Movies by Peter Fonda
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Smitty (2012)
Cast: Brandon Tyler Russell, Freddie James, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: David M. Evans
Sent to his grandfather's Iowa farm for the summer, 13-year-old troublemaker Ben has a hard time dealing with his new responsibilities -- but a slowly growing bond with a dog named…
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Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project (2011)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Ken Auletta, Harvey Weinstein …
Directed by: Barry Avrich
Narrated by actor Peter Fonda, this provocative portrait of film tycoon Harvey Weinstein documents the Miramax co-founder's transformation as he went from concert promoter to art-house…
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Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)
Cast: Roger Corman, Jonathan Demme, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: Alex Stapleton
B-movie maestro Roger Corman is celebrated in this star-packed documentary. While trafficking in movies featuring lots of blood, violence and nudity, Corman nonetheless managed to tackle…
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The Big Fix (2011)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Amy Smart, Jason Mraz …
Directed by: Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell …
While turning their cameras on the devastating 2010 oil spill that pumped 779,037,744 liters of crude oil and other contaminants into the Gulf of Mexico, filmmakers Joshua Tickell and Rebecca…
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The Trouble with Bliss (2011)
Cast: Michael C. Hall, Chris Messina, Brie Larson …
Directed by: Michael Knowles
Jobless and unable to move out of his father's apartment, 35-year-old Morris Bliss loses his grip when he starts seeing an old classmate's teenage daughter. An oversexed neighbor…
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American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James (2010)
Cast: George Stults, Jeffrey Combs, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
Jesse James (George Stults), his brother Frank (Tim Abell) and their outlaw buddies are hurting and on the run from U.S. Marshal Kane (Peter Fonda) in writer-director Fred Olen Ray's…
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly …
Directed by: Troy Duffy
Skillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilantes the MacManus brothers -- Murphy and Connor -- must come out of hiding on a sheep farm in Ireland to fight…
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The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2009)
Cast: Kevin Zegers, Jason Ritter, Taryn Manning …
Directed by: Scott D. Rosenbaum
After his second album fails, famous rocker Spyder returns to his hometown to lick his wounds. There, he reunites with his former best friend, a fellow musician, and soon the two set off on a…
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Cast: Rick Schroder, Victoria Pratt, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: T.J. Scott
In this TV movie, archaeologist Jonathan Brock (Rick Schroder), heiress Martha Dennison (Victoria Pratt) and two others venture into the center of the Earth while on an expedition to track…
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Ghost Rider (2007)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Peter Fonda, Donal Logue …
Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson
Nicolas Cage stars in this hell-on-wheels thriller (with a supporting cast that includes Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott and Donal Logue) as Johnny Blaze, a badass stunt cyclist who makes a Faustian…
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3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Cast: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: James Mangold
In this gripping remake of the 1957 classic, rancher Dan Evans agrees to help transport captured outlaw Ben Wade to the nearest rail station, where they'll board a train to court. But…
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Becoming John Ford (2007)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Joseph McBride
Directed by: Nick Redman
Film historian Nick Redman traces the career of legendary director John Ford. From his earliest silent works to his acclaimed Westerns and powerful stories of common folk, this documentary…
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The Gathering (2007)
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Peter Fonda, Jamie-Lynn Sigler …
Directed by: Bill Eagles
When Dr. Michael Foster (Peter Gallagher) awakens from the grips of a harrowing nightmare to discover that his wife (Kristin Lehman) has mysteriously disappeared, he launches an all-out…
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Supernova (2005)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Lance Henriksen, Luke Perry …
Directed by: John Harrison
Astrophysicist Austin Shepard (Peter Fonda) discovers indications that the sun is set to explode within a week. Can a group of dedicated scientists headed by Chris Richardson (Luke Perry)…
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John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies (2004)
Cast: John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kurt Russell …
John Carpenter's impressive reputation as a gifted director has made him one of the horror genre's biggest success stories. With talents not limited to directing (he's also a…
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A Thief of Time (2004)
Cast: Adam Beach, Kelly Byars, Wes Studi …
Directed by: Chris Eyre
Another adaptation (from PBS's "Mystery!" series) of Tony Hillerman's best-selling suspense novels centers on Native American culture and the detective work of Navajo tribal police…
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Back When We Were Grown Ups (2004)
Cast: Blythe Danner, Faye Dunaway, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: Ron Underwood
A 53-year-old widow believes she's turned into the wrong person in this bittersweet tale based on Anne Tyler's best-seller. Beck's (Blythe Danner) plate is full: She runs a…
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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
Cast: Asia Argento, Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse …
Directed by: Asia Argento
Raised by caretakers other than his family, the young Jeremiah (played alternately by Jimmy Bennett and twin brothers Dylan and Cole Sprouse) is taken from a foster home and delivered to his…
