Overview

Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in San Fran. Though initially confusing, as Rooks blends drug-illusion with reality, and cuts color with black-and-white and monochrome tinted shots, "Chappaqua" is conventionally constructed with a beginning, middle, and end.

Top Cast

Jean-Louis Barrault

Dr. Benoit

Conrad Rooks

Russel Harwick

William S. Burroughs

Opium Jones

Allen Ginsberg

Messiah

Paula Pritchett

Water Woman

Ravi Shankar

Sun God

Ornette Coleman

Peyote eater

Swami Satchidananda

The guru

M

Moondog

The prophet

Penny Brown

E

Ed Sanders

The Fugs

M

Moustique