Short Takes

October, 1989

Actor-director Peter Fonda spends a lot of time in front of his VCR. Currently at the helm of projects for Viacom and MPI, he says that "part of the job is watching all kinds of movies--usually one or two after dinner every night." Naturally, his collection includes a few of Dad Henry's films (My Darling Clementine and The Grapes of Wrath) and his own Easy Rider, but he also likes to rewind newer vid fare, such as Spielberg's Empire of the Sun ("Beautifully done in every way"...