georgeeliot

I consider this the best of the anti acid films of the era. This is a Sid Davis film. What sets it apart from the others is the pictures of several dead fetus used as examples of chromosome damage caused by LSD. In the other films a fake doctor in a white lab coat in a lab or hospital setting would talk about chromosome damage. That may seem hilarious now, but back then was very serious business: Drop acid and have deformed children. Mr. Davis took it over the top by trotting out the pathetic remains of unfortunate early death and blaming it on LSD. The plot is also pretty good with it's tale of two friends and how dropping acid leads to tragedy. This is all set in groovy Southern California and nicely shot in color.

It's too bad IMDb requires ten lines minimum for a comment. I'll have to reach to get there. Is this series over? Did the credits rolling after the third episode indicate the end? Was the absence of previews for the next episode a sign of closure? Did I miss something? Did I miss a whole bunch of somethings? Did they run out of money and have to wrap up this sloppy mess as a result. Did the leading man die and they had to make do with what they had shot? Did the writers succumb to multiple writer's block? Was all this just the teaser for the sequel? I am really mystified. I have no problem with ambiguous endings, but I object to throwing in half a dozen plot devices in the last twenty minutes and then not addressing any of them. After six hours of buildup to end like this is shameful.

This one has to be seen to be believed. Apparently the gang has witnessed a Ku Klux Klan meeting. They decide to form their own lodge. They call themselves the Cluck Cluck Clams. There is nothing racist about their lodge, which includes member Sunshine Sammy Morrison. The film ends with a chase. The gang gets tangled up with bank robbers. Sunshine Sammy gets his uncle and his pals to chase the bank robbers with the gang riding along. This short was shown on TV in the fifties under the title "Their Latest Prank."

I have been told this comment requires ten lines of type. That is silly. If several people had commented on this film I could see why. I am reminded of the old line "If I had more time I could have written a shorter letter." IMDb should encourage brevity.