92 IN THE SHADE (1975) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Thomas McGuane
Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton,
Margot Kidder, Elizabeth Ashley, Burgess Meredith,
Sylvia Miles, William Hickey, John Quade
A crackpot character study starring Fonda, Oates and Stanton as rival guide-boat captains in the Florida Keys. There's not much of a story. Fonda's the new kid on the dock and Oates keeps threatening to kill him. That's about it. But it's full of memorable, off-the-wall scenes and images. "Easy Rider" Fonda tooling around town on a one-speed bicycle. Kidder slipping a six-pack into her handbag as she goes off to teach school. Elizabeth Ashley as Stanton's frustrated wife going into a bar to show off her baton-twirling skills. And any scene that features the joint participation of Stanton and Oates. The only movie directed by Thomas McGuane, who adapted it from his own novel. Definitely one of a kind, and worth checking out.
Harry Dean Stanton
(1926-2017)
