Long-lost footage of journey across America by the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and his Merry Pranksters to spread the word about acid has been turned into a documentary
Flush with funds from the success of his debut novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey, then 29, drew up plans in 1963 to drive a bus across the Us to the World's Fair in New York. In June 1964, an exotically painted 1939 Harvester school bus rolled out of his ranch in La Honda, California. This was to be no ordinary journey. Kesey's Beat Generation associate Neal Cassady – the inspiration for Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's On the Road – was driving the bus they called Further. On board were half a dozen travellers who called themselves the Merry Pranksters and a jar of orange juice laced with LSD. The trip, immortalised in Tom Wolfe's book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,...
Flush with funds from the success of his debut novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey, then 29, drew up plans in 1963 to drive a bus across the Us to the World's Fair in New York. In June 1964, an exotically painted 1939 Harvester school bus rolled out of his ranch in La Honda, California. This was to be no ordinary journey. Kesey's Beat Generation associate Neal Cassady – the inspiration for Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's On the Road – was driving the bus they called Further. On board were half a dozen travellers who called themselves the Merry Pranksters and a jar of orange juice laced with LSD. The trip, immortalised in Tom Wolfe's book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,...
- 8/6/2011
- by Edward Helmore
- The Guardian - Film News
Steve Howey and Mike Vogel are set for lead roles in the Steve Boyum-helmed actioner Supercross: The Movie alongside Daryl Hannah, Robert Patrick, Aaron Carter, Cameron Richardson, Ryan Locke, Sophia Bush, Robert Carradine and newcomers Channing Tatum, JD Pardo, Carolyn Garcia. TAG Entertainment is producing the project, which marks the indie outfit's largest production to date. 20th Century Fox is near acquiring domestic distribution rights to the film in a negative pickup. Penned by Ken Solarz, the motorcycle saga revolves around two brothers (Howey, Vogel) making their way into the world of competitive motorcycle racing. Hannah will play their mother.
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