Friday, May 24, 2013

The Trip (1967)


A television commercial director is in the midst of a personality crisis and he seeks the help of a friend, a self-styled guru who's an advocate of LSD to be the guide on his first "trip".

The plot is merely an excuse for an attempt to create a 'psychedelic' film experience; the result is a pulp version of a surreal movie a la Bunuel.

Halliwell *: "Much-banned plotless wallow, the ultimate opt-out movie; well done for those who can take it."

Maltin **: "Definitely a relic of its era, with a screenplay by Jack Nicholson."


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