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    cnwb — 15 years ago(November 18, 2010 12:04 PM)

    Given that Grant's 'descent into a personal hell' really took off after Doc gave him a 'cure' for his hangover, I'm wondering what sort of medication it actually was. The film was made in 1971, so perhaps there is the allusion to LSD. Just a thought.

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      didi-5 — 15 years ago(December 02, 2010 12:39 PM)

      That's an interesting point (technically the film was made in early 1970 so even closer to LSD land). Next time I watch the film I'll look out for this - it is a film that gives so much back each time you view it.

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        rextasy — 15 years ago(February 12, 2011 01:44 PM)

        In the novel, Doc tells Grant the pill contains benzedrine.

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          johnwills3 — 13 years ago(January 06, 2013 06:28 PM)

          I was thinking it was speed of some kind
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            marfrie56 — 12 years ago(January 02, 2014 09:06 PM)

            I was thinking it was something benign - not LSD for sure. I don't think the plot hinged on it at all. Doc said "there's nothing in it that's going to hurt you". Not that you can take a statement like that all too seriously. He also said something like "it will give you a little buzz too".
            I took it to be a mild pain killer with an opiate - today's equivalent of Tylenol + codeine or something of that nature.

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              willjohn — 12 years ago(January 27, 2014 03:31 PM)

              Methadone was commonly prescribed as a tonic in the 1960s in Australia.

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                stevebrouk — 12 years ago(March 15, 2014 06:55 PM)

                The book says benzedrine and in the film he acts like he has taken benzedrine, which is a form of speed/amphetamine.

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                  somf — 9 years ago(April 30, 2016 12:18 PM)

                  I am much more curious about what Pill the critics took that watched this dreck and gave it glowing reviews.

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                    Avuncular — 9 years ago(June 26, 2016 01:57 AM)

                    I agree. Just watched this for the first time after seeing so much praise for it and I didn't think it was particularly good.

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                      yan-trussart — 9 years ago(July 18, 2016 09:09 AM)

                      Maybe you should stick to benign mush such as "Selma" or "Imitation Game"

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                        arahman — 1 year ago(July 01, 2024 06:03 AM)

                        So automatically someone who doesn't like this movie must be interested in insipid dreck? What a foolish statement on your part.
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                          slim_musky — 7 months ago(August 27, 2025 03:02 AM)

                          No but if someone is unable to appreciate a film that objectively does a fantastic job of representing parts of Australian culture so prominent in reality, yet otherwise absent from the nation's filmography, they are automatically by definition, insipid.

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                            versace14 — 9 years ago(August 07, 2016 12:19 AM)

                            100% on RT is insanely highand Doc gave him benzies

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                              WarpedRecord — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 11:19 PM)

                              Critics have to endure so many painfully mediocre films that when they see something fresh and original, they can't deny the high. I don't blame them.

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