Rude Awakening (1989)

Directors

Aaron Russo, David Greenwalt

Cast

Cheech Marin, Eric Roberts, Julie Hagerty, Robert Carradine

The story

In 1969 New York City, two hippies, Fred Wook and Jesus Monteya, flee the US to avoid being arrest by the FBI and hide out in the jungles of Central America. Fred is an idealist, working on an underground newspaper with his friend Sammy, while Jesus is a stoner whose brain has been fried after being given huge amounts of LSD by researchers (the theory being that acid and appropriate visual stimulation can turn pacifist hippies into committed soldiers; Jesus proves their failure by wishing them 'peace' as he leaves the lab.) The two flee the inner-city commune they are living in, leaving behind Sammy who feels it is important that he keep…

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