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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreA light and lively look at a drug culture and trade that didn’t avoid all of the darkness that followed.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleThe Sunshine Makers is a true San Francisco story.
- 70The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisWhether together or apart, Mr. Sand and Mr. Scully seemed to be operating on a similar wavelength, and the movie gets a lot of mileage from their sometimes excellent, at times hair-raising, occasionally puckishly funny and altogether wild adventures.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Sunshine Makers is an entertaining look at the days in which the phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out" were words to live by.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersLos Angeles TimesKimber MyersThis documentary meanders a bit as it goes between time periods, but it’s never less than entertaining and illuminating.
- 60Village VoiceCraig D. LindseyVillage VoiceCraig D. LindseyFor a documentary about two men who were big-time drug dealers back in the day, The Sunshine Makers is a quaint, damn-near-adorable bit of nostalgia.