Jahfin Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 (edited) The Ultimate Trip: "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" Heads to the Big Screen Film version of Tom Wolfe's book on Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters comes closer to reality JOHN CLARKE JR. The onscreen version of Tom Wolfe's literary cult hit The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is primed to hit theaters by 2010. When published in 1968, the book shattered cultural perceptions of the peaceful, passive hippie zeitgeist by introducing the Merry Pranksters, author Ken Kesey's roving gonzo army of LSD-fueled pioneers who tripped about the country, mixing it up with rowdy Oregonians, Bay Area hippies, Hollywood rockers, Hell's Angels and a flurry of left-handed characters that launched the psychedelic movement into mainstream America and ushered in the Grateful Dead. You can read the rest of the article here. Edited April 12, 2009 by Jahfin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarlaxle 56 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hmm, I'm expecting this to be somewhat similar to the movie version of Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas. They should get Terry Gilliam to direct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hmm, I'm expecting this to be somewhat similar to the movie version of Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas. They should get Terry Gilliam to direct. Funny you mention Gilliam as someone suggested him on another board as well. According to the article, Kesey specifically wanted Van Sant to do it so we'll see how it turns out if indeed it does get the big screen treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 They should also do a film on Hells Angel Frank Reynolds' book 'Freewheelin' Frank' It ties in with that era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karuna Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I actually found this book in my junior high school library stacks when I was in 7th grade and read it during study hall-today I suppose it might be banned at that grade level LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Never read the book, but I need to track down a copy and read it befor ethe movie comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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