“ TRIP TO WHERE ” 1968 US NAVY DRUG SCARE FILM DANGERS OF HALLUCINOGENIC DRUG USE & ABUSE 85814

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This 1968 film "Trip to Where" was produced by the Petersen Company for the US Navy (MN-10494) and seeks to show the dangers of hallucinogenic drug use and abuse. It follows three sailors, one of whom ends up in the hospital after a bad trip on LSD. This man is shown as continuously having “flashbacks” to his trip, even while at work. Later the group also tries weed and the same man ends up having to be taken to the medical bay because he keeps getting the same flashbacks. In the end, one man is arrested, another is performing non-essential duties, and the man with the flashbacks is admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Overall, the film tries to show that taking drugs or being involved with them will have consequences and is dangerous for the operability of the US armed forces. The film shows many interesting visuals and distortions to simulate the hallucinogenic, mind-altering effects of LSD.
0:18 the US Navy presents “Trip to Where?,” 0:50 a man trip sitting by speaking and reading to other men on LSD who are seeing distorted images, 3:28 one of the men on LSD running in slow motion through a field, 4:08 an overview of the room that the men are in, 5:08 one of the men sits on the windowsill and looks outside, 5:48 the man on LSD is dragged back inside the building, 6:10 the man begins badly tripping and seeing monsters and people that want to kill him, 6:47 man looks into the mirror and begins seeing himself in hell followed by more distorted images, 8:03 the man being checked out by a doctor while the doctor speaks to his friends, 11:15 the doctor speaks to another doctor, 12:00 other doctor meets a couple and talks to the husband, 12:42 the doctor begins speaking to the wife who has had crystal meth, 14:49 the doctor speaks to the husband alone who explains his criminal record, 21:16 the doctor leaves the room and speaks to the doctor from earlier, 22:48 both doctors begin speaking to a woman who has taken drugs, 24:17 woman grabs the doctor and begins crying, 25:07 the two doctors speak to each other about the woman after leaving the room, 25:36 doctors begin speaking to a police sergeant, 27:04 the doctor speaks to the group from earlier about the dangers of LSD, 28:30 new scene with all three men in navy uniforms walking through the city, 28:57 the men working on radar screens on an aircraft carrier, 29:13 the man who had a bad trip experiences headaches and vision distortions while looking at the screen, 30:10 the three men speak to each other after they are done with their shift, 33:00 two drug dealers in suits in a bar speaking to the man who brought his wife in, 34:06 the trip sitter from earlier shows up, speaks to the men, and buys some weed from them, 36:47 the trip sitter is at a party and smokes weed with the people there, 39:05 one of the men from the group begins trying to attack the trip sitter, 39:52 the men back in uniform speaking to each other, 43:33 the men working on their stations looking at radar screens, 43:43 the same man experiences distorted vision as if he is tripping again, 44:58 the men bring their friend to the sick bay and he says nonsensical things, 46:20 doctor speaks to the other two men, 47:16 a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom landing on an aircraft carrier, 47:47 one of the men picking up trash since he could no longer work in essential fields, 48:02 the trip sitter being arrested, 48:22 the man who had a bad trip being admitted to a psychiatric hospital, 48:40 produced by the Petersen Company, Hollywood, and written by Harvey R. Langee.
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[@lamarwinters6130]

I saw this film in 1970 while in High School. Two years later I was in the Navy and worked as an air traffic controller. My radar chief said once that he’d rather have us smoke pot than drink alcohol in the evening His prospective was “at least I can use you the next morning”. There were a lot of drugs available in the early 70’s and I enjoyed many of them. I can tell you without a doubt that alcohol was a much bigger problem than LSD! This film was eventually removed as a instructional video about LSD. Clearly, because of the inaccuracies. I must say though that for a Navy production it’s pretty good. I recognized three actors that I’ve seen in films.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Thanks for your comment and your service to our great nation. If you were an ATC you definitely have reasons to be an alcoholic!

[@lamarwinters6130]

There is no reason that working in ATC would require a person to abuse alcohol. I witnessed many people who got rattled easily and did not belong in that job. What alcohol abuse I witnessed in the service had more to do with boredom! And cheap access to booze. My point is that alcohol is a more dangerous drug than LSD.

