Dealing: or the Berkeley to Boston Forty Brick Lost Bag Blues
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Genre Comedy, Drama, Thriller Initial release February 25, 1972 Running time 1h 28m Story by Michael Crichton Language English | 6/10 IMDb Duration Director Paul Williams Screenplay Paul Williams Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Douglas Crichton (novel), Michael Crichton (novel), David Odell, Paul Williams Cast Barbara Hershey (Susan), John Lithgow (John), Howard Gardner (Lecturer), Robert F. Lyons (Peter), Ellen Barber (Annie), Charles Durning (Murphy)Similar movies Jamon Jamon , All Ladies Do It , New Best Friend , Cashback , The Canyons , Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders Tagline Peter and Susan. Harvard and Berkeley. Rock and grass. And then suddenly stake-outs and the "mob" and bullets. Real bullets! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues is a novel written by Michael Crichton and his brother Douglas Crichton under the joint pseudonym Michael Douglas. It was originally published in 1970. It was serialized in the December 1970, January 1971 and February 1971 issues of Playboy magazine.
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Plot summary
In order to hook up with his new California girlfriend, a Harvard graduate involves her in an ill-fated plan to smuggle a suitcase full of marijuana bricks from Berkeley to Boston.
Background
Crichton wrote the book with his brother, then 19 years old. He said he wrote it "completely from beginning to end" then his brother rewrote it from beginning to end, then Crichton rewrote it again.
Reception
The critic from the Los Angeles Times called it an "unremarkable tale" with a "paucity of plot" but thought the ending was "exciting".
Film adaptation
A film version of the book was released in 1972. It was an American independent film directed by Paul Williams. It stars Robert F. Lyons and features John Lithgow in his film debut in the supporting role of John, the campus drug dealer. Barbara Hershey appears in the role of Susan, the novice drug-courier who loses the bag of bricks on a cross-country flight from Berkeley to Boston.
References
Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues WikipediaDealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues IMDb Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues themoviedb.org