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End of the Road (1970)After a catatonic episode on a railway station platform, Jacob Horner is taken to "The Farm", a bizarre insane asylum run by Doctor D. After being cured, Jacob takes a job as an English ... See full summary » Director:Aram Avakian |
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Jacob Horner
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Joe Morgan
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Rennie Morgan
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Doctor D
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Sniperman /
Mrs. Dockey
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Finkle
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Miss Gibson
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Dr. Schott
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Dr. Carter
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Chicken Man
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School Man
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After a catatonic episode on a railway station platform, Jacob Horner is taken to "The Farm", a bizarre insane asylum run by Doctor D. After being cured, Jacob takes a job as an English lecturer and begins a disastrous affair with Rennie, the wife of a colleague. Written by Gary Couzens <gjcouzens@btinternet.com>
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EnglishRelease Date:
10 February 1970 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Weg in den Abgrund See more »Filming Locations:
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USACompany Credits
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Written by Ted Koehler & Rube Bloom
Performed by Billie Holiday
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Some of the hospital inmates were played by real patients on leave from the Austen-Riggs Psychiatric Institute. See more »Crazy Credits
The closing credits play over footage of the moonshot, and end with the sound of Jacob Horner moaning. See more »Soundtracks
"Don't Worry 'Bout Me"Written by Ted Koehler & Rube Bloom
Performed by Billie Holiday
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End Of The Road is a compelling and bizarre film from that most elusive of genres, the "acid" film. Okay, so that may not be an officially recognized genre. All the same this title emerges from the hippie generation as an indictment of "establishment" ethos complete with a generous helping of surrealism and "acid-friendly" scenery.
In and of itself, its a pompous and wholly unremarkable film. It tries to play itself of intellectual and deep, and only comes off as superficial and pointless. The whole is definitely not as valuable of its parts. What is remarkable is the brilliant performance of James Earl Jones as Doctor D who is experimenting with radical psychological treatments that wreak of the mythical MK Ultra mind control experiments alleged to be performed by the CIA and legendary escaped Nazi scientist Joseph Goebles (sp).
Jones really pulls out all the stops and lets loose in this role. He bombards Stacy Keach with traumatic sounds and images as part of his treatment, and he twists and contorts his voice, body, and mannerisms to paint an over the top picture of a cutting edge scientist walking a fine line between sanity and lunacy.
It's hard to suggest that you, or anyone would enjoy this film, but if you have a taste for the twisted, you'll certainly appreciate bearing witness to this oddly beautiful artistic train wreck of a movie.