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The Trip

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39% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 51% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Paul (Peter Fonda), a director saddened by his failed marriage and unsatisfied with his work, is looking to start over. His friend, the cool, sage-like John (Bruce Dern), suggests that an LSD trip is exactly what Paul needs to get out of his rut. Paul decides to indulge, and experiences visions that are alternately beautiful and terrifying. His hallucinations, which include a carnival populated by dwarfs, bizarrely erotic encounters and even his own death, radically reshape his consciousness.

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The Trip's groovy effects and compelling message can't overcome the rough acting, long meandering stretches, and pedestrian plot.

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TIME Staff TIME Magazine 02/25/2019
The Trip is a psychedelic tour through the bent mind of Peter Fonda, which is evidently full of old movies. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 07/07/2010
Unconnected scenes begin to spin off the screen with increasing speed and with no attempt at explanation. Go to Full Review Bosley Crowther New York Times 10/13/2007
In trying to visualize a notion of what Peter Fonda goes through on an LSD trip, Roger Corman has simply resorted to a long succession of familiar cinematic images, accompanied by weird music and sounds. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 18
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Thematically, the film is as shallow as a puddle, but visually, it's a stimulating experience. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Apr 26
While the film was made to exploit interest in the counterculture and the drug culture, Corman takes the subject seriously and brings psychoanalysis to the film as the experience dredges up the character’s subconscious. Go to Full Review Gene Youngblood Los Angeles Free Press 02/03/2020
This is simply a beautiful movie about a fellow who takes an acid trip - with all its ups and downs. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Jan 26 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more James H Jan 3 Not a movie for everyone and I dont think everyone will get it. A lot of visual ideas worth seeing, sometimes certain characters dialouge is not the best, some dieas may be to on the nose. But for my personal taste its a movie worth watching and learning from when it comes to exploring cinema. I think its now a capsule in time showing the thoughts and experiences of a certain age, if made now maybe those thoughts and experiences will tell a different story, worth watching. See more Matthew D 06/18/2021 A visual feast, but not much of a movie. See more 12/28/2019 What the hell did I just watch? Peter Fonda on a acid trip in the 60's sounded like it would be interesting. Turns out I was confused by this movie, probably only made sense to people on acid idk I only watched this movie once and once is more then enough, don't even watch this movie once. See more 10/28/2019 This is the OTHER Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, and Dennis Hopper hippy flick, and it's far more obnoxiously styled and insecure than its successor. Perhaps my lack of hallucinogenic drug-use will be apparent, but compared with, say, Midsommar, this never came close to putting me in that state. The dated tripping scenes, of which most of this movie is comprised, range from boring to straight-up laughable; I kept expecting Austin Powers to pop-up. See more 12/28/2018 Oversimplifies in some respects and is downright misleading in others. Kudos to them for trying, but tripping is an individualized, altered perception, multi-sensory experience that just can't be truly captured on film. See more Read all reviews
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Roger Corman

Director

Peter Fonda

Paul Groves

Susan Strasberg

Sally Groves

Bruce Dern

John

Dennis Hopper

Max

Salli Sachse

Glenn

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Synopsis Paul (Peter Fonda), a director saddened by his failed marriage and unsatisfied with his work, is looking to start over. His friend, the cool, sage-like John (Bruce Dern), suggests that an LSD trip is exactly what Paul needs to get out of his rut. Paul decides to indulge, and experiences visions that are alternately beautiful and terrifying. His hallucinations, which include a carnival populated by dwarfs, bizarrely erotic encounters and even his own death, radically reshape his consciousness.
Director
Roger Corman
Producer
Roger Corman
Screenwriter
Jack Nicholson
Distributor
Paramount Pictures, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
American International Pictures (AIP)
Genre
Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.5K
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Mono
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