The movie opens in 1968 Princeton University, where Matt Caulfield and friends watch TV as President Lyndon B. Johnson announces he won't seek re-election. The students celebrate by smoking marijuana, disturbing a neighbor who calls the police after being pelted with junk food. Matt and friends are caught and banned from campus, leading Matt to return home and face various issues before being shipped off to Vietnam.
Purple Haze
In 1968, Princeton University students, including Matt Caulfield, are glued to their TV sets as President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his decision not to seek re-election, sparking a pivotal moment in American history.
