# The “perverted” 1969 movie both John Wayne and Henry Fonda couldn’t stand

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-perverted-1969-movie-both-john-wayne-and-henry-fonda-couldnt-stand/
- Published: 2026-10-22T18:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T19:46:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/movie-john-wayne-henry-fonda-couldnt-stand/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Wayne condemned *Easy Rider* as “perverted”.
- Henry Fonda initially thought audiences would not understand it.
- The film helped define a new era in cinema.

## Summary

*Easy Rider* was one of the counterculture films that John Wayne and Henry Fonda both disliked, despite their long friendship and sharply different politics. Their reaction reflected a generational divide as a new wave of filmmakers began reshaping American cinema.

Wayne called films such as *Easy Rider* “perverted” and objected to its portrayal of drug use. Fonda, whose son Peter produced, co-wrote and starred in the film, described an early cut as “inaccessible” and doubted many people would understand it; the film went on to become a landmark of the era.

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