Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2013) on Netflix
NR20131h 38mAdventureComedyRomance
In Chile, Jamie wants to try the San Pedro cactus, a hallucinogen, and drives north with friends. Drunk at a party, he invites Crystal Fairy, an eccentric New Age follower, along.
- Netflix3.6/5
- IMDb5.9/109,551 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes83%
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Plot summary
Jamie is a young American traveling in Chile. He wants to try the San Pedro cactus, a local hallucinogen, and he and his friends plan a drive north to find it. His companions are three Chileans, Champa, Lel and Pilo, who have their own interest in the plant. At a wild party, while drunk, Jamie invites along Crystal Fairy, another young American given to New Age ideas. Her presence on the trip tries the patience of the group.
Cast
- José Miguel Silvaas Lel
- Manuela Baldovinoas The Girl Who is Hi on Life
- Esteban Carreñoas Botota
- Juan Carlos Laraas Hanna
- Gary Boydas Highway Restaurant Man
- Marinés Muñozas Copiapo Hostel Owner
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2013)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Gaby Hoffmann was actually on real psychedelics while shooting the scene of her character, Crystal Fairy, tripping. She said her first dose was weak so she took a second one, and that she could step in and out of the experience while making the movie.
- The script was only an outline, with every scene built around a moment that leads the actors to the next place, and the cast did no rehearsals in character. Because the boys had already been living together when Gaby Hoffmann arrived, her role as the outsider was easier to slip into.
- Gaby Hoffmann got only a brief character description from Sebastián Silva in a phone call about a week before she left for Chile. Hoffmann recalls that all he said was, "Go buy some books about 2012 and get on the plane."
