Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011)
A drug-fuelled road trip in the 60s
A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. In 1964, Ken Kesey, the famed author of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” set off on a legendary, LSD-fuelled cross-country road trip to the New York World’s Fair. He was joined by “The Merry Band of Pranksters,” a renegade group of counterculture truth-seekers, including Neal Cassady, the American icon immortalized in Kerouac’s “On the Road,” and the driver and painter of the psychedelic Magic Bus.
Director: Alison Ellwood, Alex Gibney
Genre: Documentary, Music
Runtime: 107 min
Release Date: August 5, 2011
Cast
- Ken Kesey - Self
- Jerry Garcia - Self (archive footage)
- Neal Cassady - Self
- Phil Lesh - Self (archive footage)
- Bob Weir - Self (archive footage)
Screenplay
Music: David Kahne
Editing: Alison Ellwood
Production: A&E IndieFilms, Phoenix Wiley Productions, Jigsaw Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
biography, based on true story, road trip, woman director
More Films by Director: Alison Ellwood, Alex Gibney
More Films in Genre: Documentary, Music
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place about?
- A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. In 1964, Ken Kesey, the famed author of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” set off on a legendary, LSD-fuelled cross-country road trip to the New York World’s Fair. He was joined by “The Merry Band of Pranksters,” a renegade group of counterculture truth-seekers, including Neal Cassady, the American icon immortalized in Kerouac’s “On the Road,” and the driver and painter of the psychedelic Magic Bus.
- Who directed Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place?
- Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place was directed by Alison Ellwood, Alex Gibney.
- Who stars in Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place?
- Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place stars Ken Kesey, Jerry Garcia, Neal Cassady, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir.
- How long is Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place?
- Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place has a runtime of 1h 47m (107 minutes).
- What genre is Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place?
- Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place is a Documentary, Music film.
- Where was Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place produced?
- Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place was produced in United States of America.