Editing Peter Fonda (section)

=== Director and action star===
After the success of ''Easy Rider'', both Hopper and Fonda were sought for film projects. Hopper directed the film ''[[The Last Movie]]'' (1971), in which Fonda co-starred along with singer [[Michelle Phillips]] of [[The Mamas and the Papas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=What Peter Fonda Means to Say&nbsp;... |first=Helen |last=Dorsey |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 29, 1971 |page=G1}}</ref> Fonda directed and starred in the [[Western (genre)|Western]] film ''[[The Hired Hand]]'' (1971). He took the lead role in a cast that also featured [[Warren Oates]], [[Verna Bloom]] and [[Beat Generation]] poet [[Michael McClure]]. The film received mixed reviews and failed commercially upon its initial release, but many years later, in 2001, a fully restored version was shown at various film festivals and was re-released by the [[Sundance TV|Sundance Channel]] on DVD that same year in two separate editions. Fonda later directed the science fiction film ''[[Idaho Transfer]]'' (1973). He did not appear in the film, and the film received mixed reviews upon its limited release. Around the same time, he co-starred with [[Lindsay Wagner]] in ''[[Two People (1973 film)|Two People]]'' (also 1973) for director [[Robert Wise]], in which he portrayed a [[Vietnam War]] deserter.

Fonda starred alongside [[Susan George (actress)|Susan George]] and longtime-friend (and frequent co-star) [[Adam Roarke]] in the film ''[[Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry]]'' (1974), a film about two [[NASCAR]] hopefuls who execute a supermarket heist to finance their jump into big-time auto racing. The film was a box-office hit that year. It led to Fonda's making a series of action movies: ''[[Open Season (1974 film)|Open Season]]'' (1974), with [[William Holden]]; ''[[Race with the Devil]]'' (1975), fleeing devil worshippers with Warren Oates (another hit);<ref>{{cite news |title=All-time Film Rental Champs |newspaper=Variety |date=January 7, 1976 |page=46}}</ref> ''[[92 in the Shade]]'' (1975), again with Oates, for writer-director [[Thomas McGuane]]; ''[[Killer Force]]'' (1976) for director [[Val Guest]]; ''[[Futureworld]]'' (1976), a sequel to ''[[Westworld (film)|Westworld]]'' (1973), financed by AIP;<ref>{{cite news |title=Movies: Aubrey--Auguring Well Into the Future |last=Millar |first=Jeff |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=May 9, 1976 |page=S34}}</ref> ''[[Fighting Mad (1976 film)|Fighting Mad]]'' (1976), a reuniting with Roger Corman, directed by [[Jonathan Demme]].<ref name="New World">{{cite book |first=Christopher T. |last=Koetting |title=Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures |publisher=Hemlock Books |year=2009 |page=99}}</ref>

''[[Outlaw Blues]]'' (1977) was a drama, with Fonda playing a musician opposite [[Susan Saint James]]. After some more action with ''[[High-Ballin']]'' (1978), Fonda returned to directing, with the controversial drama ''[[Wanda Nevada]]'' (1979), wherein the 39-year-old Fonda starred as the "love" interest of the then 13-year-old [[Brooke Shields]]. His father, [[Henry Fonda]], made a brief appearance as well, and it is the only film in which they performed together.<ref name=PC>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=886&dat=19790706&id=9qVaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768,6260547|work=[[The Daily Courier (Arizona)|The Prescott Courier]]|first=Bob|last=Thomas|date=July 6, 1979|title='Wanda Nevada:' Henry Fonda makes a guest appearance in Peter's film}}</ref>