After his wife leaves him, a disillusioned director dives into the drug scene, trying anything his friend suggests.
Practical Effects
Pre-digital visual effects that will melt your actual face off.
Direction
Corman shot this in 9 days after a real LSD experience.
Cinematography
Colors so aggressive they practically assault your retinas.
Director
Roger Corman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Corman, Fonda, and Hopper all dropped acid before filming to 'authenticate' the visuals. Hopper reportedly never came down the same.
This film directly inspired Easy Rider—Hopper and Fonda used Corman's psychedelic playbook to revolutionize American cinema two years later.
US
