Timothy Leary's Last Trip
Starring:Ken Babbs, O.B. Babbs, Neal Cassady, Jerry Garcia, Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Hugh Romney
Director: O.B. Babbs
Studio: Winstar
Product Type: DVD
Average customer rating:
- A charming piece in the LSD puzzle
- An Historic Journey
- a real bummer
- A Wonderful Tribute
- Bad trip
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Timothy Leary's Last Trip
Starring: Ken Babbs , O.B. Babbs , Neal Cassady , Jerry Garcia , and Ken Kesey
Director: O.B. Babbs
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ASIN: B0000A02TQ
Release Date: 2003-08-05 |
Description
In this film Leary prepares to face the newest frontier of mind expansion…. Death and The Afterlife. In the shadow of his terminal diagnosis in 1995, Leary chose to explore his death publicly on the internet through his website; a forum he felt was a new "mind-expanding tool- the LSD of the `90's. This behind-the-scenes look at his last months includes Leary's final recorded interview on death and dying and footage of his on-line meetings.
Customer Reviews:
A charming piece in the LSD puzzle.......2006-12-08
Some of the reviews here are surprising to read; anyone knowing Leary but not knowing Kesey & the Pranksters needs to go to the psychedelic library and work up a decent knowledge. As someone who's studied both Leary and Kesey extensively over the years (some of it documented at my "Feed Your Head" website at [...]), I found "Timothy Leary's Last Trip" an appealing, entertaining and occasionally arresting movie.
The first half is a recap of the early/mid-1960s LSD scene, when both Leary & Kesey rose to prominence. There's lots of Prankster 60s archive footage, some of which I didn't immediately recognize, and which may be unique to this feature. There's also some interesting old Leary footage, the bulk of it from a circa 1974 interview also seen in "Timothy Leary's Dead". There are some minor errors to the chronology and presentation, the most amusing (possibly a Prank?) assigning Wavy Gravy's name to a photo of Tiny Tim!
The second half of the movie concerns Leary's last trip, which turns out to be 2 trips -- one to a Hog Farm get-together in 1995, with some historically important footage of Kesey & Leary hanging out together. There's also contemporary interviews with George Walker, Wavy Gravy (looking great, like an old Polynesian tribe chief), and Kesey & Leary. Interspersed throughout is an interview with Leary from a studio (or his home), which I think is unique to this movie. There's some on-stage footage with Dead type music and Pranksters in costumes, and Leary giving the event his benediction.
Leary's "second last trip" is a meeting on Internet between himself and Kesey, shortly before he died. It's pretty amusing to see the funky connection and very old-skool Netscape browsers 10 years later. Not much of importance is said, it's mainly an exchange of greetings.
The director O B Babbs (Prankster legend Ken Babbs' son) appears as a narrator here and there, and does a good job; and his handsome male-model looks are no drawback. There's a certain student film feel to this, but those familiar with what's been coming out of the revived Prankster nexus in Oregon will recognize and enjoy the home-made charm. Sentimentality is present, and may have been given a boost by the passing away of Jerry Garcia around this time, but considering who we are dealing with, there's certainly room for, and a need for, documentation.
Like "Timothy Leary's Dead" this movie has some specific, minor flaws, but combining these two fan-oriented DVD features you get a terrific view of Leary, the modern (post-1960) history of LSD, and a substantial dose of the equally important Merry Pranksters.
An Historic Journey.......2005-06-29
This is a historic work of art about the counter-cultural changes of the nineteen sixties. The previously unreleased, live Warlocks (Grateful Dead) music makes you feel like you are going back to this magical time and place, and is worth the entire cost of the DVD alone.
a real bummer.......2005-03-11
Unfortunalty, this film has very little to do with Tim Leary's life, work or death. In fact, it is more of a bad documentary that tries to glorify the Merry Pranksters. The film was made by OB Babbs whose real interest is exploiting Leary's fame to make a few bucks and talking about his parents (he goes on and on about growing up with the Merry Pranksters and yet seems to understand them poorly). If you are interested in a childish view of the Merry Pranksters, buy this film, if you are actually interested in Timothy Leary, whatever you do, DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS!
To conclude, it is just a documentary (that barely deserves the title) compossed of footage of the M.P. lumped together in a manner that suggests that Babbs edited it himself and spend about 10$ in the process. The information in the film about Leary was less than what could be found in an encyclopedia.
A Wonderful Tribute.......2003-04-06
This film is art. it is made from the heart and shares the integrity of The Pranksters relationship to Tim Leary. the reviewers that dissed it don't understand the place it comes from. the "unknown prankster" mentioned by one of the negative reviewers is KEN BABBS, Ken Kesey's partner. The creator of the film is OB Babbs who grew up within the Pranksters. They resurrect the bus and take a magic trip to pick up Timothy Leary and together go to Camp Winnarainbow, Wavy Gravy's place. Tim is in it alot & is having a great time. it's a heartwarming tribute and a blessing for the viewers to see Tim just before he passed away. RIP Tim & Ken. Enjoy this terrific film!
