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10 February 1970 (USA) moreTagline:
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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... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Compelling and bizarre moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Stacy Keach | ... | Jacob Horner |
| Harris Yulin | ... | Joe Morgan |
 | Dorothy Tristan | ... | Rennie Morgan |
 | James Earl Jones | ... | Doctor D |
 | Grayson Hall | ... | Peggy Rankin |
| Ray Brock | ... | Sniperman / Mrs. Dockey |
| John Pleshette | ... | Finkle |
| Gail Gilmore | ... | Miss Gibson (as Gail Gibson) |
| Maeve McGuire | ... | Receptionist |
| Norman Simpson | ... | Dr. Schott |
| Graham Jarvis | ... | Dr. Carter |
| June Hutchinson | ... | Miss Banning / Tea Lady |
| Joel Oppenheimer | ... | Chicken Man |
| James Coco | ... | School Man |
| Oliver Clark | ... | Dog Man |
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USAFun Stuff
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Some of the hospital inmates were played by real patients on leave from the Austen-Riggs Psychiatric Institute. moreSoundtrack:
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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.