Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 19, 2008

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Gryphon Productions

Cast

Timothy Leary,Albert Hofmann,Jeremy Narby,Ken Kesey,Jonathan Ott,Aldous Huxley,Richard Evans Schultes,Bob Weir,Robert Forte,Ralph Metznerand 4 more

Director

Peter von Puttkamer

Writer

Peter von Puttkamer,Wade Davis

Producer

Sheera von Puttkamer,Peter von Puttkamer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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