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Psych-Out

  • 19681968
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Susan Strasberg in Psych-Out (1968)
A deaf runaway arrives in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury hippie district looking for her missing brother.
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A deaf runaway arrives in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury hippie district looking for her missing brother.A deaf runaway arrives in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury hippie district looking for her missing brother.A deaf runaway arrives in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury hippie district looking for her missing brother.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
2.8K
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POPULARITY
27,581
8,366
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    • Director
      • Richard Rush
    • Writers
      • E. Hunter Willett(screenplay)
      • Betty Ulius(screenplay)
      • Betty Tusher(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Susan Strasberg
      • Dean Stockwell
      • Jack Nicholson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Richard Rush
    • Writers
      • E. Hunter Willett(screenplay)
      • Betty Ulius(screenplay)
      • Betty Tusher(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Susan Strasberg
      • Dean Stockwell
      • Jack Nicholson
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    • 41User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews

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    Jack Nicholson and Susan Strasberg in Psych-Out (1968)
    Jack Nicholson and Susan Strasberg in Psych-Out (1968)
    Jack Nicholson in Psych-Out (1968)
    Jack Nicholson and Susan Strasberg in Psych-Out (1968)
    Jack Nicholson and Susan Strasberg in Psych-Out (1968)
    Jack Nicholson in Psych-Out (1968)
    Jack Nicholson and Susan Strasberg in Psych-Out (1968)
    Jack Nicholson in Psych-Out (1968)
    Jack Nicholson and Susan Strasberg in Psych-Out (1968)
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    Susan Strasberg
    Susan Strasberg
    • Jenny Davis
    Dean Stockwell
    Dean Stockwell
    • Dave
    Jack Nicholson
    Jack Nicholson
    • Stoney
    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Steve Davis
    Adam Roarke
    Adam Roarke
    • Ben
    Max Julien
    Max Julien
    • Elwood
    Henry Jaglom
    Henry Jaglom
    • Warren
    Linda Gaye Scott
    Linda Gaye Scott
    • Lynn
    • (as Linda G. Scott)
    Mireille Machu
    Mireille Machu
    • Pandora
    • (as I.J. Jefferson)
    Tommy Flanders
    • Wesley
    Ken Scott
    Ken Scott
    • Preacher
    Garry Marshall
    Garry Marshall
    • Plainclothesman
    • (as Gary Marshall)
    Geoffrey Stevens
    • Greg
    Susan Bushman
    • Little Girl
    John 'Bud' Cardos
    John 'Bud' Cardos
    • Thug
    • (as John Cardos)
    Madgel Dean
    • The Mother
    William Gerrity
    • Little Boy
    Bob Kelljan
    • Arthur
    • (as Robert Kelljan)
    • Director
      • Richard Rush
    • Writers
      • E. Hunter Willett(screenplay) (story)
      • Betty Ulius(screenplay)
      • Betty Tusher(screenplay) (story) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The movie was meant to perform the same function in relation to The Trip (1967). Jack Nicholson had written a script that director Richard Rush thought was too "experimental" for mainstream cinema, so the concept of a 'youth" film based in San Francisco and dealing with flower power and drugs was taken over by other writers and Nicholson did not eventually receive a screen credit for his work, although he took what was essentially the male lead in the picture. But Nicholson wrote the part of Stoney for himself as part of the package.
    • Goofs
      During The Strawberry Alarm Clock's "Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow" song, the lead guitarist's guitar changes halfway through the song.
    • Quotes

      Ben: Stoney! Warren's freakin' out at the gallery!

    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was unreleased until 1972 and then cut by the BBFC to heavily edit the yard fight between the workmen and the hippies. All later video and DVD releases were fully uncut.
    • Connections
      Edited into Love & Haight (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Incense and Peppermints
      Written by John Shakespeare (as John Carter) and Tim Gilbert
      Recorded by The Strawberry Alarm Clock

    User reviews41

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    Top review
    6/10
    Wickedly good fun from the era of Flower Power
    It's a rock band - hippie gang trying to protect a deaf runaway girl while on the search for her missing brother, but instead, they're taking The Trip to nowhere. Director Rush, who gave pony-tailed Nicholson some star treatment in HELL'S ANGELS ON WHEELS, delivers this pretty good view of offbeat, sublime hysteria pertaining to the drug frenzy that popularized late 60s culture. One troubling factor, though: it was made to immoralize society as we once knew it. Just say "wicked", and you'll enjoy this cinematic acid trip that isn't half-bad. RATING: * * 1/2
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    • Nov 21, 1999

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Love is a Four-Letter Word
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Dick Clark Productions
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    • Budget
      • $200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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