[@djtall3090]

as a navy scope man on the USS Theodore Roosevel CVN 71 during the Gulf War i dropped lsd regularly during that time 90-91. it greatly helped me focus on my job bringing pilots in safely. i must have dropped 50 hits of pure lsd during that time. LSD helped me focus completely on the mission at hand and block out all external distractions. In summary lsd helped win the gulf war.

[@adrianjohnson2287]

Forget the movie, I love the music!

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

Agreed!!!

[@sage4nowty129]

Yeah. the music is awesome!! Love the 60s sounds!!

[@thomasluczak2868]

my uncle saw this film. went AWOL. then sold drugs for 20 years outside the mayport naval base in florida. he put me and my sister thru college. I love you uncle carl. RIP.

[@joelkulesha8284]

That's a rad uncle!

[@adrian_zombturtle148]

Respec

[@thomasluczak2868]

@@joelkulesha8284 thanks. my uncle would be happy to hear that.

[@thomasluczak2868]

@@adrian_zombturtle148 thank you.

[@Autostade67]

Wow - the navy surely had the bucks; this is the most high production 'industrial' scare film I've ever seen...and rather unique in that there's no voice over or cutaways to a talking head lecturing while casually sitting on the edge of a desk, no visits/consultations with experts, no sledgehammer tell-it-like-it-is 'the choice is up to you' morality...

[@terranceaddison4599]

It sure is. High quality..plus they got a vault to preserve their films

[@zEropoint68]

"chicks are a waste of good pot." - That Guy, 1968

[@mikewarden57]

While serving in the Marine Corps (circa 1983) aboard the U.S.S. Duluth, we were ALL forced to watch a Captain's Mast (that had been filmed) as a Navy E-6 was literally stripped of his rank (cut off with a pen knife by the Master at Arms) because he had been caught smoking marijuana. Good theater, if anything. A old, crusty Navy Chief screamed at the malefactor while his rank was cut off. I believe the joint was the size of a matchstick. Yet, one could still go out and get falling down drunk while in port, and that was perfectly acceptable.

[@djtall3090]

Sad but true. drunk, blackout drunk puking on yourself totally acceptable

[@TTstone616]

This anti-drug film by the navy would be awesome.... "ON ACID!"

[@beau1112]

You pushing some purple microdot? I'll buy 10 whistling bungholes and all the Megan's on you All I need is a place to go

[@Duncan_McFly82]

Bro u ain't lyin! 🤣

[@Steve-dy1wf]

Everything is better on acid....especially acid.

[@JohnSmith-fg6pt]

@@Steve-dy1wf I've taken 5 trips from 1985 - 1990:: no bad trips lucky pray 🙏 you don't have one

[@JCEU21]

Good acting, John Beck. Good acting! Now I know why you went on to roles in Rollerball, Dallas, Matt Houston, etc..,

[@RememberTheSlapFilms]

17:30 Psychiatrist: "Do you use LSD?" Heroin junkie/tweaker "I wouldn't touch that stuff!!"

[@FreshRose-z3s]

They already tripped out on LSD. Why was he so against Marijuana?

[@frazercaird5724]

Thanks for Posting.

[@roflmows]

tripping makes you face what you fear. it's really no different from phobia exposure therapy. molly (Ecstasy) is very close to getting approval for therapeutic use here in the US. they're already using psilocybin mushrooms in australian hospitals for end of life care, and getting amazingly positive results. most people wander through life half-awake, in a sort of a dream. their veil of civility and humanity is very thin, very fragile. those of us who've gazed at the void know one thing they don't....that the void gazes back. once you've seen that, you feel very little fear of anything else. because that void is everything that is, ever was, and ever will be. and somewhere in there, we exist...and cease existing. when you actually, mentally, physically grasp that unchangeable fact....you become a different person. you accept your mortality and see that life is MEANT to be finite. and that's really ok. losing your terror--not necessarily all of your fear, but just the TERROR--of death is absolutely the most liberating feeling in the world. you know the old saying "you have to pass through hell to get to heaven"? that's the absolute foundation of tripping. and most of us are no longer terrified. we just LIVE.

[@The_Hagseed]

Remember, kids, if anyone ever offers you drugs......just say "thank you". Drugs are expensive.

