Film
Rude Awakening
1989· R· 1h 38m· Comedy
“Two hippies came back from 1969 to get the bad news. Nobody wants to save the world anymore. They just want to buy it.”
In the later 1960s, two hippies are forced to leave their friends as they are wanted by the FBI, who sees them as criminals. They hide in the jungle for 20 years, secluded from the outside world. In the later 1980s, the find out that a secret war is about to start in the US, and decide to return to New York to tell someone about it.
1989-08-16
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorAaron Russo
ScreenplayNeil Levy
ProducerAaron Russo
Director of PhotographyNewton Thomas Sigel
Original Music ComposerJonathan Elias
EditorPaul Fried
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 10 crew)
Details
Released1989-08-16
Runtime1h 38m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosAaron Russo Productions · Cineplex-Odeon Films
Box office$3M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating4.7/10 · 30 votes
Original languageen
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