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* SpiritualPredecessor: Jack Nicholson worked on ''Film/{{Head}}'' after ''The Trip'', and there are definite similarities, to the point where ''Head'' plays almost like a parody of ''The Trip'' at times.
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* FreezeFrameEnding: Thanks to ExecutiveMeddling, the movie ends with a freeze-frame of Paul's face shattering, which is supposed to imply that his mind has been broken and traumatized by his LSD experience, although there's nothing else in the closing scene to suggest that his LSD trip hurt him.

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* FreezeFrameEnding: Thanks to ExecutiveMeddling, the The movie ends with a freeze-frame of Paul's face shattering, which is supposed face. ExecutiveMeddling forced the filmmakers to add on a "shattered glass" effect in order to imply that his mind has been broken and traumatized by his LSD experience, although even though there's nothing else in the closing scene to suggest that his LSD trip hurt him.
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* FreezeFrameEnding: Thanks to ExecutiveMeddling, the movie ends with a freeze-frame of Paul's face shattering to symbolize his broken and traumatized mind, although there's nothing else in the closing scene to suggest that his LSD experience hurt him.

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* FreezeFrameEnding: Thanks to ExecutiveMeddling, the movie ends with a freeze-frame of Paul's face shattering shattering, which is supposed to symbolize imply that his mind has been broken and traumatized mind, by his LSD experience, although there's nothing else in the closing scene to suggest that his LSD experience trip hurt him.

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''The Trip'' is a psychedelic film written by Creator/JackNicholson and directed and produced by Creator/RogerCorman. It follows Paul Groves (Creator/PeterFonda), a director of television commercials in the process of divorcing his wife Sally (Susan Strasberg). In the hopes of finding meaning, he takes 250 micrograms of LSD, with the help of dealer Max (Creator/DennisHopper) and trip sitter John (Creator/BruceDern).

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''The Trip'' is a 1967 American psychedelic film written by Creator/JackNicholson drama film, produced and directed by Creator/RogerCorman and produced written by Creator/RogerCorman. Creator/JackNicholson.

It follows Paul Groves (Creator/PeterFonda), a director of television commercials in the process of divorcing his wife Sally (Susan Strasberg). In the hopes of finding meaning, he takes 250 micrograms of LSD, with the help of dealer Max (Creator/DennisHopper) and trip sitter John (Creator/BruceDern).(Creator/BruceDern).
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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Used in the sex scenes with Sally and Glenn (Salli Sachse).

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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Used in the sex scenes with Sally and Glenn (Salli Sachse).Glenn.

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{{Fanservice}}: There's a topless dancer in the nightclub Paul wanders into, as well as PG-13-rated nudity from Sally and Glenn (Salli Sachse), a hippie girl Paul becomes infatuated with, and a scene of Paul naked from behind.

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{{Fanservice}}: *{{Fanservice}}: There's a topless dancer in the nightclub Paul wanders into, as well as PG-13-rated nudity from Sally and Glenn (Salli Sachse), a hippie girl Paul becomes infatuated with, and a scene of Paul naked from behind.


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* LiteralMinded: One of the effects of the LSD.
-->'''Waitress''': What can I get for you?\\
'''Paul''': Me?\\
'''Waitress''': No, not you, that guy over there.\\
'''Paul''': Oh.\\
'''Waitress''': Okay, wise guy, what do you want to drink?

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{{Fanservice}}: There's a topless dancer in the nightclub Paul wanders into, as well as PG-13-rated nudity from Sally and Glenn (Salli Sachse), a hippie girl Paul becomes infatuated with, and a scene of Paul naked from behind.



* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Used in the sex scenes with Sally and Glenn (Salli Sachse), a hippie girl Paul becomes infatuated with.

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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Used in the sex scenes with Sally and Glenn (Salli Sachse), a hippie girl Paul becomes infatuated with.Sachse).
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* BlackCloak: Paul alternately pursues and is pursued by two [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Ringwraith]]-esque beings in black hooded cloaks riding dark horses. [[spoiler:At the end of his trip, they pull back their hoods, revealing themselves as Sally and Glenn.]]

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* BlackCloak: Paul alternately pursues and is pursued by two [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Ringwraith]]-esque beings in black hooded cloaks riding dark horses. [[spoiler:At the end of his trip, they corner him on a beach and pull back their hoods, revealing themselves as Sally and Glenn.]]

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* BlackCloak: Paul alternately pursues and is pursued by two [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Ringwraith]]-esque beings in black hooded cloaks riding dark horses. [[spoiler:At the end of his trip, they pull back their hoods, revealing themselves as Sally and Glenn.]]



* TheReveal: Throughout his trip, Paul alternately pursues and is pursued by two [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings ringwraith]]-esque hooded beings on dark horses. Eventually, they take their hoods off, revealing themselves as [[spoiler:Sally and Glenn]].
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* TearsOfBlood: One scene has Paul with red tears pouring down his face, holding what looks like a child's dismembered arm, while Sally stands across from him with blood dabbed on her face.


