James Franco + toad CPR = the worst road trip since your freshman year.
Two naive slackers, Sam and Alex, are hired to transport a box of contraband psychedelic toads from LA to Vegas. When the desert heat causes the toads to suffer heatstroke, our two heroes are inadvertently dosed when they give the toads CPR and suddenly find themselves on a hallucinogenic odyssey.
Acting
James Paxton carries the chaos like a champ
Direction
Rifkin commits fully to every bad decision
Practical Effects
Real toads, real stress, real nonsense
Director
Adam Rifkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'psychedelic toad' is based on the real Colorado River toad, whose venom contains 5-MeO-DMT.
Adam Rifkin also directed Detroit Rock City and The Chase—he specializes in gloriously dumb premises executed with surprising craft.
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