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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

GGACP Classic: Peter Fonda

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.83.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2024

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

GGACP marks the birthday of director, producer and counterculture hero Peter Fonda (b. February 23) by revisiting this fascinating interview (one of GIlbert's favorites) from 2018. In this episode, Peter talks about the making of "Easy Rider," his complex relationship with his legendary dad and his encounters with Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau, John Lennon and Ernest Hemingway (among others). Also, Dennis Hopper holds a grudge, Elvis straps on a helmet, Jack Nicholson steps in for Rip Torn and Victor Mature gives a bravura performance. PLUS: The genius of Terry Southern! In praise of Christopher Plummer! The Monkees foot the bill! The Beatles find inspiration! And Peter names his favorite Henry Fonda movie! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

TV Comics movie stars hit singles and some toys trivia and dirty jokes an evening

0:09.9

with the boys once is never good enough for something so fantastic.

0:17.0

So here's another Gilbert and Franks.

0:21.0

Here's another Gilbert and Frank. Here's another Gilbert and Frank.

0:26.0

Colossus Classic. And Hi, I'm Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast.

0:55.7

I'm here with my co-host Frank Santo Padre and we're once again recording at Nutmeg with our engineer Frankfurterosa.

1:05.4

Our guest this week is a writer, producer, director, activist, and one of the busiest and most popular actors of the last six decades.

1:18.5

You know his work for movies such as The Trip, The Wild Angels, The Hired Hand, Race with the Devil, Dirty Mary Crazy

1:29.4

Larry, Wanda Nevada, The Limymie, Escape from LA, Ghost Rider, 310 to Yuma, and Yule's Gold for which he was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor and of

1:48.3

course as the Star, producer and co-writer of one of the most iconic and groundbreaking films in the history

2:00.1

of American cinema, Easy Rider. His newest film is Foundries, co-starring

2:08.8

Christopher Plummer and he'll be seen in the new Amazon Action Series, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.

2:19.0

Along his fascinating journey he's met, worked with, and befriended a who's who of 20th century pop

2:30.9

culture figures, including Marlon Brando Jack Nicholson

2:37.4

John Wayne Jimmy Stewart Pablo Picasso, Bob Dylan, Christopher Lee, Mick Jagger, Warren Beatty, Jacques Cousteau, Jean-Coute.

2:54.0

John-Cousto too.

2:57.0

I cuz he came and he was dripping wet.

3:00.0

And he smelled a little octopus hanging.

3:05.0

He had a little octopus hanging from his ear.

3:12.0

And... was hanging from his ear.

3:13.0

And of course, his father, the late great Henry Fonda.

3:20.0

Please welcome to the podcast, a man who's seen it all and done it all, including sharing a

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