Fighting Mad

Fighting Mad is a 1976 film directed by Jonathan Demme, about an Arkansas farmer played by Peter Fonda who uses Guerrilla tactics against corrupt land developers evicting him and his neighbors in order to stripmine their land.[2]

Fighting Mad
Film poster by Joseph Smith
Directed byJonathan Demme
Produced byRoger Corman
Written byJonathan Demme
StarringPeter Fonda
Lynn Lowry
Philip Carey
John Doucette
Harry Northup
Music byBruce Langhorne
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • October 8, 1976 (1976-10-08)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$600,000[1]

Cast

Production

In making the film, producer Roger Corman analysed three other recent low-budget rural action thrillers that had been big hits: Billy Jack (1971), Walking Tall (1973) and Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974). He deduced they had three things in common: a hero with an off-beat sidekick, an unusual mode of transport and an interesting weapon. This is why the Peter Fonda character travels on an old motorcycle with his toddler son and uses a crossbow.[1]

References

  1. Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 99
  2. Fighting Mad at the American Film Institute Catalog


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