Psych-Out Page #2

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Richard Rush
Production: HBO Video
 
IMDB:
6.0
NOT RATED
Year:
1968
101 min
128 Views


I didn't mean anything.

I'm just curious.

You don't have to answer to anybody in

this scene. That's what it's all about.

You know... everybody

does his own thing... okay?

Here's some more.

Try these.

The message is... peace.

Peace?

The message is... music.

The message is... staring at a crystal.

You mean, like searching for the

truth, wherever we might find it?

No, man.

Hey Pandora... why are

you dancing by yourself?

I'm not.

I'm dancing with everybody.

If you know what I mean.

You want to talk?

Okay.

What about?

I don't know.

Pick the first word that

comes to your mind.

Sanctuary.

Do you like our pad?

Jenny needs a place to stay,

and everybody seems to like her.

I think... I think she

ought to stay here.

Where? It's crowded enough right now.

Old Stoney's got a pad all to himself.

Yeah.

It will scare him half to death. You

now how Stoney is about chicks.

He's a one-nighter.

No involvements, no commitments.

Come on. Get in bed with me.

Man... what would he say?

Who? ... He's okay.

You're an exception.

Hey Wesley.

What?

Your wife. She wants me.

Man, I've got my own problems.

He told me he'd pummel and pound me into

motorcycle grease if I even look at you.

Well, uh... there's a bathroom

down the hall if you want to use it.

I can't see your lips

too well in the dark.

I said ..

You can stay here

tonight if you want to.

Thank you.

Hey.

Ouch ..

Everything cool?

Hmm.

What do you see?

Well ..

Through a stained-glass window.

There's something running

on your sleeve.

I think it's a louse.

Yeah... that's Manny.

Stoney, Stoney! Warren is

freaking out at the gallery.

Okay Warren.

It's okay, everything is cool. No sweat.

I'm okay... I'm really okay, man.

A few things have been happening, but ..

No, Stoney don't.

Easy, easy Warren. Easy.

Hey, easy boy. Easy ..

Easy, don't fight it, man. Whatever

it is, just relax and go right with it.

You know, I'm okay. Yeah... I'm fine.

I've been seeing a couple of things but ..

I can come out of it any time I want to.

You know, all I have to do is ..

Snap my fingers and I come out of it.

Al I ever have to do is snap my fingers.

Hey Warren.

Snap your fingers.

Well you see ..

It's not working this time.

It's just not ..

Guys... now you stay away.

Stay away from me please.

Warren... Warren, let us help you.

Warren, whatever it is, it's

in your mind. It isn't real.

We're your friends.

Stay away!

No... please ..

Stay away!

Now, you stay away... please.

You just stay away.

Stay away.

Stay... oh my God ..

Oh my God! I can't stand it!

I got to cut it off.

I've got to cut it off! I've got to cut it off!

It's okay... it's okay.

I can't stand it!

It's okay baby, it's okay.

It's Elwood, it's Elwood.

Why does he take that stuff?

Don't judge people, Jenny.

I'm not judging. I just don't understand

why anyone would do that.

Jenny... Jenny, listen to me

and try to understand.

There happens to be a risk in

everything. Even crossing the street.

A man. He's got to search out for

himself to get any rewards from life.

It's as simple as that.

Like that?

You don't understand. Listen, Nietzsche

says that it's a very simple thing.

This is Steve's. My brother

Steve... he made this.

Your brother made this?

Yes.

Well, I know him. They

call him "The Seeker".

Do you know where we can find him?

Dave knows.

We've been looking all over for you.

Oh yeah? Why?

Because you're my friend.

And because we uh... need

you to play with us.

You still playing games, Stoney?

Since when is music a game?

Playing it makes me feel good.

So does a pay-check.

Yeah, the old bad thing.

The root of all evil, right?

No, not bad or good.

There is only the truth.

Oh, the truth. Old black-and-whitey.

Hello.

Hi.

We brought you some donuts.

Too nice. Thank you.

This is Jenny... she's deaf.

She's lovely, man.

You know, I like sound, but

sometimes I prefer silence.

Is she your chick?

Not really.

No big thing?

I like her.

Then you don't mind if she

stays here with me, then?

You know, that would

be up to her, wouldn't it.

Still, games ..

You're beautiful.

Is... love lesson number one over, man?

All the games have to go, man.

Because it's all one

big, plastic hassle.

So live in a jelly jar.

You see this little beam of light.

Well, that's all there is.

The rest is in your head.

Yeah... except we're in a box on a roof.

In San Francisco, in America.

So it seems.

So it seems?

Okay... listen ..

We're looking for Jenny's brother.

Steve Davis. Do you know him?

Oh "The Seeker". Yeah, I know him.

Where... where is he?

You seek The Seeker and

The Seeker seeks God.

Wouldn't you rather ask God?

We used to have long talks.

When he was lecturing in the park.

He had quite a big following.

Do you have any idea where he lives?

Well, I've seen him a couple

of times around 9th and 4th.

But you don't have an address?

There is no such thing as an address.

it's the city dump.

The Minister seemed

like such a nice man.

How can he stand these people

and the way they dress?

I've never seen so many... things.

Things and more things that

people spent their lives to buy.

An output of a productive society, man.

Junk.

It's getting late. We'll not find him

wandering around in this garbage heap.

Let's get out of here.

Stoney, right there!

"JESUS SAVES".

It's got two letters missing.

He left out the "U" and the "V".

"JESS SAES".

So that's what it was.

Stoney... Stoney, look

It looks like the right address.

All burned out, Stoney.

It's been abandoned.

A dead end.

Hey, look at the flower children.

The funny folk.

My, what a pretty little car.

Yeah, it looks just like a garden.

What's it run on? Fertilizer?

Flower power!

No, it flies, like a fairy.

You want to drive it?

Hey, water it and let's watch it grow.

Hey, ain't you kind of far from

home? What are you doing here?

We're just looking for somebody.

Yeah, who's that?

Just a guy.

What's his name?

He's called "The Seeker".

What do you want him for?

I'm his sister.

Oh yeah?

Well, you'd better find him before we

do, as there won't be anything left.

What's he done?

That's none of your business.

Well... look what I've

found. A real love child.

Nice long hair . oh, look at

this pretty necklace of his.

Why... why do you want

to hurt my brother?

Because he's got a big mouth.

Because he says a lot

of things we don't like.

What... what kind of things?

Like... speeches in a park. You know ..

Making... love... instead of war.

Hey, she's a flower child.

Maybe she believes all that stuff

her brother says about love.

Hey, well let's find out, baby.

No!

You bastards! Stop it!

No... no... no.

No!

Don't touch me.

No... no.

Peace, man. Peace ..

I guess he was a little high Stoney.

You okay, Elwood?

Whoo!

Man, beautiful... really beautiful.

You should have seen it.

I was... I was this frog ..

And a Princess kissed me.

And all hell... broke loose.

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