One of my all time favorites.

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Wanted by the police in connection with several murders, Jerry Zipkin (Zalman King) attempts to clear his name, his investigation leading him to politician Edward Flemming (Mark Goddard), who helped fund his university tuition by selling a form of LSD called Blue Sunshine. Now, ten years later, those who took the drug are losing their hair and losing their minds, becoming uncontrollable, hairless homicidal maniacs.If there's one thing that can be said about all of Jeff Lieberman's movies, it's that they're quirky. His debut, nature amok movie Squirm, was about killer worms—not giant worms… just regular sized worms with an appetite for flesh. Backwoods slasher Just Before Dawn boasted an original and unexpected twist that made it stand out from its many contemporaries. '80s oddity Remote Control saw aliens trying to take over the world through VHS tapes. And 2004's Satan's Little Helper featured a kid teaming up with a serial killer to teach people how to do Halloween in style.Blue Sunshine, Lieberman's follow up to Squirm, is no exception: it's totally bonkers and utterly unique, with a frantic Zipkin tracking down the bat-s**t baldies, but only making matters worse for himself by being on the scene every time someone turns up dead. It's all very silly, but hugely entertaining, highlights being Flemming's ex-wife Wendy wigging out and whipping off her wig to chase a couple of brats with a carving knife, and bald brute Wayne Mulligan (Ray Young) going crazy on the dance-floor. There's not much in the way of gore to speak of, and even scares are few and far between, but a smart script, a rollicking pace and solid performances all go to make this one a lot of fun.7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.

1976's "Blue Sunshine" was the second outing for writer-director Jeff Lieberman, following a solid success with AIP's release of "Squirm." Like Ken Wiederhorn, Lieberman hasn't gone on to direct that often (four horror features since), but by staying within the genre continues building the foundation for his growing cult. Unlike "Squirm," a straightforward tale of backwoods terror, "Blue Sunshine" is more of a thinking-man's picture, featuring a protagonist in Zalman King who always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, behaving in the most guilty manner possible! It's certainly a challenge to warm up to a character described on screen as 'erratic,' but there are other compensations and mysteries that come together nicely for the fadeout. The title refers to a type of LSD available at Stanford circa 1967, and anyone known to have sampled it becoming irritable and homicidal after a decade's passing, preceded by their hair falling out. Among the cast, Robert Walden is a standout, funny even in a serious surgeon part, and Mark Goddard, enjoying a juicy screen role as a Senatorial candidate who knows more than he lets on. Ray Young ("Blood of Dracula's Castle") plays Goddard's bodyguard, smaller roles essayed by familiar faces such as Alice Ghostley, Stefan Gierasch, and Brion James (in one of his earliest films). Pittsburgh's Chiller Theater introduced me to "Blue Sunshine," which aired only once on Feb 12 1983, less than a year before its farewell broadcast.

This movie would be primarily of interest to those who grew up in the late sixties and early seventies and knew what LSD was. I remember a friend who was using the stuff and he warned us that it had different effects on different people. I stayed away from it.Well, maybe it wasn't the people that were the factor, but it was bad LSD like the batch in the movie.I watched it primarily because I remembered Zalmon King from the Red Shoe Diaries and Delta of Venus. Other than that, I can't imagine why I watched this DVD. He did a good job in a mediocre movie. Deborah Winters, who played his girlfriend was also good.No gore; it was people going crazy 10 years later. I guess you better be careful or your past will come back to haunt you.

This surprisingly intriguing horror film has people turning into bald,blue-skinned killers after dropping contaminated LSD ten years before."Blue Sunshine" is more fondly remembered for it's bald,thirty-something,ex-hippie murderers who are easily the most bizarre descendants of the living dead yet to reach the silver screen.This film is not easy to categorize:it's a horror film mixed with drug movie and also features paranoid urban legends and bizarre conspiracy theories.The title of this movie is taken from the name of a bad batch of 60s acid that seems to have some rather unfortunate long-term side effects.The film is badly lit and there are some dull spots,but "Blue Sunshine" is a must-see for experimental cinema enthusiasts.7 out of 10.