[@TrapperAaron]

Drugs are good, and when u do them, people think that you're cool!

[@kevinw8276]

​@@TrapperAaronand your can buy them relatively cheap

[@Starphot]

I saw this flick back in 1969 in high school during an assembly. I joined the Navy two years later. In 1971, LSD was getting less used over meth and heroin. Uppers became the dominate drug of choice. Strange drug names came out in the published results of Captain's Masts awards depending which liberty ports we visited. Some of the uppers and downers were sold over the counter in these foreign ports. Awards from 3 days bread and water in the brig plus a fine to being sent stateside for Courts Marshal for repeat offenders. In my last year, a couple of my mates were getting out. They got a civilian government job at a Navy research lab starting at $20,000 per year when they get discharged in a month, a lot of money in 1974. Well, they went off base and celebrated. A local deputy stopped them for a traffic citation and he found heroin in the car. All five in the vehicle including the two were arrested and charged. They lost the chance of ever getting a government job or a job requiring a government license.

[@JDAbelRN]

I would like to see the documentation of the incident you describe. I do not believe one bit of your fantastical tale: you were probably still under influence of the LSD.

[@Starphot]

@@JDAbelRN The fellows I described were in my squadron and the rest of us were shaken our heads that this happened. There were minor problems with these fellows and they were intelligent enough usually not to get into deeper trouble. It was the possession of that junk in the vehicle and their proximity that destroyed these 5 kids careers. Drug use was a big problem in the military at the time toward the end of the Vietnam war through the rest of the 1970's.

[@novkorova2774]

@@Starphot Supposing your fantastic fake tale is true, it wasn't the drugs, it was the policr who caught them and the system that punished them.

[@FreshRose-z3s]

33:20 Mel from Alice!

[@adrianjohnson2287]

yep VIC TAYBACK.

[@waski672]

In 1985 I went thru boot camp and A school in the navy, afterwards I went on leave before going to my first ship in Pearl Harbor. I went to a party with one of my brothers. Everyone at the party dosed and within 2-3 hours they all went to bed to sleep? I was up all night with a cat on the deck of this cabin up in the mountains. I had a Walkman and a few tapes. It was one of the best nights of my life. The cat hung out all night. I just hung out drank a few beers and waited for am. and the dawn. I would do it again if I knew where to get any. It was just peaceful on that deck. The dawn beautiful,and the cat cool.

[@chuckfrumunda1835]

Thank you

[@kaptainkaos1202]

I've always LOVED hallucinogens! This video looks like fun!

[@FreshRose-z3s]

This is really well done for an educational film. I love the musical score.

[@ti2218]

"Really well done for an educational film" 🤔 Son I think you need to do a little more research on psychedelics.

[@imprwikiimprwiki6898]

It’s lies

[@FreshRose-z3s]

Ironically the guy who played the LSD pusher/husband also played one of Flo's many boyfriends on the TV sitcom Alice, along with the drug pusher in the bar, Vic Tayback who played diner owner/chef Mel

[@atheistpsyconaut42]

Oh hell, this is one trip of a movie...

[@vegoondude3942]

What is the opening song!??? This is incredible

[@Mercmad]

Sounds like the sound track of a 1960's porn flick.

[@jimkon5767]

I'm going to stop injecting DRAINO asap. This film scared the crap outta me! Vic Tayback was a nice touch.

[@briankeller788]

This film aired on an educational station in Alabama in 1970, late-morning on a Tuesday or Wednesday.

[@ATOMSHAMRADIO]

I tripped out waching this 😁😊

[@danielcruz8347]

Good period piece documentary..reminiscent episodes tv H 5-0 music Halloween farfisa strawberry alarm clock organ with jazz over tones interesting use of fog..everybody's ph is different you never know how anyone is going react..armed services allow alcohol consumption off base nothing else..it's best to heed sailors did right sticking together off base ..ship mate position requires being in closed darkened quarters lighted screen caustrophobic..don't want be marked by government....thanks for posting

[@barneyronnie]

Groovy soundtrack!

[@stadtrade102]

Just what I thought. 5min ago, should have read the comments. 😍

[@Mercmad]

Sound track by the 1967 Navy band......... man .

[@mikeday2393]

totally gonna sample this

[@husq48]

Hey, it's my bag man!

