Timothy Leary: High Priest of LSD - USA

May 1996
Amidst the crazy cars, the beautiful people and the palm trees of Los Angeles, USA, one wizard has cast his spell. The 60's maddest scientist, Dr Timothy Leary, passionate advocate of LSD, prepares for his final 'trip'. Terminally ill, he made his home a sanctuary for doting pilgrims, wacky kids and anarchic artists. Gaunt and propped up in a wheelchair, he receives hundreds of phone calls from acolytes begging to meet him. Filmmakers and young hippies with lengthy dreadlocks lounge on his sofas discussing the nature of their art. The feature includes archive footage of Leary during the 60s as the rebellious psychologist at Harvard and the radical preacher at Millbrook mansion. A quirky, colourful look at the life of Timothy Leary and his plans for death and cryogenics. Includes an interview with the icon himself.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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[numerrita]

10 years in prison for smoking marijuana! No wonder I have always been misathropic and fucking hate this preposterous and repulsive system we in which we have to live. I complete abhor self-righteous people who wants to interfere with other people's liberty by telling them what can and cannot do.

[AirSandFire]

@79hyperwave I did LSD two times and I don't regret it at all. In fact, I advise everyone who is mentally sane to try it, because it's a very interesting spiritual experience. If you haven't tried it yourself, don't speak about things you don't know. Not all drugs are the same.

[smallpotatoes989]

@AirSandFire what about if you had in past some psychosis but do not have it anymore with no drugs?

[annabatarowicz]

@ManuelBetten yeah well leary is a great exaple of the divide between the classes he was a right on middle class who conformed all his life. jumped on a rebeleous new scene & with used his psycholgy educate to advantage mainly cause of the young women he could shag. a lot of middle aged men who study all life & dont enjoy there youth have this. id like to see him visit a housing project in glasgow & then preach how great drugs are.this is a great example of how out of touch the middle class are

[SeattleLA]

I am done with L.A. Born and raised there, lived there a lot. I did though, meet Dr. Leary in Santa Monica once, about 30 years ago.

[Toro953]

and by that i mean lots of acid.. like 60's amounts..

[Toro953]

i hate how alien they make it sound. people should start doing lsd again. its what the world needs again more than ever

[666speedball]

@cannonultra789 what the fuck kind of name is cannonultra789 you fucking loser? you're an ultra fuckhead that's for sure! take some mushrooms and wake up you stupid little piece of shit!!!

[cannonultra789]

@666speedball idiot.

[666speedball]

i injected a solution of magic mushrooms once that i prepared myself.

10 fucking seconds till i was peaking my brothers!!!!

ah ha ha ha ha ha!!!! people tell me i'm crazy :-)