The Trip

The Trip is currently streaming in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. 109 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Peter Fonda's performance alone is worth the time investment. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

The Trip arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The Trip takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. After his wife leaves him, a disillusioned director dives into the drug scene, trying anything his friend suggests. Peter Fonda and Susan Strasberg lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 1967. The performances in The Trip do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

The Trip is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Peter Fonda's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.