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Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place (2011): Cast & Box Office

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Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place is a 2011 music documentary directed by Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood, starring Ken Kesey, Neal Cassady and Phil Lesh. It runs 1 hour 47 minutes and earned $155,005 worldwide.

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Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place (2011) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 47m (107 min)
Directors
Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood
Genres
Documentary , Music
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place About?

The premise of Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place without spoilers.

A free‑wheeling portrait of Ken Kesey’s 1964 LSD‑fuelled cross‑country trek aboard the psychedelic Magic Bus. The famed author of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” leads the Merry Pranksters—a renegade counter‑culture crew that includes Neal Cassady, the Kerouac‑immortalized icon—on a journey to the New York World’s Fair, epitomizing the drug‑fueled road‑trip spirit of the 1960s.

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Cast & crew

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place Cast

Ken Kesey leads the cast, with Neal Cassady and Phil Lesh. Directed by Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood; 5 actors are credited in all.

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From the directors

More from Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood

More films directed by Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood, best-rated first: The Go-Go's, Totally Under Control, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie and Crazy, Not Insane.

Box office

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place Box Office

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place grossed $155,005 worldwide. $154,521 came from the US and Canada and $484 (0%) from the rest of the world.

2011 box office

Worldwide gross

$155K

US & Canada
$154.5K
International
$484
US & Canada 100% Rest of the world 0%
Details

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place Also Known As

Also known as “Viagem Mágica”.

Also known as
  • Viagem Mágica

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FAQ

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place FAQ: Cast & Box Office

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place?

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place runs 1 hour 47 minutes (107 minutes).

When was Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place released?

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place was released on August 5, 2011.

Who directed Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place?

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place was directed by Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood.

More films by Alex Gibney

Who is in the cast of Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place?

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place stars Ken Kesey, Neal Cassady and Phil Lesh, among 5 credited actors.

How much did Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place make at the box office?

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place grossed $155,005 worldwide ($154,521 domestic, $484 international).

Does Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place have a post-credit scene?

No. Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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