A psychedelic-era cult film about a suburban family with problems beneath the surface, headlined by rebellious teenager "Maxie," played by the lovely and talent Deborah Winters who, when not freaking out on bad acid, scrutinizes her parent's shortcomings: like booze and hypocrisy.
Eli Wallach is terrific as the drink-after-work patriarch, as are Stephen McHattie as the hippie son and wife Julie Harris, whose hard-nosed lecture to Maxie in a mental institution provides an explosive, and perhaps even effective, climax.
But it's Deborah Winters alone, with a brooding reserve as intense as the drug-induced tirades, providing an underlying "vibe" throughout: where anything can happen... at any time.
Eli Wallach is terrific as the drink-after-work patriarch, as are Stephen McHattie as the hippie son and wife Julie Harris, whose hard-nosed lecture to Maxie in a mental institution provides an explosive, and perhaps even effective, climax.
But it's Deborah Winters alone, with a brooding reserve as intense as the drug-induced tirades, providing an underlying "vibe" throughout: where anything can happen... at any time.