peter fonda in what turned out to be his last movie, ed harris, william hurd, and samuel l. jackson, among others. how did you afford all those big players? >> well, nobody worked for their price. >> reporter: they were all old enough to know what vietnam had done to this country and to the soldiers who fought there. >> to a man, they wanted to pay tribute to those sacrifices that people that they knew made on behalf of the rest of us. >> get down, airman! >> reporter: no one was more moved at the screening of the first movie than peter fonda. >> he couldn't speak. he literally couldn't talk to me. he was just -- the tears were running down his face. >> reporter: pitsenbarger was killed fighting off the vietcong. the survivors recommended him for the medal of honor, but it was downgraded to the air force cross. the story of william pitsenbarger would not die. what kept it alive? >> the veterans kept it alive. with the admin of the internet, the miracle happened. and the miracle was the wives of a lot of these veterans started to connect through email, and they started to rea

. >> basil has been in some big films, that's her with peter fonda in "easy rider" and with jack nicholson easy pieces." >> you want me to hold the chicken. >> i want to you hold it between your knees. >> and her credits don't end there. you may be surprised to know basil has been the choreographer for "american graffiti." "peg see sue got married," "my best friend's wedding" and "legally blonde." and most recently director quinton tarantino hired her to choreograph his oscar nominated film "once upon a time in ' d known as theony. >> the pony is this. here, here, here. >> oh, my. >> that's in dances now. >> but it wasn't the pony that put toni basil on the map. it was mickey. >> i wore this in the video. >> they didn't put anything in the budget. this is the actual cheer sweater from las vegas high. >> you were what, 30 whatever? >> no, i was 39 when we were -- at 76, she still has it. the question is, as a former high school dance team member, do i? >> i'm doing mickey with toni basil. ♪ >> are you good? >> i started to look back, i actually, wow, how lucky can i get? that's the one thin