Editing Timothy Leary (section)

===On screen===
[[File:John Lennon performing Give Peace a Chance 1969.jpg|right|thumb|Leary, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and others recording "[[Give Peace A Chance]]"]]
In the 1968 ''[[Dragnet (1967 TV series)|Dragnet]]'' episode "The Big Prophet", [[Liam Sullivan]] played Brother William Bentley, leader of the Temple of the Expanded Mind, a thinly fictionalized Leary. Bentley held forth for the entire half-hour on the rights of the individual and the benefits of LSD and marijuana, while Joe Friday argued the contrary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/dragnet/the-big-prophet-142783/|title=Dragnet: The Big Prophet|website=TV.com|access-date=February 3, 2020|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928044103/http://www.tv.com/shows/dragnet/the-big-prophet-142783/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The 1979 musical ''[[Hair (film)|Hair]]'' and [[Hair (musical)|the 1967 stage performance it is based on]] make multiple references to Leary.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://genius.com/Galt-macdermot-the-flesh-failures-eyes-look-your-last-let-the-sunshine-in-medley-lyrics |title=Galt MacDermot (Ft. Caissie Levy, Gavin Creel & Sasha Allen) – the Flesh Failures / Eyes Look Your Last / Let the Sunshine in (Medley) |access-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717231654/https://genius.com/Galt-macdermot-the-flesh-failures-eyes-look-your-last-let-the-sunshine-in-medley-lyrics |archive-date=July 17, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Leary appears in [[Cheech & Chong]]'s 1981 film ''[[Nice Dreams]]'', featured in a scene in which he gives Cheech "the key to the universe".<ref>{{cite web |title=Nice Dreams (1981) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082163/quotes/qt5101248 |website=IMDb |access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref>

In 1994, Leary appeared as himself in the ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' episode "Elevator",<ref>{{cite web |title=Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV Series) Elevator (1994) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0706051/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm |website=IMDb}}</ref> and also appeared in an episode of ''[[The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.]]'' as the character Dr. Milo.<ref>{{Citation|title="The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr." Stagecoach (TV Episode 1994) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0505814/characters/nm0495276|access-date=June 23, 2021}}</ref>

In 1996, months before his death, Leary appeared in the [[feminist science fiction]] feature film ''[[Conceiving Ada]]''.<ref>Mark Savlov, [https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1999-06-11/139701/ "Conceiving Ada" review], 'The Austin Chronicle', June 11, 1999. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114044440/https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1999-06-11/139701/ |date=January 14, 2019 }}.</ref>

The 1998 movie ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'', adapted from [[Hunter S. Thompson]]'s [[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas|1971 novel]], portrays heavy psychedelic drug use and mentions Leary when the protagonist ponders the meaning of the acid wave of the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120669/trivia?tab=qt&item=qt0471605 |title=Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) : Quotes |publisher=IMDb.com |access-date=May 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623193336/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120669/trivia?tab=qt&item=qt0471605 |archive-date=June 23, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A 2017 episode of ''[[Urban Myths (TV series)|Urban Myths]]'' depicts a meeting between Leary and [[Cary Grant]], whom he introduces to LSD.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McEwan |first1=Cameron K. |title=‘Urban Myths’ Recap 1×04: ‘When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary To LSD’ |url=https://observer.com/2017/02/urban-myths-recap-1x04-when-cary-grant-introduced-timothy-leary-to-lsd/ |work=The Observer |date=2 October 2017}}</ref>