The Trip (1967 film)

The Trip
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoger Corman
Written byJack Nicholson
Produced byRoger Corman
Starring
CinematographyArchie R. Dalzell
Edited by
Music byThe Electric Flag
Production
company
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
  • August 23, 1967 (1967-08-23)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100,000[1]
Box office$10 million[2]

The Trip is a 1967 American psychedelic film released by American International Pictures, directed by Roger Corman and written by Jack Nicholson. It was shot on location in and around Los Angeles, including on top of Kirkwood in Laurel Canyon, the Hollywood Hills, and near Big Sur, California, over three weeks in March and April 1967. Peter Fonda stars as a young man who experiences his first LSD trip.

Released during the Summer of Love, The Trip was very popular, particularly with members of the era’s counterculture. It became one of AIP’s most successful releases and was important in the later development of an even larger cultural touchstone in Easy Rider, which involved many of the same personnel and appealed to the same young demographic.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AIP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Trip, Worldwide Box Office". Worldwide Box Office. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  3. ^ Mavis, Paul (December 6, 2017). "The Trip' (1967): As in, an acid trip, man". Movies and Drinks.