In the hallway as he departed, the Chairman called the inquiry "preposterous," while the rest of the members of the commission gave "no comment.It is truly ironic that Peter Fonda, the son of the film""s main star, paralleled his father""s role inThe Grapes of Wrathin his own starring role inEasy Rider (1969)as Wyatt - another independent, heroic, wandering nomad across the Southwest US in a frustrated pursuit of dreams and a better, more idyllic life.More importantly, the film featured four future Oscar winners - Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Susan Hayward (in her film debut), and Broderick Crawford.Possibly unnoticed, it provided detailed cartoon sketches of some of the sideshow characters, covered over by the capitalized title:FREAKS.