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The Maldonado Miracle (2003)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Mare Winningham, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Salma Hayek
The Mexican town of San Ramos has a dwindling population and dwindling hope. The situation's so bad that even the local priest, Father Russell (Peter Fonda), is looking to escape. But…
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The Laramie Project (2002)
Cast: Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Laura Linney …
Directed by: Moises Kaufman
An all-star cast (including Christina Ricci, Dylan Baker, Peter Fonda, Jeremy Davies, Janeane Garofalo, Laura Linney, Steve Buscemi and Amy Madigan) delivers a compelling performance based on…
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Made in the USA (2002)
Cast: Jennifer Snyder, Mike Hacker, Peter Fonda …
Made in the USA, a documentary profiling the American motorcycle culture, provides extensive and valuable insight into the riders, the stunts, the lifestyles and the machines of this unique…
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Wooly Boys (2001)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Joseph Mazzello …
Directed by: Leszek Burzynski
Grizzled North Dakota rancher Stoney (Peter Fonda) heads to the big city to see his daughter and winds up bonding with the grandson he never knew in this heartwarming tale. Stoney's…
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Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Cody McMains, Russell Means …
Directed by: Britt Allcroft
Thomas and friends ride onto the big screen in this feature film based on the series "Thomas the Tank Engine" and "Shining Time Station." The villainous engine Diesel 10 has come to Sodor,…
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South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
Cast: Dwight Yoakam, Vince Vaughn, Billy Bob Thornton …
Directed by: Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam -- who directs and penned this dark Western's screenplay -- stars as Valentine Casey, the steadfast marshal of a small Arizona town whose life is upended when his estranged…
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Second Skin (2000)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Natasha Henstridge, Angus Macfadyen …
Directed by: Darrell James Roodt
Provocatively named hottie Crystal Ball (Natasha Henstridge) saunters into a small-town bookshop and charms owner Sam Kane (Angus MacFayden) into giving her a job. Then she saunters out --…
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The Limey (1999)
Cast: Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzmán …
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
After his release from a British prison, a former professional thief (Terence Stamp) finds out that his only daughter has been murdered in Los Angeles and travels overseas to learn the truth…
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The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)
Cast: Helen Mirren, Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy …
Directed by: Christopher Menaul
In this illuminating, made-for-television drama, novelist and iconoclast Ayn Rand (Helen Mirren) uses her objectivist philosophy to rationalize a torrid, 15-year affair with her handsome…
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Hog Heaven: The Story of the Harley-Davidson Empire (1998)
Cast: Jay Leno, Peter Fonda
Before Harley-Davidson was a multimillion-dollar corporation, it was just a modest shack in Detroit. Follow its trail of success as this documentary takes a wistful look at the growth of an…
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Ulee's Gold (1997)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Christine Dunford …
Directed by: Victor Nunez
Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson (Peter Fonda) is a Florida beekeeper trying to keep his family afloat despite numerous misfortunes: a wife who's recently passed away, a son (Tom Wood) who's…
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Escape from L.A. (1996)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Kurt Russell reprises his role as antihero Snake Plissken. This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president (Cliff Robertson) views the quake as a…
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Love and a .45 (1994)
Cast: Gil Bellows, Renée Zellweger, Rory Cochrane …
Directed by: C.M. Talkington
After bungling a robbery attempt on a convenience store with their drug-crazed associate Billy Mack Black (Rory Cochrane), lovers Watty Watts (Gil Bellows) and Starlene Cheatham (Renée…
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Nadja (1994)
Cast: Martin Donovan, Elina Löwensohn, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: Michael Almereyda
Writer-director Michael Almereyda takes the Dracula legend to the streets of New York in this darkly comic horror tale. Beautiful vampire Nadja (Elina Löwensohn) hits on a woman at a…
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Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth …
Directed by: Michael Steinberg
Rebelling against his ho-hum existence in a small Arizona town, Nick (Tim Roth) abandons his girlfriend, Beth (Bridget Fonda), and strikes out in search of something different. Encouraged by…
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Deadfall (1993)
Cast: Michael Biehn, Sarah Trigger, Nicolas Cage …
Directed by: Christopher Coppola
When his father dies, Joe (Michael Biehn) tracks down his con man Uncle Lou (James Coburn) to recover some loot Lou had stolen from his father years before. But Joe becomes ensnarled in…
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Night Caller (1992)
Cast: Isabel Sanford, Robert Forster, Gary Busey …
Directed by: Fred Williamson
Fred Williamson co-directs and stars in this thriller as Detective Mack Derringer. When his ex-wife (Vanity), a phone-sex worker, starts receiving obsessive phone calls from a stalker who…
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Enemy (1990)
Cast: Tia Carrere, Peter Fonda
After assassinating a North Vietnamese leader, undercover U.S. operative Ken Andrews (Peter Fonda) heads into the jungle to find safety. Trapped behind enemy lines, Andrews captures beautiful…
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The Rose Garden (1989)
Cast: Liv Ullmann, Maximilian Schell, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: Fons Rademakers
When elderly Aaron Reichenbacher (Maximilian Schell) attacks wealthy Arnold Krenn (Kurt Hübner) at the Frankfurt, Germany, airport without provocation, witnesses are outraged. But what…
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Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Peter Fonda, Carroll Baker …
