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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
132 Views


Black, started sliding out of her mouth.

It was... like she trying to

spew forth all of her hatred.

Talk about a lack of communication.

People not being able to

understand each other.

Now, Jenny's got it made.

Because... since that day ..

That pitiful little thing has

never heard a single sound.

Why so happy? Is it the

fame or the fortune?

Oh man... Dave, you bare relentless.

Tell me your philosophy, Stoney.

Let's talk about something important.

What color Continental will you buy?

Cantaloupe, man.

That's interesting.

Let me ask you this. How do you

stand on monogrammed shirts?

Love them Mac, love them. Wear them

for underwear all the time you know.

Anything with my initials on it.

Individual against the "collective,

conforming society" and all that.

Well, I don't care what

your bag is, man.

As long as you're honest

about what you want.

Well, I'm honest Steve, very honest.

Listen Stoney, what you really want is

that little broad that just groped you.

The one you made the date upstairs with.

What you really want

to do is... do that.

But here comes Jenny.

What are you going to do?

Shall we be honest

and tell her the truth?

Or why not tell her you have a meeting

with your agent and have to slip away.

Or you tell her you love

her? She'll never know.

It's done all the time

in straight circles.

Hi... I've been looking all over

for you, to congratulate you.

Go on... tell her. I'll back you up.

Hi.

Hi ..

Hey... why don't you come over and

sit with me. I've got a supply of food.

You're all guts Tony... go

and have your dinner.

Well uh ..

I'm not real hungry right now,

so maybe a little later, okay?

Besides, I've got something

else that I have to do.

I think we've all got to

do our own thing. Right?

Man, what a free spirit.

Well Jenny, I guess it's you and me.

You going to take that?

Yeah, I'll take it. You kidding?

Wow ..

You couldn't have been getting too much

from Stoney anyway. No. Right.

And now Stoney's off... having

himself a ball. He sure is.

You're going to sit here and be a martyr.

Now, why do people play games like that?

Whether they made it with

me is not the important thing.

It's facing your appetites

and your curiosity.

I might be better than Stoney.

Close your eyes.

Hey, I can't close my eyes. Then

I won't be able to see your lips.

That's alright. Close your eyes.

The Phantom strikes again.

See, now you're angry.

You're angry at Stoney and want revenge.

Well I think anger is an honest emotion.

I'll help you get revenge.

Just beautiful.

Damn it Jenny, what the

hell is the matter with you?

Hey, we've all got to do our own thing,

remember? Shut up Dave.

Listen Stoney, nothing happened.

Nothing happened? What do you call

"nothing"? Did I get here a too soon?

Hey, get this middle-class morality.

Listen to the great free-thinker.

Stick around Dave. I'll be finished in

a minute. Stick around and have a ball.

Damn it, stop it Stoney, stop it!

The moment of truth and

you go square, Stoney.

Not at all man, not at all.

Use the pad. Have a ball.

I don't care and I'm sure the b*tch

doesn't mind, do you Jenny?

Don't turn me off!

I want to tell you don't dirty the sheets

until I get another chick to clean them.

You're righteous Stoney,

but you're not very hip.

Maybe I'm not.

In any case, don't forget to crawl back

in your hole when you're finished.

Reality is a rotten place to be.

So, you want a shot of this? There's

enough in there for two trips.

Dave... Dave, I'm scared.

Don't be scared. It's cool.

You know ..

You know the only reason I came

here... was to find my brother.

How about this?

God is in the flame. What does it mean?

I don't know, a little esoteric for me.

But there's an address on the back.

Man, I'm stoned already.

Thanks!

Reality is a deadly bore.

Dave... where'd she go?

She's far away.

Come on... tell me.

She's on a trip.

A long trip.

What are you saying?

She's gone to the end of

the Universe... on STP.

And she's out on the street alone?

She's gone to seek The Seeker.

She hides and you seek her.

You sick, crazy bastard.

Do you understand that she

does not know that drug?

And that something could happen

to her? She could be hurt. Come on!

Hey, what is it man?

I don't know. He set fire to the

house and he won't come out.

I don't know. Why doesn't someone

jump out of the window?

Steve... don't!

Steve... Steve, please ..

Somebody help him... help him!

Steve.

Steve, don't... Steve! Steve!

No... no! Don't touch me!

Don't touch me!

No!

Jenny, don't move!

Jenny, stay there!

Dave... don't!

Reality is a deadly place.

I hope this trip was a good one.

T-G.

Jan 2016.

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