Rude Awakening (1989)★ 4.8/10
- Comedy
Directed by: David Greenwalt, Aaron Russo
Written by: Neil Levy, Richard LaGravenese
In the 1960s, two hippies go off into the jungle to evade the FBI. When they come back to New York in the 1980s, their fellow hippie friends have become rich yuppies.
- Original title
- Rude Awakening
- Storyline
- In the late 1960s, two hippies are forced to leave their friends as they are wanted by the FBI, who see them as criminals. They hide in the jungle for 20 years, secluded from the outside war. In the late 1980s, they find out that a secret war is about to start in the US, and decided to return to New York to tell someone about it. What they find when they return is that all of their fellow hippies have become rich yuppies, like everyone else, and that no one wants to save the world anymore -- they just want to buy it.
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 · 1,547
- Companies
- Aaron Russo Entertainment, Home Box Office (HBO), Orion Pictures, Cineplex Odeon Films, Concorde Film, Rank Film Organization, Filmpac Distribution, Comedy Central, Concorde Video, Excalibur Benelux, HBO Video, Image Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, Mainostelevisio (MTV3), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Nordic Film Group, Roadshow Home Video
- Release dates
- US August 16, 1989
- AU February 22, 1990
- GB March 23, 1990
- IE September 11, 1990
- PT October 25, 1990
- FI February 1, 1991
- NL April 10, 1991
- SE May 26, 1996