A couple of filmmakers plan a documentary, “Bring It 2 Peter,” about a misaddressed fan letter to “Easy Rider” actor Peter Fonda and a planned partial road trip on Route 66.
According to the Melany Joy Beck and Janelle Sorenson:
This letter literally fell in our laps a few months ago. We were charmed with the handwriting on the envelope, clearly that of an elderly woman and the vague but hopeful address of “Peter Fonda Fan Club, Hollywood, California”. We hope someday that the woman who wrote this card comes out and sees that two random journalists from Minneapolis cared so much about her card, her love for Peter Fonda, and the thoughtfulness it takes to purchase, write and send a card to an actor that obviously made an impact on her life, that they made it their mission to make sure that it gets into Peter Fonda’s hands and not the garbage. […]
[W]e’re not just bee-lining for Los Angeles. We’re winding our way through Arizona and New Mexico on many of the roads Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda himself traveled in the quintessential road trip movie that made him famous. We’re talking to people along the way about freedom, America, the weather, whatever comes up. We’re taking a look into lives in different parts of the country and seeing how people live and what matters to them.
So, in essence, yes, we are just delivering a lost piece of mail to Peter Fonda. But we are also tapping into a little bit of something that can be so easily overlooked in this day and age – humanity.
You can find the trailer here.
According to KARE-TV in Minneapolis, the two hope to deliver the letter sometime next week, in time for Fonda’s 71st birthday. The station reports that the two launched a Kickstarter fundraiser in an effort to generate $1,000 for the film.
As of 9 p.m. Central Thursday, more than $1,500 has been pledged on Kickstarter. So it appears they are on their way.
If they’re checking out “Easy Rider” filming locales, they’re better check out MrZip66’s site about that.
It’s an intriguing project. I’ll be eager to learn how they do.