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63% Critic Match
Purple Haze
“It's the summer of 1968. And Matt Caulfield is about to grow up the hard way.”
6.3 / 10• 1983• 1h 37m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
Matt and his friends witness LBJ inform us of his plans not to rerun in the upcoming election. Upon hearing of his plans, everyone celebrates by smoking marijuana. An uncool student from next door is disturbed by the boys' racket, and upon being pelted with junk food by the boys for telling them to be quiet, he calls the police. Within minutes, Matt and his roommates are caught and banned from campus. Matt returns home, where he is faced with various issues before being shipped off to Vietnam.
Cast & Crew
Peter Nelson
Matt Caulfield
LeadCM
Chuck McQuary
Jeff Maley
BB
Bernard Baldan
Derek Savage
SL
Susanna Lack
Kitty Armstrong
Heidi Helmer
Angela
Joel Thingvall
Diner Cook (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Burton Morris's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Purple Haze is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
