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The Tripper Details

2006

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Starring	David Arquette, Paul Reubens, Jason Mewes, Lukas Haas
Director	David Arquette
Genres	Horror

The Tripper

A bunch of hippies descend on a small woodsy town for a concert, little realising the terror that awaits them: an axe-wielding, Ronald Reagan-masked lunatic, waging a one-man war against drugs. The sheriff (Thomas Jane) tries to control the madness but a corrupt mayor and a greedy promoter (Paul Reubens) insist the free-love festival must go on no matter how high the body count. It's a scrappy little low-budget horror indie given some star clout thanks to David Arquette (the sheriff in the SCREAM films) in his directorial debut. Jason Mewes (aka Jay of Jay And Silent Bob fame) is one of the more acid-happy hippies. Lukas Haas plays a doe-eyed folk-singer type who tries to stay relatively sober since his uptight new girlfriend (Jaime King) is already recovering from some previous trauma. The music is punchy (Fishbone play at the concert) and the dialogue spot-on. There are also some nifty psychedelic special effects and, of course, plenty of gore for those inclined. Arquette makes fine use of the gorgeous old-growth forests of Northern California, and gets the drug culture references just right. Free blunt wrappers and Reagan stickers were handed out to patrons during the film's theatrical run, linking this to the old gimmick films of William Castle, crossed with a dash of Cheech And Chong. You may never look at Reagan the same way again, but for those in the proper mood, this will make a perfect 4:20AM cult horror-druggie-comedy film to revisit time and again.

Starring	David Arquette, Paul Reubens, Jason Mewes, Lukas Haas, Courteney Cox, Thomas Jane, Balthazar Getty
Director	David Arquette
Studio	MOMENTUM PICTURES
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 27 mins
Certificate
Genres	Horror
Language	DVD: English
Hearing-impaired	English
Released	Production year: 2006 To Rent: DVD: 31 Mar 2008

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- The combo of political carpet-bombing and old-school bloodletting in THE TRIPPER makes for a fascinating first feature
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  - 29 Feb 2008 at 00:54
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  I ain't barry norman if u have'nt noticed.I love my films 2 much some say but unfortunately I was'nt at all fussed.It was basically a slasher film ... read more »
  
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  This film has a fantastic basic premise which is squandered by a joke free script and shoddy direction. The Tripper could have been a blend of bloody satire and... read more »
  
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  Ok. Where to start. It wasn't all that bad for Arquettes first try, but i do think he should stick to scripts given to him rather than writing them himself... read more »
  
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  Quite a cool villain as it happens but the film itself had some very poor characters including a scary spice look alike and some guy who thought he was from jay... read more »
  
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Arquette returning to directing with Glutton
- WENN Newsdesk
- 30 Mar 2011
Troubled actor David Arquette is throwing himself back into work after rehab, signing on to direct a new 3D thriller. The troubled star has put his health before his career in recent months, following his separation from wife Courteney Cox last year (10), and checked into rehab in January (11) to conquer an alcohol addiction. His personal problems forced him to quit as creative director of Hollywood vaudeville show Beacher's Madhouse earlier this year (11), but Arquette is now ready to return... Read more
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  A bunch of hippies descend on a small woodsy town for a concert, little realising the terror that awaits them: an axe-wielding, Ronald Reagan-masked lunatic, waging a one-man war against drugs. The sheriff (Thomas Jane) tries to control the madness but a corrupt mayor and a greedy promoter (Paul ...