12 Trippy Freak Out Film Scenes That Will Melt Your Mind

6. A Scanner Darkly

Given how Richard Linklater's 2006 sci-fi thriller was shot using a technique called interpolated rotoscope (originally filmed in live action and then glossed over with a suitably shaky animation) almost every single frame would qualify as 'trippy'. Of course, it being an adaptation of a Philip K. Dick novel didn't harm either. But the film's standout scene sees Charles Freck's (Rory Cochrane) suicide attempt take a very unexpected turn. Having dressed up for the occasion, and even bought a bottle of Merlot (with which to down a lethal dose of pills), Freck lies upon his bed and waits for the end. But, according to the radio announcer who is narrating his every move, ''instead of quietly suffocating, Charles Freck began to hallucinate. The next thing you know, a creature from between dimensions was standing beside his bed''. And it doesn't get any better for poor Charlie. For the creature has been summoned to read him his sins ''ceaselessly and in shifts, throughout eternity''. Freck isn't too thrilled to relive his past crimes (it takes a thousand years just to reach the sixth grade) but, he thinks to himself, ''At least I've got a good wine''