When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

The story

Cary Grant sits in his plush dressing room at Culver Studios, waiting to be called to set by his director, Alfred Hitchcock. Suddenly he gets a visitor, Dr. Timothy Leary. Having read about Grant’s dabbling with LSD in an interview with Good Housekeeping Magazine, Leary is keen to try the magical new drug. Grant however, is insistent that the powerful substance only be taken under medical supervision. Together, the men explore past, present, and future memories.

Cast & crew

Ben Chaplin

Cary Grant

Aidan Gillen

Timothy Leary

Henry Goodman

Cary Grant’s father

Tim Stern

Auctioneer/Journalist

Margaret Clunie

Marcie

Marcia Warren

Cary Grant’s Mother

Zephryn Taitte

Anthony

Geoffrey Sax

Director