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Malibu Road

Malibu Road

Malibu Road

Malibu Road

A trip to the other side of Paradise

2021•1h 35m•

★5.0(3 ratings)

RomanceMysteryThriller

Overview

Dr. Raymond Forrester, professor of psychology at UCLA, takes student and Hollywood starlet Dorothy Crowder to a Malibu hotel of questionable reputation. The two ingest LSD, sent in a mysterious package to Forrester, and become some of the first Americans to go on a psychedelic experience. The experience takes a turn for the deadly during New Year's Eve 1960 and now the duo must rediscover reality or be trapped in an endless cycle of sex, drugs and murder in 'paradise.'

Director

Montgomery Markland

Writers

Emilia Bogdanova, Ryan Placchetti, Montgomery Markland

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Main Cast

Montgomery Markland

Montgomery Markland

Raymond Forrester

Jessica Jade Andres

Jessica Jade Andres

Sally Dorsey

Lillian Solange Beaudoin

Lillian Solange Beaudoin

Dorothy Crowder

Robert W. Evans

Robert W. Evans

Paul Garçon

Michael Gordon Andricopoulos

Michael Gordon Andricopoulos

Hugo Von Brandt

Michael Adonis

Michael Adonis

Hugo Von Brandt

Emilia Bogdanova

Emilia Bogdanova

LaBianca

Ryan Caldwell

Ryan Caldwell

William Billy

Miranda Didberidze

Miranda Didberidze

Claudia Donna Vetruccio

Daniel Gendelman

Daniel Gendelman

Sheriff Stephen Linahan

Rachel Noll James

Rachel Noll James

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Montgomery Markland

Writing

Writer: Emilia Bogdanova
Writer: Ryan Placchetti
Writer: Montgomery Markland

Production

Associate Producer: Ray Zimmerman
Casting: Jet Vandal
Producer: Emilia Bogdanova

Music & Sound

Music: Robert Lydecker

Cinematography

Camera Operator: Mark Jaxin

Editing

Editor: Vishal Singh
Editor: Ayasylla Ghosn

Art Direction

Production Design: Emilia Bogdanova
Production Design: Sonja Kroop

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Roxanne Melloway
Makeup Department Head: Heather Grippaldi

Keywords

lsd

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "A trip to the other side of Paradise"

#2

The runtime is 95 minutes (1h 35m).

#3

The film was directed by Montgomery Markland.

#4

The screenplay was written by Emilia Bogdanova and Ryan Placchetti.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt2914760.

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Rating

5.0/10

Mixed

3 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Malibu Road

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Malibu Road Pictures

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