Editing Peter Fonda (section)

=== Counterculture figure and Roger Corman ===
[[File:Peter Fonda 1962. Promo Photo (Tammy and the Doctor) (no borders).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Fonda in a 1962 promo photo]]
By the mid-1960s, Fonda was not a conventional "leading man" in Hollywood. As ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine reported, Fonda had established a "solid reputation as a dropout". He had become outwardly nonconformist and grew his hair long and took LSD regularly, alienating the "establishment" film industry. Desirable acting work became scarce.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Fonda Not Really a Hippie
|last=Constantine |first=Peggy |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 19, 1967 |page=D13}}</ref> Through his friendships with members of the band [[The Byrds]], Fonda visited [[The Beatles]] in their rented house in [[Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles|Benedict Canyon]] in Los Angeles in August 1965. While [[John Lennon]], [[Ringo Starr]], [[George Harrison]], and Fonda were under the influence of [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]], Lennon heard Fonda say, "I know what it's like to be dead." Lennon used the phrase in the lyrics for his song, "[[She Said She Said]]", which was included on their 1966 album, ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]''.<ref name="Love You Make" />

In August 1966 Fonda was charged with possession of marijuana,<ref>{{cite news | title=Peter Fonda Faces Trial On Marijuana Charges| work=[[The New York Times]] | date=August 23, 1966 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/08/23/archives/peter-fonda-faces-trial-on-marijuana-charges.html| access-date=February 25, 2023| page=33}}</ref> and was later acquitted in December of that year.<ref>{{cite news | title=Peter Fonda Freed In Marijuana Case| work=[[The New York Times]] | date=December 28, 1966 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/12/28/archives/peter-fonda-freed-in-marijuana-case.html| access-date=February 25, 2023| page=34}}</ref> In November 1966 Fonda was arrested in the [[Sunset Strip curfew riots|Sunset Strip riot]], which the police ended forcefully. The band [[Buffalo Springfield]] protested the department's handling of the incident in their song "[[For What It's Worth]]". In 1967, Fonda recorded "November Night", a [[Single (music)|45-rpm single]] written by [[Gram Parsons]] for the Chisa label, backed with "[[Catch the Wind]]" by [[Donovan]], produced by [[Hugh Masekela]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dougpayne.com/chisad.htm|title=Chisa Records: A Discography|work=Dougpayne.com|access-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref>

Fonda's first counterculture-oriented film role was as a biker in [[Roger Corman]]'s [[B movie]] ''[[The Wild Angels]]'' (1966). Fonda originally was to support [[George Chakiris]], but graduated to the lead when Chakiris revealed he could not ride a motorcycle. In the film, Fonda delivered a "eulogy" at a fallen Angel's funeral service. The movie was a big hit at the box office, screened at the [[Venice Film Festival]], launched the biker movie genre, and established Peter Fonda as a movie name. Fonda made a television pilot, ''High Noon: The Clock Strikes Noon Again'', filmed in December 1965. It was based on the film ''[[High Noon]]'' (1952), starring [[Gary Cooper]], with Fonda in the Cooper role. It did not become a series.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mary Martin's 'Dolly' Draws Royalty |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 20, 1965 |page=C20}}</ref>

Fonda next played the male lead in Corman's film ''[[The Trip (1967 film)|The Trip]]'' (1967), a take on the experience and "consequences" of consuming LSD, which was written by [[Jack Nicholson]]. His co-stars included [[Susan Strasberg]], [[Bruce Dern]], and [[Dennis Hopper]]. The movie was a hit.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Fonda: Was This Trip Necessary? |first=Cecelia |last=Ager |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 20, 1967 |page=D11}}</ref> Fonda then traveled to France to appear in the [[portmanteau film|portmanteau]] horror movie ''[[Spirits of the Dead]]'' (1968). His segment co-starred his sister Jane and was directed by her then-husband [[Roger Vadim]]. For American television, he appeared in a movie, ''[[Certain Honorable Men (film)|Certain Honorable Men]]'' (1968), alongside [[Van Heflin]], written by [[Rod Serling]].<ref>{{cite news |title=For Peter Fonda, It's All Now |first=Lee |last=Israel |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 8, 1968 |page=D29}}</ref>