting, “Sarah Sanders is a lying g*sh, too. And ‘g*sh’ is much worse than cu*t.” Fonda has deleted these tweets as well.


https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb...QaAvSeEALw_wcB