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| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Ralph L. Thomas |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 09 October, 1981 |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | NTSC |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
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Customer Reviews of Ticket to Heaven
A gutsy expose on how religious cults work You have to hand it to the Canadians for having the guts to make such a true-to-life movie about cults: how they recruit, how they brainwash, how they make money. A little more contrast between the blind euphoria of the lower-tier cultists and the opulent, materialistic ways of the upper echelon would have been nice. And the movie was obviously made on a shoestring budget, which no doubt is hard to accept for someone raised on Hollywood production values. But Hollywood would NEVER make a film like this -- not with all the cultists running around in Tinsel Town! They'd boycott the production. Solid performances are turned in by Nick Mancuso as the "lost soul," Saul Rubinek as the friend who won't give up on him, Kim Cattrall as a bundle-of-energy cultist (actually one of the scariest characters in the film), and R. H. Thomson as the deprogrammer. If you can get past the made-for-TV-movie feel, this film is an excellent way to teach your kids about how cults operate and what they're really all about: money. --MellowMonk.com
Eerie deja vu
In the late 70's I got caught up in the Moonie cult for a time in Northern California. This is a very accurate portrayal of the moonies of that time and place, right down to the rickety converted chicken coop they had their talks in, the cult member who follows you everwhere, the "choo choo yay pow" cheer. (Yes they really did use that!) The enforced conformity, The famous dodge ball game with chanting. Deadly accurate.
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> Though the material is dated, and the ranch in the countryside where The moonies brought recruits is long since shut down, it's still a great film to watch...and to show your kids if you want to help them learn to avoid being sucked into cults of many kinds.
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Bring in the Money, Stay Awake, Smash Out Satan!!
Best film on religious cults yet!. Actually, this was the first of 3 films I have viewed on mind controlling religious cults. All three of the films were made in the early 80's a time when religious cults were at a high rise. Seen selling flowers in large city streets and airports.
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> Ticket to Heaven not only explains how someone of high intelligence can become involved in a cult. It makes it believable, unlike " BLINDED BY THE LIGHT"starring Kristy McNichol and real life brother Jimmy McNichol and "SPLIT IMAGE" starring Michael O'Keefer and Peter Fonda. Which if you haven't seen "Ticket to Heaven " before viewing these other films, would leave you with the feeling that only the weak minded, or troubled souls could be brainwashed into this way of life.
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>The deprograming method of the cult victim David played by Nick Mancuso is brilliantly and intensely done by R. H. Thomson ( role Link Strunk) . Also to be credited for adding some comedy to the film is Saul Rubinek who plays David's best friend Larry.
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>(Excuse the pun) A true Cult Classic!! You will not be disappointed !
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