Timothy Leary's Dead

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Movie Info

This documentary on one of the most famous cult figures of the 1960s is the debut feature of writer-director Paul Davids. It chronicles the last days of the famous counter-culture advocate of LSD and other mind-altering drugs. As Timothy Leary learns that he has inoperable prostate cancer and makes preparations for what he describes as the "ultimate trip," the film features recollections of Leary's bizarre odyssey, primarily by the former Guru Ram Dass, Richard Alpert. Poet Allen Ginsberg is also featured. Leary himself spins bizarre conspiracy theories about the 1960s while telling the press that he is planning to broadcast his death over the Internet and have his head cryogenically frozen. The grisly ending actually shows the decapitation of the dead man's head, but it's not clear whether it really took place or was staged for the camera.

Rating:

R (drug content, nudity, language, and some disturbing images)
Genre:

Documentary, Special Interest
Directed By:

Paul Davids
Written By:

Paul Davids, Todd Easton Mills
On Disc/Streaming:

May 19, 1998
Runtime:

80 minutes

Cast

Dr. Timothy Leary

Richard Alpert
as Baba Ram Dass

Critic Reviews for Timothy Leary's Dead

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (2)

An unusual documentary about the countercultural guru.

Jul 25, 2005 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
... is as fascinating as it is one-sided.

Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Steve Rhodes
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