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* TroubledFetalPosition: When Paul's trip turns bad, he curls up on John's couch, saying, "Oh, I'm dead. I'll never get back. My body's gone."
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* AndStarring: "Starring Peter Fonda."


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* SpiritualPredecessor: Jack Nicholson worked on ''Film/{{Head}}'' after ''The Trip'', and there are definite similarities, to the point where ''Head'' plays almost like a parody of ''The Trip'' at times.
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* CrucifiedHeroShot: Done a number of times. In one shot, he has an actual cross behind him.


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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Used in the sex scenes with Sally and Glenn (Salli Sachse), a hippie girl Paul becomes infatuated with.
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* TheReveal: Throughout his trip, Paul alternately pursues and is pursued by two [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings ringwraith]]-esque hooded beings on dark horses. Eventually, they take their hoods off, revealing themselves as [[spoiler:Sally and Glenn]].
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* SingleMaltVision: Many of Paul's hallucinations feature quintuple, quintuple, or sextuple vision.

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* SingleMaltVision: Many of Paul's hallucinations feature quintuple, quadruple, quintuple, or sextuple vision.
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* FreezeFrameEnding: Thanks to ExecutiveMeddling, the movie ends with a freeze-frame of Paul's face shattering to symbolize his broken and traumatized mind, although there's nothing else in the closing scene to suggest that his LSD experience hurt him.


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* OpeningScroll: The movie opens with a "Foreword" calling it a "shocking commentary on a prevalent concern of our time" and warning that the illegal manufacture and consumption of LSD can have fatal consequences.
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* LittlePeopleAreSurreal: A dwarf appears in the forest scene, helping his much larger friend prepare a stew. Later, he reappears on the carousel, where he yells, "Bay of Pigs!"

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* LittlePeopleAreSurreal: A dwarf appears in the forest scene, helping his much larger friend prepare a stew. Later, he reappears on the carousel, where he yells, "Bay "[[UsefulNotes/BayOfPigsInvasion Bay of Pigs!"Pigs]]!"

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* CuttingBackToReality: The film cuts back and forth between Paul's hallucinations and his real life; for example, as he drinks from a dish of water held by the dwarf in a forest, there's a quick cut to him sipping from a glass of wine in John's apartment.

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* CuttingBackToReality: The film cuts back and forth between Paul's hallucinations and his real life; for example, as he drinks from a dish of water stew held by the dwarf in a forest, there's a quick cut to him sipping from a glass of wine in John's apartment.


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* LensFlare: During one of the shots of Paul running around in the desert.
* LittlePeopleAreSurreal: A dwarf appears in the forest scene, helping his much larger friend prepare a stew. Later, he reappears on the carousel, where he yells, "Bay of Pigs!"
* SingleMaltVision: Many of Paul's hallucinations feature quintuple, quintuple, or sextuple vision.
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* CharacterTics: Before his trip starts, Paul rubs his fingers together and at one point walks his hand along a railing.

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''The Trip'' is a 1967 psychedelic film written by Creator/JackNicholson and directed and produced by Creator/RogerCorman. It follows Paul Groves (Creator/PeterFonda), a director of television commercials in the process of divorcing his wife Sally (Susan Strasberg). In the hopes of finding meaning, he takes 250 micrograms of LSD, with the help of dealer Max (Creator/DennisHopper) and trip sitter John (Creator/BruceDern).

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''The Trip'' is a 1967 psychedelic film written by Creator/JackNicholson and directed and produced by Creator/RogerCorman. It follows Paul Groves (Creator/PeterFonda), a director of television commercials in the process of divorcing his wife Sally (Susan Strasberg). In the hopes of finding meaning, he takes 250 micrograms of LSD, with the help of dealer Max (Creator/DennisHopper) and trip sitter John (Creator/BruceDern).
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''The Trip'' is a 1967 psychedelic film written by Creator/JackNicholson and directed and produced by Creator/RogerCorman. It follows Paul Groves (Creator/PeterFonda), a director of television commercials in the process of divorcing his wife Sally (Susan Strasberg). In the hopes of finding meaning, he takes 250 micrograms of LSD, with the help of dealer Max (Creator/DennisHopper) and trip sitter John (Creator/BruceDern).
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!!''The Trip'' contains examples of:
* CuttingBackToReality: The film cuts back and forth between Paul's hallucinations and his real life; for example, as he drinks from a dish of water held by the dwarf in a forest, there's a quick cut to him sipping from a glass of wine in John's apartment.
* FunWithAcronyms: The film's tagline is "A '''L'''ovely '''S'''ort of '''D'''eath."
* SleepMask: John has Paul wear one for a few minutes at the very beginning of his trip.
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