Movie Star, American Style or; LSD, I Hate You(1966)

Pulls Back the Curtains on Hollywood's Private Lives!

Movie Star, American Style or; LSD, I Hate You is a 1966 comedy directed by Albert Zugsmith that satirizes Hollywood excess through the lens of experimental therapy. Honey Bunny, a suicidal film star, is admitted to a rest home run by the eccentric Dr. Horatio, who treats his patients with LSD as a cure-all. The facility houses a colorful cast of misfits: a female impersonator working as a dress designer, a midget, a plus-size woman, and various actors, directors, and producers—including Zugsmith himself in a cameo. The film features a psychedelic trip sequence shot in vivid color, blending absurdist humor with the era's fascination with hallucinogenic drugs. It's a wild, campy snapshot of 1960s counterculture filtered through Hollywood's satirical eye.