Blue Sunshine
Director: Jeff Lieberman
Actors: Zalman King, Deborah Winters, Mark Goddard
PlotA series of brutal, inexplicable murders shakes Los Angeles when several seemingly ordinary people suddenly lose all their hair and turn violently psychotic. Jerry Zipkin, a man present at one of these incidents, is wrongfully accused of murder when a friend suffers a terrifying transformation and attacks others at a party. As he flees from police and public suspicion, Jerry begins his own investigation to clear his name and understand the bizarre outbreak. He notices a pattern among the perpetrators: all are suffering from sudden hair loss and uncontrollable rage, with no apparent warning. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jerry traces the origins of the madness and uncovers a possible connection to events from a decade earlier.
Following leads, Jerry discovers that many of those affected once attended the same university and might have been exposed to an experimental batch of LSD known as "Blue Sunshine" during their college years. He enlists the help of Alicia Sweeney, an old friend, to track down former users and find a link between their behavior and the drug, while evading law enforcement hot on his trail. As Jerry delves deeper into the backgrounds of the victims, he pieces together clues about the drug’s long-term effects and the horrifying possibility of more dormant carriers in the population. The investigation pushes him into increasing danger as he races to alert the authorities before more random, deadly outbursts erupt in the city.
Writers: Jeff Lieberman
Release Date: 12 May 1978
Runtime: 94 min
Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Physical Media Reviews
Blue Sunshine impresses with its suspenseful, bizarre plot and controlled direction, though some performances and effects reveal budget limitations.