Magic Trip_
"A drug-fuelled road trip in the 60s"
A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. In 1964, Ken Kesey, the famed author of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” set off on a legendary, LSD-fuelled cross-country road trip to the New York World’s Fair. He was joined by “The Merry Band of Pranksters,” a renegade group of counterculture truth-seekers, including Neal Cassady, the American icon immortalized in Kerouac’s “On the Road,” and the driver and painter of the psychedelic Magic Bus.
Starring
Ken Kesey, Jerry Garcia, Neal Cassady
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Magic Trip was released 15 years ago in 2011.
Overview
A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. In 1964, Ken Kesey, the famed auth...
Magic Trip is a Documentary, Music film with a runtime of 1h 47m.
CAST (5)
Ken Kesey
Self
Jerry Garcia
Self (archive footage)
Neal Cassady
Self
Phil Lesh
Self (archive footage)
Bob Weir
Self (archive footage)
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What is Magic Trip about?
A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. In 1964, Ken Kesey, the famed author of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” set off on a legendary, LSD-fuelled cross-country road trip to the New York World’s Fair. He was joined by “The Merry Band of Pranksters,” a renegade group of counterculture truth-seekers, including Neal Cassady, the American icon immortalized in Kerouac’s “On the Road,” and the driver and painter of the psychedelic Magic Bus.
How long is Magic Trip?
Magic Trip has a runtime of 107 minutes (1h 47m).
Who stars in Magic Trip?
The cast of Magic Trip includes Ken Kesey, Jerry Garcia, Neal Cassady, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir.
What is the rating of Magic Trip?
Magic Trip has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 based on 27 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Documentary
Music