Watch: Hilarious ‘Heroic Dose’ Short – That One Time on Too Much LSD
by Alex Billington
May 12, 2025
Source: YouTube
“And then what happened?” “It was a moment of true liberation from the ego mind.” Don’t you want to find out more? Will you be forever changed by this story? Dive in and find out. Heroic Dose is a hilarious new comedy short film created and directed by a filmmaker known as Dugan Gundelfinger (not his real last name). This his “opus”, an autobiographical tale of the time he tripped on way too much acid. “A genre bending comedic retelling of the time I had a psychedelic-induced mystical journey exploring the ego mind, ‘reality’ and the cosmic joke of the human experience…” During a dinner gathering discussing trying drugs, Gundelfinger tells his story of the time he was given a “heroic dose” LSD and went hard on psychedelics. It’s not exactly meant to be a philosophical film (though I do like his idea about the “ahh” sound). But it might actually make a few people want to try this? Please be safe. The dinner cast includes Leighton Lovejoy, Jena Malone, Nick Rutherford, Rachael Leigh Cook, Demorge Brown, Max Baumgarten, and April Lee. This wacky short is only 13 mins long and will definitely have you laughing out loud many times.
Thanks to Short of the Week for the tip on this landing online. Brief intro from YouTube: “A genre bending comedic retelling of one man’s psychedelic induced mystical journey exploring the ego mind, ‘reality’, and the cosmic joke of the human experience… or something like that.” Heroic Dose is a short film directed by filmmaker Dugan Gundelfinger (aka Dugan O’Neal) based in California – you can view more of his work by visiting his official website or checking out his Vimeo page or following him on IG @dugangundelfinger. It’s co-written by Leighton Lovejoy & Dugan Gundelfinger, based on his own experiences of that one time he tripped way too hard. Produced by Ritu Paramesh & Dugan. With cinematography by Alexis Zabe, and with VFX + animation by Bemo. Featuring a score by Boreta. An Epoch Media Group Production in association with The Lift. Dugan writes that this short is: “My opus. Beyond proud of it.” For details on the short, visit the film’s official page here or click over to SOTW. To discover more short films, click here. Your thoughts?
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