the beatles have just do magical mystery tour . there be the general feel that performance and peace and drug go together naturally . in la and there be a film subculture that know something be up . nicholson be in several of these gang . before he decide to seriously become an actor and before easy rider and before pink flamingo and before day for night and there be several experiment with what to do about this . an important one be saragossa manuscript . this be another . jack write . he play with circular narrative and self reference and film reference and performance self loathing and the pain of creation and all on the outskirt of safe kiddiepop . you must see this and if only to know something about jack . certain actor act by dig into themselves . it be a common technique . some dig deep and but after a while and they become bore because they be incredibly shallow people . there isn not just enough stuff in there to sustain a career . think of deniro and hackman . others be pretty interesting people and who seem to become more interesting over time . when they dig into the barrel and they put stuff back in because of the pain of the digging . think sean penn and jack . at the bottom of jack barrel and at the end of the thread he spin and a the base of every character be this experimental and risky writer or filmmaker . who care if it be a bad movie . it be bad because it take risk . watch when a tear be wipe from annette cheek by the director . it be a love goof on the whole brando thing and something that i hear marlon laugh about . that be one of the rich moment in hollywood film history . there another reason to watch this . music in film be have a strong root in dance . revolution in film often rely on music . whole culture be thus sweep along . an unsung giantess in invent how billion now dance be toni basil . she be a influential in pop choreography a the beatles be in music . she be already well into her career when call upon to work on this . but this be one of her early screen appearance . you can see her work throughout and she herself in the pretty cool daddy girl segment and over one of nilsson well song . ( follow by the frank zappa cameo . ) mccartney would reference this scene in his teevee special year later . a third reason to watch be early ( about 6 half minute ) in the film represent a character name lady pleasure kiss each monkey in a long continuous shot and then dismissively departs . she be credit a i. j. jefferson but be really mimi manchu and nicholson lover at the time and lsd partner . red hair and psychedelic demeanor . lovely . that scene say it all for me and about how jack feel about the boy . ted evaluation 3 of 3 represent worth watch .