The Trip

"A Lovely Sort of Death"

Aug 23 1967 Approved 1h 22m
Drama

After his wife leaves him, a disillusioned director dives into the drug scene, trying anything his friend suggests.

Plot

Paul Groves (Peter Fonda), a television commercial director, is in the midst of a personality crisis. His wife Sally (Susan Strasberg) has left him and he seeks the help of his friend John (Bruce Dern), a self-styled guru who's an advocate of LSD. Paul asks John to be the guide on his first "trip". John takes Paul to a "freak-out" at his friend Max's (Dennis Hopper) pad. Splitting the scene, they score some acid from Max and return to John's split-level pad with an indoor/outdoor pool. Paul experiences visions of sex, death, strobe lights, flowers, dancing girls, witches, hooded riders, a torture chamber, and a dwarf. He panics but John tells him to "go with it, man." Would you trust John?

Written by

Jack Nicholson

Directed by

Roger Corman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

American International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
5,755
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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