Movie Star, American Style or; LSD, I Hate You

Jan 1, 1966

1h 39m

★ 6.0

Pulls Back the Curtains on Hollywood's Private Lives!

Overview

Producer/director Albert Zugsmith's acid-therapy "comedy," complete with a tinted trip sequence "in hilarious LSD color." A suicidal film star named Honey Bunny is sent by her producer to a rest home run by an unhinged Dr. Horatio, who gives his patients LSD as a cure. The wacky patients include female impersonator Skippy Roper as an effeminate dress designer, a midget, a fat lady, and lots of actors, directors, and producers, including Zugsmith himself.

Genres

Comedy

Movie Star, American Style or; LSD, I Hate You Trailers

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Cast

Skippy Roper, Designer

T.C. Jones

Midget Photographer

Frank Delfino

Dr. Horatio

Del Moore

Venda

Herb Andress

Barry James, Super Star

Steven Rogers

Countess

Sandra Lynn

Paula Lane

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