The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in San Fran. Though initially confusing, as Rooks blends drug-illusion with reality, and cuts color with black-and-white and monochrome tinted shots, "Chappaqua" is conventionally constructed with a beginning, middle, and end.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Conrad RooksDirector
- Ravi ShankarOriginal Music Composer
- Conrad RooksWriter
Cast
- Jean-Louis BarraultDr. Benoit
- Conrad RooksRussel Harwick
- William S. BurroughsOpium Jones
- Allen GinsbergMessiah
- Paula PritchettWater Woman
- Ravi ShankarSun God
- Ornette ColemanPeyote eater
- Swami SatchidanandaThe guru
- MoondogThe prophet
- Penny BrownCast
- Ed SandersThe Fugs
- MoustiqueCast