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Psych-Out

Psych-Out

The Ultimate Head Trip

19684.91h 41m

Overview

Jenny, a deaf runaway who has just arrived in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district to find her long-lost brother, a mysterious bearded sculptor known around town as The Seeker. She falls in with a psychedelic band, Mumblin' Jim, whose members include Stoney, Ben, and Elwood. They hide her from the fuzz in their crash pad, a Victorian house crowded with love beads and necking couples. Mumblin' Jim's truth-seeking friend Dave considers the band's pursuit of success "playing games," but he agrees to help Jennie anyway.

Directed by Richard Rush
Written by E. Hunter Willett, Betty Ulius
Produced by Norman T. Herman, Dick Clark
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Top Cast

Susan Strasberg

Susan Strasberg

Jennie Davis

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Dave

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Stoney

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Steve Davis

Adam Roarke

Adam Roarke

Ben

Max Julien

Max Julien

Elwood

Henry Jaglom

Henry Jaglom

Warren

Linda Gaye Scott

Linda Gaye Scott

Lynn

Garry Marshall

Garry Marshall

Plainclothesman

Gary Kent

Gary Kent

Thug's Leader

Themes & Keywords

runawaylsdhippie lifestylemarijuanarock bandbad trippsychedelic rockacid tripexploitation cinemastphippiesploitationhippie exploitation

About Psych-Out

Psych-Out is a drama, thriller, music film released in 1968 exploring themes of runaway, lsd, hippie lifestyle, marijuana, rock band, bad trip. Directed by Richard Rush, it stars Susan Strasberg, Dean Stockwell, Jack Nicholson. Jenny, a deaf runaway who has just arrived in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district to find her long-lost brother, a mysterious bearded sculptor known around town as The Seeker. She falls in with a psychedelic band, Mumblin' Jim, whose members include Stoney, Ben, and Elwood. They hide her from the fuzz in their crash pad, a Victorian house crowded with love beads and necking couples. Mumblin' Jim's truth-seeking friend Dave considers the band's pursuit of success "playing games," but he agrees to help Jennie anyway.

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