[@FreshRose-z3s]

They had crystal meth in 68'?

[@tracylynn1461]

Haha yeah.... I remember my friends mom telling us about the meth monsters from the gooood shit back then..... and it musta been cause 30 years later she was still tweaked out....

[@tracyday6710]

Benzedrine was everywhere.

[@imprwikiimprwiki6898]

@@tracyday6710 *methedrine

[@imprwikiimprwiki6898]

They had methamphetamine in WWII

[@djtall3090]

Crystal methadrine!

[@mercoid]

I'm seven minutes in and....Haaaa Haaa haaa heeee!!!! whoaaa. Love it!

[@G_A_Z_23]

It’s not funny this drug causes friendly fire and killing others and body tics

[@FreshRose-z3s]

Superb acting

[@brianvail1507]

Thank you CIA (+_+)

[@jim7627]

I remember my 1st beer ...

[@seanjefferies9992]

I find it ironic that the music in this film is from a sub-genre created by bands that wrote and no doubt performed the music whilest being on the very drugs this film is supposed to prevent people from taking.

[@kaptainkaos1202]

So the wife will throw him out for dealing acid yet she shoots up meth? Gotta have standards..

[@williamjohnson4554]

Haha, Vic Tayback too. That's cool.

[@valenstein-topic]

I'm loving the psychology at the start of this film so far

[@roxynil]

love the soundtrack. what is the tittle of the song?

[@moshfists]

canna meadow It's called "Trip to Where", by the Tryptowares. 😁

[@WATCH-IT-BUSTER]

@@moshfists Are you sure about that music? I can't find it anywhere.

[@Mercmad]

@@WATCH-IT-BUSTER 😉🤣😂🤣😂😁😁😁😁😂🤣😂🤣���

[@0000USN]

Lucy in the sky with diamonds and wacky tobacco. I remember treating smack addicts when I was an HN in 1981. Now they just kick you out of the service for illegal use of drugs. Mary Jane used to be 3 dances before you were kicked off the dance floor.

[@dannyhood7433]

Total fried crosseyed. Icy sun with glossy glow, you see frosty man in the snow.

[@JackieLarose]

I am watching this I know that's what people with mental illness experience and face and worse if they do drugs on top of that many people do not survive

[@FreshRose-z3s]

23:45 "TRIED TA STRANGLE MAAAAAAY!"

[@gretchenposton9450]

Wtf? She made me jump outta my skin when she blurted like that! What town is this movie representing?All the patients in this hospital are on dope..the young husband who has sat around shooting crystal for two weeks is certainly forthcoming with the doctor. He told his whole life story without worrying about repercussions! I’d be paranoid! And that Joe fella..good kid, good kid💊💉

[@mytoe420]

god damn this is better than what the kids watch today

[@Famous-Potatoes]

Lighting was scarce back then.

[@surplus2720]

Thanks Periscopefilm to fill my samplers whit random vintage weird voiceline

[@djtall3090]

same! I would like to hear your music. I'm a sample collector too. Thanks

[@indiosveritas]

Did acid once . It was nice and rather interesting. Flashbacks were fun . But I didn't take it too seriously. Saw a lot of problems with people who took it all the time to make up for lack of personality and self-esteem.

[@Mike-e1h1z]

I looked this film on an internet movie database website. Right there in black and white, it said this film stars Timothy Leary and John Beck, and Richard Lynch. NONE of whom are in this film or had anything to to with it. I did recognize Don Ameche the big-wheel dealer, and the "Henry" tweaker guy is recognizable from 1970s television though I don't recall his name. I'm just afraid that if I don't find out the cast I may have a bad trip.

[@myando46]

I remember the first ship I was on I walking around the ship and I must have ran into at least 10 other people who were tripping like me. Which I thought I hope we don’t have to get underway tonight since half the people who were on duty were tripping pretty hard. But I was a BT so I had to work all night so I needed help to stay awake and LSD doesn’t show up in a piss test. But I did see the surface blow valve melt which was kind of cool.

[@rapman5363]

We heard you the first time.

[@MikeAbsurd]

The doctor is the villain in this story

[@restcure]

Thanks for uploading - I've been looking for this a while! Of course I could have done without the watermark, the SMPTE(?) stuff was distracting, and the timestamp downright annoying, especially the movement of the fractional second numbers flying by, but I guess I'll take what I can get.

