Timothy Leary's Dead (1996)
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71% of critics liked it
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67% want to see it
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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… More 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. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul Davids
- Written By
- Paul Davids
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
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Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
An unusual documentary about the countercultural guru.
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Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews
... is as fascinating as it is one-sided.
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