Review of The Big Cube (1969) by Allan C — 27 Dec 2017

The Sex Pistols had it right. Never Trust a Hippy. A spoiled hippie chick and her far out boyfriend give LSD to her former actress stepmom (Lana Turner) in an attempt to kill her and gain her inheritance. "The Big Cube" is a laughably bad psychedelic freakout of a movie that depicts the dangers of drugs, hippies, and the lack of good roles for actresses in their 40s. The film features ludicrously awful dialogue, such as:

Johnny: Do you know you really turn me on?

Girl: Since when?

Johnny: Since now. I belong to "The Now Generation.".

Or.

Butler: Anything else you wish?

Bibi: There might be, if you were 80 years younger, you sexy thing.

Or.

Bibi: Sweetness, baby. Float with the tide, that's my bag. This is a pop art world, baby!

Or.

Johnny: I know a new place. The club, The Trip.

Girl: Does it swing?

Johnny: Swing? It wails!

This movie does not wail, but it does fall into that ignominious category of so-bad-it's-good, so if you're in the mood to watch classic Hollywood royalty slum, hear unintentionally hilarious dialogue, and see some of the silliest drug trip sequences committed to film, you might enjoy "The Big Cube.".