Synopsis
In 1964, Ken Kesey, the famed author of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," set off on a legendary, LSD-fuelled cross-country road trip to the New York World's Fair. He was joined by "The Merry Band of Pranksters," a renegade group of counterculture truth-seekers, including Neal Cassady, the American icon immortalized in Kerouac's "On the Road," and the driver and painter of the psychedelic Magic Bus. Kesey and the Pranksters intended to make a documentary about their trip, shooting footage on 16MM, but the film was never finished and the footage has remained virtually unseen. With MAGIC TRIP, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and co-director Alison Ellwood were given unprecedented access to this raw footage by the Kesey family. They worked with the Film Foundation, HISTORY and the UCLA Film Archives to restore over 100 hours of film and audiotape, and have shaped an invaluable document of this extraordinary piece of American history.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $14,367 (9.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 8.99 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 95.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 4 opening theaters/18 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $210,048 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,901-12,000) | 11,949 | $154,521 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,901-25,000) | 24,999 | $7,376 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 22,101-22,200) | 22,110 | $161,897 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) | 4,012 | $154,521 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) | 4,214 | $154,521 |
| All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) | 3,714 | $7,376 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) | 4,900 | $161,897 |
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| Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
| iTunes: | iTunes |
| Google Play: | Google Play |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 5th, 2011 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures |
| Video Release: | November 1st, 2011 by Magnolia Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R for drug content, language and some nudity. (Rating bulletin 2173, 5/25/2011) |
| Running Time: | 107 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Narcotics, Road Trip, Writing and Writers, Counterculture, Artists |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | History Films, Optimum Releasing, Imaginary Forces, Jigsaw Productions, Magnolia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |