I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Peter Fonda plays Paul Groves, a TV commercial director going through a personal crisis. His wife Sally (Susan Strasberg) is asking for a divorce. So he calls upon a psychologist friend, John (Bruce Dern), who's recording the LSD trips of his subjects. In the effort to mellow out, Paul takes some LSD himself. Little does he know just how WEIRD the experience is going to be.Don't look for a whole lot of story here, in this counterculture favourite produced & directed by B movie king Roger Corman, and boasting a screenplay by none other than Jack Nicholson. It's not so hot as a movie, but it IS a modestly amusing experiment to simulate an LSD trip on film for approximately 80 minutes. Of course, it doesn't even need to go on THAT long; the point is made early on, and the initial entertainment value of gazing at these surreal images and psychedelic effects does wear off. Still, this does have an appropriately "trippy" atmosphere, created during an era when experimenting with mind bending substances was one of the hip things to do.The performances are generally agreeable, with Dennis Hopper the perfect choice for playing Max. The landscape is dotted with appearances by people like Peter Bogdanovich, Michael Nader, Michael Blodgett, Tom Signorelli, and Corman regulars such as Barboura Morris, Luana Anders, Beach Dickerson, and Dick Miller.Cinematographer Allen Daviau ("E.T.") was one of those producing the psychedelic effects. The D.P. on this flick was Archie R. Dalzell, who does a decent job. And there's a groovy rock score by Electric Flag.The distributors didn't want the film to be seen as pro-LSD, resulting in a particular image of Fonda near the end that was added against Cormans' wishes.Six out of 10.

This is a rather odd movie, which is understandable to anyone who has taken hallucinogens. There is no way to explain an LSD, Magic Mushroom, or Peyote trip to anyone who has not had one. Words do not suffice. Pictures do not suffice. How do you explain seeing sound, or smelling colors? You can't.This movie gives it a try and does the best it can, but to all those that see it and have never been tripping, I'm sure it looks like a painting done by a monkey. You just can't put these thoughts on film. Example: One time, in the mid-70's, I took acid with a group of friends. All of a sudden a purple tornado came out of the ceiling and ravaged the room, sucking the emotional content out of everyone there. Now just how do you display that on film? Nicholson, Corman, Fonda, Hopper, and company give it a shot, but it really can't be done. Not then, not now, with all the digital effects available. Valiant effort though, but probably only entertaining to people who know what frying means.

Dude, all I have to say about this movie is..........WOW!!!! I don't usually go for this type of movie but I saw that it was on Retroplex and I have heard of it for years but have never seen it. The (plot?) is about this soon-to-be-divorced TV commercial director and his LSD trip and the effects it has on him..............that's it. I seen that it was written by Jack Nicholson. What did he have to write???? All there is is a bunch of psychedelic colors, some very loud late 60's music and Peter Fonda running around. Dennis Hopper plays a flipped out drug dealer and Bruce Dern plays Fonda's friend who introduces him to LSD. You won't need any luggage to go on this trip. All you will need is some weed and some LSD and you are on your way.

The Trip (1935) *** out of **** Directed by Roger CormanWith Peter Fonda, Susan Strasberg, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper Fonda found lost when he and his wife get divorced, then, to scape from reality, he take a pill of LSD. What we're going to see is his entire trip. Psychodelic surrealism at it's best. Jump on that inconsistent Warning at the begin of the film, this is not a propaganda is pure homage to the drug itself. Written by a young Jack Nicholson. Music by the American Flag (Named here as "An American Music Band"). In psychedelic color!