Editing Peter Fonda (section)

=== ''Easy Rider'' ===
[[File:ZweiRadMuseumNSU EasyRider.JPG|thumb|upright=0.8|Replica of the "[[Easy Rider#Motorcycles|Captain America]]" [[Harley-Davidson]] [[Chopper (motorcycle)|chopper]] that Fonda rode in ''Easy Rider'' (1969), on display in a German museum.<ref name="zweird">{{Cite web|url=http://www.zweirad-museum.de|title=Startseite|work=Zweirad.de|access-date=October 27, 2007}}</ref>]]
Fonda produced, co-wrote and starred in ''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969), directed by [[Dennis Hopper]]. ''Easy Rider'' is about two long-haired bikers traveling through the [[Southwestern United States|southwestern]] and southern United States where they encounter intolerance and violence. Fonda played "Wyatt",<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bramesco|first=Charles|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/15/easy-rider-at-50-how-the-rebellious-road-movie-shook-up-the-system|title=Easy Rider at 50: how the rebellious road movie shook up the system|date=July 15, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 11, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> a charismatic, laconic man whose motorcycle jacket bore a large [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] across the back. [[Dennis Hopper]] played the garrulous "Billy". [[Jack Nicholson]] played George Hanson, an alcoholic [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] lawyer who rides along with them. Fonda co-wrote the screenplay with [[Terry Southern]] and Hopper.

Fonda tried to secure financing from Roger Corman and [[American International Pictures]] (AIP), with whom he had made ''The Wild Angels'' and ''The Trip'', but they were reluctant to finance a film directed by Hopper. They succeeded in getting money from [[Columbia Pictures]]. Hopper filmed the cross-country road trip depicted almost entirely on location. Fonda had secured funding of around $360,000, largely based on the fact he knew that it was the budget [[Roger Corman]] needed to make ''[[The Wild Angels]]''.<ref>Peter Fonda interview, "Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage" (1999), documentary on ''Easy Rider'' DVD</ref> The guitarist and composer [[Robbie Robertson]], of [[The Band]], was so moved by an advance screening that he approached Fonda and tried to convince him to let him write a complete score, even though the film was nearly due for wide release. Fonda declined the offer, instead using [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]]'s "[[Born to Be Wild]]", [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)]]" sung by [[The Byrds]]' [[Roger McGuinn]], and Robertson's own composition "[[The Weight]]", performed by [[The Band]], among many other tracks.

The film was released to international success. Jack Nicholson was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Fonda, Hopper and Southern were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film grossed over $40 million.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}