Ken Kesey

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Kenneth Elton "Ken" Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American author, best known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962), and as a counter-cultural figure who considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. "I was too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a hippie," Kesey said in a 1999 interview with Robert K. Elder.

Most Popular Ken Kesey Trailers

Total trailers found: 26

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Trailer (1975)

19 November 1975

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place Trailer (2011)

05 August 2011

A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus.

Tripping Trailer (1999)

07 August 1999

A look at the life and influence of acclaimed sixties writer Ken Kesey. Features archive footage of his 1964 Magic Bus Tour with The Merry Pranksters.

The Source Trailer (1999)

23 January 1999

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S.

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Trailer (1994)

13 May 1994

A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets.

Hippies Trailer (2007)

12 June 2007

The 1960's and 1970's were a time of change, a time of revolution, a time of the Hippies. Hippies reached across the nation and their effects are still felt today.

Completely Cuckoo Trailer (1997)

16 December 1997

Behind the scenes interviews for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Sometimes a Great Notion Trailer (1971)

17 December 1971

Hank Stamper and his father, Henry, own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon.

The Acid Test Trailer (1966)

05 October 1966

Sound and image captured by the Merry Pranksters in late 1965 and early 1966: the bus on the road, the Grateful Dead playing an Acid Test, Kool-Aid ritual, etc.

Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy Trailer (2018)

30 April 2018

An associative view of the days, nights and characters that enclosed the life of Arthur Janov, which defines in the conclusion "It's never too late to have a happy childhood".

The Beatles Revolution Trailer (2000)

17 November 2000

A primetime special celebrating The Beatles and exploring the lasting impact on pop music of Beatles innovations like stadium concerts, music videos, and the idea of rock album as art form.

TVTV Looks at the Oscars Trailer (1976)

30 March 1976

Made in 1976, TVTV's close-up look at Hollywood's annual awards ritual mixes irreverent documentary with deadpan comedy.

Intrepid Traveler and His Merry Band of Pranksters Search for a Cool Place Trailer (1999)

09 September 1999

A film by Ken Kesey

Ricochet River Trailer (2001)

23 October 2001

High school seniors Wade and Lorna have spent all their lives in the small logging town of Calamus Grove, a conservative place where change comes slowly.

Gökboet Trailer (1996)

03 April 1996

McMurphy pretends to be mad to avoid a prison sentence but existence in the mental hospital is not what he imagined.

Go Further Trailer (2003)

07 March 2003

"Go Further" explores the idea that the single individual is the key to large-scale transformational change.

LSD: The Beyond Within Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

This refreshingly frank and impartial study of the discovery and development of the notorious hallucinogenic drug is notably free of moral judgmental, and features contributions from such legendary heroes of psychedelia as Albert Hoffman - the Swiss scientist who discovered the drug - Aldous Huxley - author of 'The Doors of Perception' - Ken Kesey - author of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

The Net Trailer (2003)

01 October 2003

Explores the incredibly complex backstory of Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber. This exquisitely crafted inquiry into the rationale of this mythic figure situates him within a late 20th century web of technology—a system that he grew to oppose.

Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey Trailer (2008)

19 April 2008

Plant Explorer Richard Evans Schultes was a real life Indiana Jones whose discoveries of hallucinogenic plants laid the foundation for the psychedelic sixties.

Toestanden Trailer (1976)

22 December 1976

"Conditions" - The improvisation-based performance was inspired by psychiatrists such as RD Laing (Family and Madness) and J.

Edge City: The Story of the Merry Pranksters Trailer (2008)

20 April 2008

This is a documentary on Ken Kesey and the group of hippies that "followed" him in the late 50s/60s. They had this yellow painted school-bus with a plate "Further" on its front and travelled the whole US spreading LSD and their concept of individualism, self-invention and freedom.

Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

Pre embodied the spirit of athletic excellence. He had a belief in self and sport that transcended all but the outer reaches of human speed and endurance.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: The Shocking Truth Trailer (2018)

30 June 2018

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" follows a prisoner (played by Jack Nicholson in the film) who decides that life in a mental hospital would be easier than life in prison, so he decides to fake insanity to be moved.

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg Trailer (1994)

17 February 1994

Visionary, radical, spiritual seeker, renowned poet, founding member of a major literary movement, champion of human rights, Buddhist, political activist and teacher.

Ken Kesey Trailer (2014)

20 January 2014

Ken Kesey (1935 - 2001) is one of the best-known authors to ever emerge from Oregon. He wrote his two most-acclaimed novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) and Sometimes a Great Notion (1964), when still in his twenties.

Twister: A Musical Catastrophe Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

A musical play themed with the end of the world, leading up to the Millennium. Set in the land of Oz, with commentary by a talking skeleton and peopled by archetypes ranging from Dorothy, the Tinman, and the Scarecrow to Elvis and Frankenstein, all scrambled together in ever-bickering banter.