Rude Awakening

Rude Awakening

98 mins | Comedy | Aug. 16, 1989

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.

Rude Awakening

98 mins | Comedy | Aug. 16, 1989

Rude Awakening
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.
IMDb rating 4.8
Producers Aaron Russo Productions, Cineplex-Odeon Films
Original title Rude Awakening
Directors David Greenwalt, Aaron Russo
Writers Neil Levy, Richard LaGravenese

Cast

Cheech Marin

as Jesús Monteya

Eric Roberts

as Fred Wook

Julie Hagerty

as Petra Black

Robert Carradine

as Sammy Margolin

Louise Lasser

as Ronnie Summers

Buck Henry

as Lloyd Stool

Andrea Martin

as April Stool

Cindy Williams

as June Margolin

Cliff DeYoung

as Agent Brubaker

Dion Anderson

as Dr. Binibon

Peter Boyden

as Dr. Childs

Nicholas Wyman

as Dr. Albert

Michael Luciano

as Merlin

Amy Glass

as Twin # 1

Becky Glass

as Twin # 2

Ed Fry

as Agent Drome

Aaron Russo

as Voice of fish

Patrick John Hurley

as Agent in jungle

Daniel Chapman

as Agent in jungle

Greg Rex

as Hippy Singer

Timothy Leary

as Diner at Ronnie's

Jerry Rubin

as Diner at Ronnie's

Bobby Seale

as Diner at Ronnie's

Rosanna Iversen

as La Fleck model

Michael Louden

as La Fleck model

Charlie Gates

as La Fleck model

Darrick Harris

as La Fleck model

Janet Harper

as La Fleck model

Peter Nevargic

as Julian

William Paulson

as Phil

Larry Attre

as Agent Blandish

Tom Sizemore

as Ian

Deena Levy

as Wanda

Kevin Dorman

as Jay

Rodney Clark

as Cowboy

Bradford Tatum

as Student at school

B.J. Jefferson

as Newscaster

Basia McCoy

as Woman on street

Dave King

as Yuppie

Edward James Hyland

as Man at newsstand

David Eigenberg

as Lawrence

Mitchell Riggs

as Seth

Hugh Hayes

as Student on street

Michelle Hurd

as Student on street

Dulcy Rogers

as Student on street

Bill Carraro

as Agent on street

David Peel

as Happy Singer

Rob Kramer

as Aaron Russo (uncredited)

Melora Walters

as Punky (uncredited)