Directed by: James Forsher
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda lead viewers on a journey through the history of censorship in Hollywood, from Shirley Temple's Baby Burlesks and Carroll Baker's erotic…
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The Cannonball Run (1981)
Cast: Bert Convy, Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore …
Directed by: Hal Needham
Burt Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Peter Fonda, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jackie Chan are all entrants in an illegal cross-country road race, and all are willing to do…
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High-Ballin' (1978)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Jerry Reed, Helen Shaver …
Directed by: Peter Carter
When a rash of targeted hijackings threatens to derail the independent trucking business, rig driver "Iron" Duke (Jerry Reed) and his visiting friend, Rane (Peter Fonda), put the brakes on…
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Painted Hero (1977)
Cast: Dwight Yoakam, Michelle Joyner, Kiersten Warren …
Directed by: Terry Benedict
He may play a clown on the rodeo circuit, but Virgil Kidder (Dwight Yoakam) is far from jolly. Ever since his line-in girlfriend abandoned him, Virgil has been keeping to himself, living on…
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Futureworld (1976)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner, Arthur Hill …
Directed by: Richard T. Heffron
A few years after the disaster at the Westworld theme park, owner Duffy (Arthur Hill) revamps his property into an amazing new recreational destination and calls it Futureworld, but…
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Race with the Devil (1975)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit …
Directed by: Jack Starrett
Blend action and horror, mix with a solid cast and Jack Starrett's expert direction, and you get this spooky brew from 1975. Peter Fonda, Lara Parker, Warren Oates and Loretta Swit star…
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92 in the Shade (1975)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Margot Kidder …
Directed by: Thomas McGuane
This atmospheric drama follows aimless Tom Skelton (Peter Fonda) as he returns to his Key West home to start a fishing charter business, thereby arousing the ire of established guides Nichol…
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Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke …
Directed by: John Hough
Would-be racecar driver Larry teams with mechanic Deke to steal $150,000 from a grocery store. The twosome goes on the lam, picking up a fiery hitchhiker along the way, while a grizzled cop…
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The Hired Hand (1971)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Verna Bloom …
Directed by: Peter Fonda
Harry Collings (Peter Fonda) has been traveling around with his fellow drifter and friend Arch Harris (Warren Oates). Disturbed by thoughts of the wife (Verna Bloom) and child he left behind…
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Easy Rider (1969)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson …
Directed by: Dennis Hopper
With cash from a cocaine sale, two freewheeling hippies hop on their motorcycles and ride across America toward New Orleans, clashing with rednecks and picking up a boozy lawyer along the way…
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Spirits of the Dead (1968)
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Jane Fonda …
Directed by: Louis Malle, Federico Fellini, Roger Vadim …
Haunting adaptations of three Edgar Allen Poe stories make up this anthology of short films from three European directors. Roger Vadim's Metzengerstein tells the story of two lovers…
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Psych-Out / The Trip (1967)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Susan Strasberg, Bruce Dern …
Directed by: Roger Corman, Richard Rush
Talk about trippy! In Psych Out, a deaf girl (Susan Strasberg) comes to California at the height of the "Flower Power" era looking for her brother, who sent her a postcard that said "God is…
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The Wild Angels (1966)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern …
Directed by: Roger Corman
When someone steals Hells Angels member Loser's bike, Loser (Bruce Dern) asks his buddy Blues (Peter Fonda) and his other pals to help him get the bike back -- and get the guys who stole…
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Lilith (1964)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: Robert Rossen
Love is crazy, as a veteran (Warren Beatty) finds out when he returns to his hometown to serve the needs of the mentally ill. His professionalism and caution about all-things romantic are…
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The Young Racers / The Wild Angels (1963)
Cast: Mark Damon, William Campbell, Luana Anders …
Directed by: Roger Corman
Roger Corman directs this pair of high-octane dramas. Featuring plenty of action on real Grand Prix racetracks, The Young Racers tells a tale of fast cars and faster lifestyles as a jilted…
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Naked City: New York to L.A. (1961)
Cast: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke …
Directed by: William A. Graham, Elliot Silverstein, Paul Wendkos …
Cities are teeming with tales that need to be told. This collection from the film-noir TV series that mines the urban landscape for inspiration features a talented roster of guest stars,…
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Tammy Tell Me True / Tammy and the Doctor (1961)
Cast: Sandra Dee, Peter Fonda, John Gavin …
Directed by: Harry Keller
Sandra Dee takes the lead in two sequels to 1957's hit Tammy and the Bachelor. In Tammy Tell Me True, our heroine pilots her houseboat downriver to be near her boyfriend, who's at…
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Idaho Transfer (2003)
Cast: Keith Carradine, Kelly Bohanon, Ted D'Arms …
Directed by: Peter Fonda
Actor Peter Fonda stepped behind the camera to direct this chilling parable about a group of student scientists teleported five decades into the future to start a new civilization as an…
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The Hired Hand (1971)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Verna Bloom …
Directed by: Peter Fonda
Harry Collings (Peter Fonda) has been traveling around with his fellow drifter and friend Arch Harris (Warren Oates). Disturbed by thoughts of the wife (Verna Bloom) and child he left behind…