Movie

Psych-Out

1968 · 101 min

A groovy, tragic trip through Haight-Ashbury, blending psychedelic spectacle with a haunting search for family and self.

Tagline: The Ultimate Head Trip
Overview: Jenny, a deaf runaway who has just arrived in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district to find her long-lost brother, a mysterious bearded sculptor known around town as The Seeker. She falls in with a psychedelic band, Mumblin' Jim, whose members include Stoney, Ben, and Elwood. They hide her from the fuzz in their crash pad, a Victorian house crowded with love beads and necking couples. Mumblin' Jim's truth-seeking friend Dave considers the band's pursuit of success "playing games," but he agrees to help Jennie anyway.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, eerie and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, grief, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
grief
isolation
trauma
Places: big city
single country house
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild