CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 1h 40m

Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey

The untold story of hallucinogens: from jungle shamans to the hippie generation.

56%(5)IMDbDocumentary

Plant Explorer Richard Evans Schultes was a real life Indiana Jones whose discoveries of hallucinogenic plants laid the foundation for the psychedelic sixties. Now in this two hour History Channel TV Special, his former student Wade Davis, follows in his footsteps to experience the discoveries that Schultes brought to the western world. Shot around the planet, from Canada to the Amazon, we experience rarely seen native hallucinogenic ceremonies and find out the true events leading up to the Psychedelic Sixties. Featuring author/adventurer Wade Davis ("Serpent and the Rainbow"), Dr. Andrew Weil, the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and many others, this program tells the story of the discovery of peyote, magic mushrooms and beyond: one man's little known quest to classify the Plants of the Gods. Richard Evans Schultes revolutionized science and spawned another revolution he never imagined.

Directed byPeter von Puttkamer

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
EN
Released
April 19, 2008
Studios
Gryphon Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Wade Davis

Wade Davis

Self / Presenter

Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Self (archive footage)

Andrew Weil

Andrew Weil

Self

Jeremy Narby

Jeremy Narby

Self

Randy Borman

Randy Borman

Self

Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley

Self (archive footage)

Martin A. Lee

Martin A. Lee

Self

Ralph Metzner

Ralph Metzner

Self

Bob Weir

Bob Weir

Self

Jonathan Ott

Jonathan Ott

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Peter von Puttkamer
Written by
Wade Davis
Wade Davis
Peter von Puttkamer
Produced by
Sheera von Puttkamer

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