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A deaf runaway is taken in by a psychedelic band while searching for her missing brother in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury hippie district.A deaf runaway is taken in by a psychedelic band while searching for her missing brother in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury hippie district.A deaf runaway is taken in by a psychedelic band while searching for her missing brother in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury hippie district.
Linda Gaye Scott
- Lynn
- (as Linda G. Scott)
Mireille Machu
- Pandora
- (as I.J. Jefferson)
Garry Marshall
- Plainclothesman
- (as Gary Marshall)
John 'Bud' Cardos
- Thug
- (as John Cardos)
Bob Kelljan
- Arthur
- (as Robert Kelljan)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis film was meant to perform the same function in relation to the earlier and similar film The Trip (1967). Jack Nicholson had written a script that director Richard Rush thought was too "experimental" for mainstream cinema, so the concept of a 'youth" film based in San Francisco and dealing with flower power and drugs was taken over by other writers. Nicholson eventually did not receive any screen credit for his work, although he took what was essentially the male lead role in the film; however, he did get to write the part of Stoney into it for himself as part of the package.
- GoofsDuring the performance of The Strawberry Alarm Clock's song "Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow" in the film, the appearance of the lead guitarist's guitar changes halfway through it.
- Alternate versionsThe film was unreleased in the UK until 1972, after the junkyard fight between the thugs and the hippies was heavily cut at the behest of the BBFC. All later UK home video releases present the scene completely uncut.
- ConnectionsEdited into Love & Haight (2003)
- SoundtracksIncense and Peppermints
Written by John Shakespeare (as John Carter) and Tim Gilbert
Recorded by The Strawberry Alarm Clock
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It's a rock band - hippie gang trying to protect a deaf runaway girl while on the search for her missing brother, but instead, they're taking The Trip to nowhere. Director Rush, who gave pony-tailed Nicholson some star treatment in HELL'S ANGELS ON WHEELS, delivers this pretty good view of offbeat, sublime hysteria pertaining to the drug frenzy that popularized late 60s culture. One troubling factor, though: it was made to immoralize society as we once knew it. Just say "wicked", and you'll enjoy this cinematic acid trip that isn't half-bad. RATING: * * 1/2
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- Love is a Four-Letter Word
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- $200,000 (estimated)
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