Good Trip Studios has announced that it has begun producing a sequel to the documentary “Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics.” The 2020 documentary was written and directed by Emmy-winning writer, director and producer Donick Cary and hosted by Nick Offerman. The film, which included a cast of more than 30 celebrities sharing anecdotes about their experiences with hallucinogenic drugs, was released on Netflix in May 2020.
Comedy writer Donick Cary says he was inspired to write “Have a Good Trip” after talking about hallucinogenics and people’s experiences while under the influence with Fisher Stevens and Ben Stiller at the Nantucket film festival some 10 years ago.
The conversation was so entertaining that he decided to expand the “extended dinner party” format with different people sharing stories into a documentary. Over a 10-year period, Cary interviewed around 75–100 stars about their psychedelic experiences, often having to work around their filming schedules. While Cary talked about the possible therapeutic benefits of using psychedelics, he also stressed proper research and exercising caution.
Titled “Having a Good Trip 2: Adventures in Psychedelics,” the sequel will also discuss the state of psychedelics in modern society and their therapeutic potential against various mental health disorders. Like the first documentary, it will feature celebrities and comedians retelling and re-enacting their past psychedelic experiences interspersed with safety and harm-reduction methods from top psychedelic experts.
Psychedelic use has been popular within a small segment of the American population for decades despite hallucinogenic drugs being outlawed since the 1970s. In recent years, however, more permissive drug policies in countries such as the United States, Canada and Australia have led to a surge in psychedelic research that some call the psychedelic renaissance.
These studies have found that psychedelics such as psilocybin, ketamine and MDMA have the potential to treat mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Psychedelic therapy seems even more effective when paired with talk therapy, producing long-term health benefits with minimal side effects on the user.
The first documentary and its sequel are only two of many pieces of media discussing psychedelics and their potential mental health benefits.
The films feature interviews with celebrity guests such as Ben Stiller, Natasha Lyonne, Carrier Fisher, Rosie Perez, Anthony Bourdain, A$ASP Rocky, Will Forte, Sting, David Cross, Shepard Fairey, Reggy Watts, Maya Erskine, Rob Corddry, Bill Kreutzmann, Nick Kroll and more.
Mike Rosenstein produced the documentary through Sunset Rose Pictures alongside Stuart Cornfield, Jim Ziegler, Jeremy Reitz and Ben Stiller via Red Hour. Cary will direct and produce the sequel via Good Trip Studios.
Such documentaries do an effective job of raising awareness about some of the work that industry actors such as Seelos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SEEL) are doing to advance the field of psychedelics.
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