Wanda Nevada
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Directed by | Peter Fonda |
Produced by | William Hayward Dennis Hackin Neal Dobrofsky |
Written by | Dennis Hackin |
Starring | Peter Fonda Brooke Shields Henry Fonda |
Music by | Ken Lauber |
Cinematography | Michael Butler |
Editing by | Scott Conrad |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date(s) | June 1979 |
Running time | 107 min. |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Gross revenue | $2,411,145 |
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Wanda Nevada is a 1979 film starring Peter Fonda and Brooke Shields. It was also directed by Peter Fonda. Henry Fonda makes a cameo appearance, making this the only film to feature the father and son together.
[edit] Main cast
- Peter Fonda ... Beaudray Demerille
- Brooke Shields ... Wanda Nevada
- Fiona Lewis ... Dorothy Deerfield
- Luke Askew ... Ruby
- Ted Markland ... Strap
- Severn Darden ... Bitterstix
- Paul Fix ... Texas Curly
- Henry Fonda ... Old Prospector
[edit] Plot
The story follows a drifter named Beaudray Demerille (Fonda). In a card game he wins the movie's title character Wanda Nevada (Shields). Demerille then takes Nevada to the Grand Canyon to prospect.