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Purple Haze
Purple Haze

Purple Haze

It's the summer of 1968. And Matt Caulfield is about to grow up the hard way.

Genres

Drama

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Matt and his friends witness LBJ inform us of his plans not to rerun in the upcoming election. Upon hearing of his plans, everyone celebrates by smoking marijuana. An uncool student from next door is disturbed by the boys' racket, and upon being pelted with junk food by the boys for telling them to be quiet, he calls the police. Within minutes, Matt and his roommates are caught and banned from campus. Matt returns home, where he is faced with various issues before being shipped off to Vietnam.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

06 May 1983

Country

United States of America

Cast

Peter Nelson

Peter Nelson

Matt Caulfield

Chuck McQuary

Chuck McQuary

Jeff Maley

Bernard Baldan

Bernard Baldan

Derek Savage

Susanna Lack

Susanna Lack

Kitty Armstrong

Heidi Helmer

Heidi Helmer

Angela

Joel Thingvall

Joel Thingvall

Diner Cook (uncredited)

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