
Fonda Beekeeper
Ben Lanier and Peter Fonda discuss Fonda's part as beekeeper in "Ulee's Gold".
Fonda's leading part portrayed a Vietnam veteran which lives in a tiny neighborhood in Florida tending their bees. The fantastic story range discovers the unwilling hero dangerously a part of lender robbers so as to protect his daughter-in-law and his grandchildren. Fonda's personality is aided by a neighbor, played by do it yourself's Patricia Richardson. Other cast includes Christine Dunford (Tony Danza Show), Tom Wood (The Fugative), Kenneth Campbell (The Abyss), Jessica Biel (Seventh paradise), Vanessa Zima, Steven Flynn, Dewey Weber, Traber Burns and Ryan Dumford.
Ulee's silver was the Centerpiece Premier in the Sundance movie Festival in January of 1996. Ben and Glynnis went to the big event, and viewed with pride as Robert Redford introduced the film, so that as Victor Nunez presented the festival's host with a jar of Lanier's Tupelo Honey.