Magic Trip

Magic Trip
Promotional release poster
Directed by
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byStanley Tucci
Production
company
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release date
  • August 5, 2011 (2011-08-05)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Magic Trip is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney, about Ken Kesey, Neal Cassady, and the Merry Pranksters.[1]

The documentary uses the 16 mm color footage shot by Kesey and the Merry Pranksters during their 1964 cross-country bus trip in the Furthur bus. The hyperkinetic Cassady is frequently seen driving the bus, jabbering, and sitting next to a sign that boasts, "Neal gets things done".[2][3]

Magic Trip was released in the United States on August 5, 2011, by Magnolia Pictures. The film's soundtrack includes excerpts from several songs by the Grateful Dead.

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