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How To Go Out of Your Mind: The LSD Crisis

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1966 | 55 min | Documentary, TV Movie

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it
One for the curious. Expect to bring it up in conversation afterwards.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves through the story clearly, at 55 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1966: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.

Back in the 1960's a former Harvard professor stopped giving A's, B's and C's and started handing out LSD. his name was Timothy Leary and he was at the center of a controversy in North America over the growing use of psychedelic drugs. Leary ran a research center in New York state where young people took 'acid' while he took notes. The media took notice.

How it earned its rating

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  • AudiencesNot counted

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  • AwardsNot counted

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  • Reach & staying powerNot counted

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

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Cast & crew

  • Timothy LearyHimself
  • Ralph MetznerHimself
  • Ram Dassas Richard Alpert