Rude Awakening
Two hippies came back from 1969 to get the bad news. Nobody wants to save the world anymore. They just want to buy it.
1989 | 98m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Aaron Russo, David Greenwalt |
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| Writer: | Neil Levy, Richard LaGravenese |
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| In the later 1960s, two hippies are forced to leave their friends as they are wanted by the FBI, who sees them as criminals. They hide in the jungle for 20 years, secluded from the outside world. In the later 1980s, the find out that a secret war is about to start in the US, and decide to return to New York to tell someone about it. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 16, 1989 |
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| Director: | Aaron Russo, David Greenwalt |
| Writer: | Neil Levy, Richard LaGravenese |
| Genres: | Comedy |
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| Production Companies | Aaron Russo Productions, Cineplex-Odeon Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,169,719
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Cheech Marin | Jesús Monteya |
| Eric Roberts | Fred Wook |
| Julie Hagerty | Petra Black |
| Robert Carradine | Sammy Margolin |
| Louise Lasser | Ronnie Summers |
| Buck Henry | Lloyd Stool |
| Andrea Martin | April Stool |
| Cindy Williams | June Margolin |
| Cliff DeYoung | Agent Brubaker |
| Dion Anderson | Dr. Binibon |
| Peter Boyden | Dr. Childs |
| Nicholas Wyman | Dr. Albert |
| Michael Luciano | Merlin |
| Amy Glass | Twin # 1 |
| Becky Glass | Twin # 2 |
| Ed Fry | Agent Drome |
| Aaron Russo | Voice of fish |
| Patrick John Hurley | Agent in jungle |
| Daniel Chapman | Agent in jungle |
| Greg Rex | Hippy Singer |
| Timothy Leary | Diner at Ronnie's |
| Jerry Rubin | Diner at Ronnie's |
| Bobby Seale | Diner at Ronnie's |
| Rosanna Iversen | La Fleck model |
| Michael Louden | La Fleck model |
| Charlie Gates | La Fleck model |
| Darrick Harris | La Fleck model |
| Janet Harper | La Fleck model |
| Peter Nevargic | Julian |
| Elżbieta Czyżewska | Eema |
| William Paulson | Phil |
| Larry Attre | Agent Blandish |
| Tom Sizemore | Ian |
| Frederikke Borge | Mona |
| Deena Levy | Wanda |
| Kevin Dorman | Jay |
| Davidson Thomson | Amos |
| Timothy L. Haffern | Lance |
| Rodney Clark | Cowboy |
| Bradford Tatum | Student at school |
| B.J. Jefferson | Newscaster |
| Basia McCoy | Woman on street |
| Dave King | Yuppie |
| Edward James Hyland | Man at newsstand |
| David Eigenberg | Lawrence |
| Mitchell Riggs | Seth |
| Hugh Hayes | Student on street |
| Michelle Hurd | Student on street |
| Dulcy Rogers | Student on street |
| Bill Carraro | Agent on street |
| David Peel | Happy Singer |
| Rob Kramer | Aaron Russo (uncredited) |
| Melora Walters | Punky (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Elias | Original Music Composer |
| Peggy Farrell | Co-Costume Designer |
| Mel Bourne | Production Design |
| Paul Fried | Editor |
| Neil Levy | Screenplay |
| Aaron Russo | Director |
| Newton Thomas Sigel | Director of Photography |
| Richard LaGravenese | Screenplay |
| David Greenwalt | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Aaron Russo | Producer |
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