Soul Plane (2004)
In this takeoff of Airplane, Captain Mack (Snoop Dogg) smokes a joint, then eats a mushroom while in the cockpit. "Last mushroom," he says, "might as well take this to the head." Mack has a quick physical reaction, then passes out.
Directed by Jessy Terrero; also starring Kevin Hart and Method Man
Shrooms (2007)
When campers in Ireland pick wild mushrooms and consume them, all hell breaks loose in this campy horror flick.
Directed by Paddy Breathnach
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
"It's a good thing I found these mushrooms," JB (Jack Black) says to himself. "I must be starving." He immediately starts hallucinating. In a field of colorful shrooms he sees Sasquatch, who claims to be his father. As they go on an animated sky ride, Sasquatch points him in the direction of the flashing-green Pick of Destiny sign.
Directed by Liam Lynch; also starring Kyle Gass
The Bear (1988)
A bear cub feasts on Amanita mascaria and gets positively stoned in the forest.
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
The Beguiled (2017)
Corporal McBurney (Colin Farrell) is poisoned by mushrooms during dinner in this Civil War-era film.
Directed by Sofia Coppola; also starring Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
In this first film of the Lord of the Rings series, the Hobbits discover a patch of mushrooms after sliding down a hill. "It was a detour, a shortcut," Merry (Dominic Monaghan) says. "A shortcut to what?" Sam (Sean Astin) asks "To mushrooms!" Merry exclaims. As they pick them, eat a few and stash them in a bag, Frodo (Elijah Wood) hears something and they hide. A horseman rides by. Frightened, Merry tosses the bag away.
Directed by Peter Jackson. Also starring Ian McKellan and Viggo Mortensen
The Mushroom Man (1976)
In this Spanish movie - El Hombre de Los Hongos - directed by Roberto Gavaldon, a Mexican plantation owner forces his workers to eat a special mushrooms dish. Above, a couple takes a trip.
Five More Shroom Scenes
• Bongwater (1997)
• Fresh Cut Grass (2004)
• Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (2020)
• The Night Before (2015)
• The Worst Person in the World (2021)
