Magic Trip is overall unenlightening, though there's an inherent novelty and joy in seeing the unearthed footage of Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters.
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Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place

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Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Movie Info
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Director -
Alex Gibney , Alison Ellwood -
Producer -
Will Clarke , Alex Gibney , Alexandra Johnes -
Screenwriter -
Alex Gibney , Alison Ellwood -
Distributor -
Magnolia Pictures -
Production Co -
Magnolia Pictures -
Rating -
R (Some Nudity|Language|Drug Content) -
Genre -
Documentary -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 5, 2011, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 4, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$153.9K -
Runtime -
1h 30m