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[@pseudokowski]

Give me a break. You say thanks then go on complaining about a trivial timestamp.

[@restcure]

@@pseudokowski Try not to dwell on the bad stuff: you can see where that got me.

[@ropo772]

Scare tactics. How foolish we where back than.

[@kevinw8276]

@10:00 "dead? What do you mean?" Death is the irreversable cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism

[@JackieLarose]

Is this film discouraging people from doing drugs are telling them it's fun I'm confused what did I really want to say in the film

[@eeefox1]

endings abit harsh

[@0BRAINS0]

Mary's got pills for emergencies.

[@sheeeeeeesh900]

Curious, has anyone gotten flashbacks from that ? Im still waiting for that "side effect"

[@Mark_Ocain]

Being a swabbie on acid would be cool. especially as an aviator LOL

[@rickybobby6579]

groovy baby

[@KristosMenfes]

moral of the story: always think less of yourself on acid and snitch on yourself to anyone whobasks especially doctors, that way u can get the pharmaceutical treatment U NEED.

[@digitalvikingusa4738]

i tripped once in about 1987 and pooped my pants, on purpose

[@beaubanhagel6598]

dude is really in love with his friend joe lmao

[@FreshRose-z3s]

Some guy just tried to sell me LSD on KZbin.

[@g4lines197]

No he tried to get your money by scaling you

[@satchpersaud8762]

Not for nothing the beginning of this movie would be awesome to watch while tripping, wait ur sister did what???? With a what???? And ya gotta go where??? To meet who???? Ahhhhh yeah ol blue eyes he's the one bringing the stuff in..

[@dannyhood7433]

You guys can screw around, scrambled brains tattooed on eskimo chain.

[@ravenwynd]

Yeaaaah man I wouldn't trust any heavy sophisticated infrastructure to the person who had been doing trippy stuff

[@Setton1000]

I am curious about the song: Would someone care to share it with me? (Pretty please...)

[@terryrollins1973]

Vic Tayback is hot 🔥

[@FreshRose-z3s]

Tony looks like Prince Harry 😂

[@williamjohnson4554]

Is that a young Michael Bell in the striped shirt?

[@lundsweden]

The dude in the film wants to become one with the pavement! 😅

[@ATOMSHAMRADIO]

Bad trips that shoulda been the name of this movie

[@spayspay8443]

The drug cop guy was in an episode of Batman in the 60's.

[@henrivinkeles8288]

Sad

[@sage4nowty129]

This film is propaganda but the musical soundtrack is great!! Awesome music!!

[@michaeledwards4715]

The enigma of tripping has a rulebook with it ! Don't take to much and have a place to hang out ! Obviously , these cats had a universal travel philosophy to follow ! Fly to Venus,Jupiter and Mars ! How strong was the LSD ? Don't know ..but they did ! Where did this guy end up afterwards? Chicago? Dallas? Louisiana? Where ? The toilet ?

[@stadtrade102]

Groovy Tee hee 🌓

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

Now they have to watch anti-DMT films. 🤣

[@supergub]

A barber-churid addict? 22:34

[@3373-g8z]

Vic Tayback is right, you should use drugs!

[@3373-g8z]

LSD is fun....until its not! I believe LSD in the 80s, gave me depression, years later. If you wanna try psychedelics, stick to mushrooms. 2 grams per time.

[@SpicySlow]

Bueno me ver

[@ATOMSHAMRADIO]

Very cool 🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@someone28]

31:51 LMAO

[@JL-dance]

someone28 WANNA SMOKE SOME GRASS?

[@wanjacarrez8464]

1:22

[@davidlincolnbrooks]

Bill needs to take off that sweater so the doc can examine him more thoroughly.

[@troyelliott390]

✔

[@aaronpedraza8811]

lol wtf

[@beau1112]

Hahaahhahahahahahahahhaahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@davidshafer6388]

Lol. rediculous

[@aza1479]

Bullshit

[@spayspay8443]

The guy talking to the doctor at around the 9 minute mark has got to be the same guy who did a lot of cartoon voice work like GI Joe, etc.

[@soundrum9096]

9:39 😂💀