The Acid Test (1966)

9.0/10 • 55 min • Documentary

Overview

Sound and image captured by the Merry Pranksters in late 1965 and early 1966: the bus on the road, the Grateful Dead playing an Acid Test, Kool-Aid ritual, etc.

Cast

Ken Kesey

Jerry Garcia

Bob Weir

Neal Cassady

Phil Lesh

Bill Kreutzmann

Mickey Hart

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