The Untold Story of the Fonda Family

Decades after Easy Rider, Peter Fonda returned to the screen with a quiet power in Ulee’s Gold. Gone was the swaggering biker. In his place stood a beekeeper, widowed and weary, tending to his family like he tended to his hives, with aching care.

The performance earned him an Oscar nomination, but more importantly, it revealed another side of his artistry: restraint. Peter wasn’t just a rebel. He was a craftsman. In Ulee’s Gold, he channeled all the years of loss, freedom, and hard-won wisdom into a role that didn’t need to shout.