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The Hippie Temptation
5.7 / 10• 1967• 50m•NR• English
TV MovieDocumentary
Storyline
CBS TV news special hosted by Harry Reasoner explores the way-out world of the Hippies and the Haight-Ashbury psychedelic 1960s LSD scene. Footage of LSDs users experiencing bummer trips. The Diggers, the Oracle and cool street and Golden Gate Park scenes with hippies tripping out. The Grateful Dead are interviewed and are shown performing "Dancin' in the Streets" on a flatbed truck in Golden Gate Park. The Hippie Temptation!
Cast & Crew
Harry Reasoner
Uptight Narrator
Lead
Jerry Garcia
Dirty Hippie
Peter Coyote
Digger
Bob Weir
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Dr. David Smith
Haight Ashbury Free Clinic Doctor
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Warren Wallace's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Hippie Temptation is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