Bad trip.......2002-07-03
This thing was horrible it barely had anything to do with Timothy Leary, I was realy let down and if you are a true Leary fan dont check it out, its not worth the time, but if your some wannabe acid head then this movie is for you.
Average customer rating:
- A charming piece in the LSD puzzle
- An Historic Journey
- a real bummer
- A Wonderful Tribute
- Bad trip
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Timothy Leary's Last Trip
Starring: Ken Babbs , O.B. Babbs , Neal Cassady , Jerry Garcia , and Ken Kesey
Director: O.B. Babbs
Manufacturer: Winstar
ProductGroup: DVD
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Similar Items:
- Timothy Leary's Dead (Special Edition)
- What Happened to Kerouac?
- Rubber Tramps
- Acid Test
- Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (Leary, Timothy)
ASIN: 157252202X
Release Date: 1998-01-14 |
Customer Reviews:
A charming piece in the LSD puzzle.......2006-12-08
Some of the reviews here are surprising to read; anyone knowing Leary but not knowing Kesey & the Pranksters needs to go to the psychedelic library and work up a decent knowledge. As someone who's studied both Leary and Kesey extensively over the years (some of it documented at my "Feed Your Head" website at [...]), I found "Timothy Leary's Last Trip" an appealing, entertaining and occasionally arresting movie.
The first half is a recap of the early/mid-1960s LSD scene, when both Leary & Kesey rose to prominence. There's lots of Prankster 60s archive footage, some of which I didn't immediately recognize, and which may be unique to this feature. There's also some interesting old Leary footage, the bulk of it from a circa 1974 interview also seen in "Timothy Leary's Dead". There are some minor errors to the chronology and presentation, the most amusing (possibly a Prank?) assigning Wavy Gravy's name to a photo of Tiny Tim!
The second half of the movie concerns Leary's last trip, which turns out to be 2 trips -- one to a Hog Farm get-together in 1995, with some historically important footage of Kesey & Leary hanging out together. There's also contemporary interviews with George Walker, Wavy Gravy (looking great, like an old Polynesian tribe chief), and Kesey & Leary. Interspersed throughout is an interview with Leary from a studio (or his home), which I think is unique to this movie. There's some on-stage footage with Dead type music and Pranksters in costumes, and Leary giving the event his benediction.
Leary's "second last trip" is a meeting on Internet between himself and Kesey, shortly before he died. It's pretty amusing to see the funky connection and very old-skool Netscape browsers 10 years later. Not much of importance is said, it's mainly an exchange of greetings.
The director O B Babbs (Prankster legend Ken Babbs' son) appears as a narrator here and there, and does a good job; and his handsome male-model looks are no drawback. There's a certain student film feel to this, but those familiar with what's been coming out of the revived Prankster nexus in Oregon will recognize and enjoy the home-made charm. Sentimentality is present, and may have been given a boost by the passing away of Jerry Garcia around this time, but considering who we are dealing with, there's certainly room for, and a need for, documentation.
Like "Timothy Leary's Dead" this movie has some specific, minor flaws, but combining these two fan-oriented DVD features you get a terrific view of Leary, the modern (post-1960) history of LSD, and a substantial dose of the equally important Merry Pranksters.
An Historic Journey.......2005-06-29
This is a historic work of art about the counter-cultural changes of the nineteen sixties. The previously unreleased, live Warlocks (Grateful Dead) music makes you feel like you are going back to this magical time and place, and is worth the entire cost of the DVD alone.
a real bummer.......2005-03-11
Unfortunalty, this film has very little to do with Tim Leary's life, work or death. In fact, it is more of a bad documentary that tries to glorify the Merry Pranksters. The film was made by OB Babbs whose real interest is exploiting Leary's fame to make a few bucks and talking about his parents (he goes on and on about growing up with the Merry Pranksters and yet seems to understand them poorly). If you are interested in a childish view of the Merry Pranksters, buy this film, if you are actually interested in Timothy Leary, whatever you do, DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS!
To conclude, it is just a documentary (that barely deserves the title) compossed of footage of the M.P. lumped together in a manner that suggests that Babbs edited it himself and spend about 10$ in the process. The information in the film about Leary was less than what could be found in an encyclopedia.
A Wonderful Tribute.......2003-04-06
This film is art. it is made from the heart and shares the integrity of The Pranksters relationship to Tim Leary. the reviewers that dissed it don't understand the place it comes from. the "unknown prankster" mentioned by one of the negative reviewers is KEN BABBS, Ken Kesey's partner. The creator of the film is OB Babbs who grew up within the Pranksters. They resurrect the bus and take a magic trip to pick up Timothy Leary and together go to Camp Winnarainbow, Wavy Gravy's place. Tim is in it alot & is having a great time. it's a heartwarming tribute and a blessing for the viewers to see Tim just before he passed away. RIP Tim & Ken. Enjoy this terrific film!
Bad trip.......2002-07-03
This thing was horrible it barely had anything to do with Timothy Leary, I was realy let down and if you are a true Leary fan dont check it out, its not worth the time, but if your some wannabe acid head then this movie is for you.
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