This film captures the essence of the 60's in San Francisco.What started of as harmless exploration and free expression spawned a monster in the form of drug hysteria which the media whipped into a sensation..

Low Budget Hippie Flick With Surprising Depth
Review date: 2000-11-30 Rating: 8 out of 10

A runway teen named Jenny (Strasberg) is searching for her hippie brother (Dern) amid all the madness of the acid soaked reality that was the Haight in the 1960s. Jenny falls in with a rock band and begins a relationship with Stoney (cynically played by a phony-tail wearing Jack Nicholson). As Jenny continues to search for her brother she gets more and more wrapped up on the vices of the day. Soon things get heavy. Will Jenny split the scene or ride it out? The story is punctuated by bursts of trippy sequences that do not serve the plot but are high on camp value. And of course, the music, like a fine wine, is perfectly dated. Bands like the Seeds and the Strawberry Alarm Clock sing their psychedelic ear candy like "Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow", "Incense and Peppermints" and "Two Fingers Pointing At You". Also of note is Jack Nicholson and his band (called Mumblin' Jim) faking their way through a bastard version of "Purple Haze". If you missed the Sixties or (like me) you don't remember very much, then check out this gem. Hear phrases like "It's all one big plastic hassle", "Warren's freaking out at the Gallery" and "You sound better on acid". With the right kind of eyes you can see a certain bleakness that the film takes. There are lots of subtle digs at the hippies and the straights. Dig it.

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