Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place

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2011, Movie, 1h 47min

A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. In 1964, Ken Kesey, the famed author of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” set off on a legendary, LSD-fuelled cross-country road trip to the New York World’s Fair. He was joined by “The Merry Band of Pranksters,” a renegade group of counterculture truth-seekers, including Neal Cassady, the American icon immortalized in Kerouac’s “On the Road,” and the driver and painter of the psychedelic Magic Bus.

"Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place" — documentary and music movie produced in USA and released in 2011. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 47min. "Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place" is not currently available to stream in Singapore. Save it and we'll notify you when it's available! Make sure to turn on push notifications as well.

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Critic David Hughes

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Lovingly pieced together (...) and fascinating — and as ramshackle as the ramblings of an acid freak.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...an intriguing window into a forgotten time, after beatniks yet before hippies: a rather innocent world, in fact.

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Get ready for a wild ride with Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place! This documentary takes you on an unforgettable journey across America with Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters, a group of free-spirited rebels seeking truth and adventure. Fueled by LSD and a desire to break free from mainstream culture, they set off in their iconic Magic Bus, creating a psychedelic experience that will leave you breathless. With a cast of colorful characters, including the legendary Neal Cassady, this film is a must-see for anyone who's ever wanted to escape the ordinary and embrace the extraordinary. So, buckle up and get ready to trip out with Magic Trip!

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