FILM 1191: MAGIC TRIP
TRIVIA: Ken Kesey's original crew
of self-proclaimed "Merry Pranksters" shot about 40 hours of 16-mm
film in an unfinished project. Reportedly, Kesey several times showed all 40
hours - unedited - before he stored the film cans in Eugene, Oregon. They were
rusting away until saved by the documentary directors, who first discovered
they existed in 2004.
Martin Scorsese's film
foundation helped fund the repair of the damaged Kesey footage by technicians
from UCLA, who labored for over a year. Synching up the film to its separate
snippets of audio track proved so daunting that director Alison Ellwood resorted to
hiring a lip reader to determine what words people were mouthing.
Merry Prankster Neal Cassady was the
real-life model for character Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's 'On the
Road' novel.
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