Ticket to Heaven (1981)

103 min · Drama, Psychodrama, Thriller, drama film

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Directors

Ralph L. Thomas

Cast

Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall, R. H. Thomson, Jennifer Dale, Guy Boyd, Dixie Seatle, Paul Soles, Harvey Atkin, Robert Joy, Stephen Markle, Timothy Webber, Patrick Brymer, Marcia Diamond, Michael Zelniker, Denise Naples, Angelo Rizacos, Cindy Girling, Gina Dick, Christopher Britton, Margot Dionne, Claire Pimparé, Lynne Kolber, Lyn Harvey, Josh Freed, Candace O'Connor, Michael Wincott, Doris Petrie, Judy Marshak, David Main, Les Rubie, Sandra Gies, Susan Hannon, Marie Lynn Hammond, Paul Booth, Charlie Gray, Brian Leonard, Ron Nigrini, Craig Stephens, Grant Slater

The story

Following a relationship breakup, David Kappel, a twentysomething school teacher, visits what turns out to be a training camp for a religious cult. At the camp, everything is done in groups, including chanting and singing. There is also a low-calorie, low-protein diet; sleep deprivation; and constant positive reinforcement.

Catalogue themes and tags

1980s, 20th Century, Afraid, Anruf, Black Humor, Brain-Washing, Burger, Choir, Clergyman, Climate of fear, Clown, Comedian, Commune, Confidence, Conversion, Country Life, Country Road, Cowardliness, Dependence, Do-gooder, Dollar, Doubt, Emotionless, Emotions, Enführung, Escape Attempt, Ex-Girlfriend, Exploitation, Fake Friend, Familie, Flowers, Flucht, Freundin, Friends, Friendship, Games, Gegenwart, Geld, Glauben, Greed, Group, Guest, Gymnastics, Homily, Hospitality, Ideology, Isolation, Jugendfreund, Laughing, Liar, Loss of Sense of Reality, Lovesickness, Lovestory, Materialism, Messiah, Movement, Musicians, Obedience, Prayer, Psychological Abuse, Psychoterror, Puke, Reality, Restart, Rettung, San Francisco, Satire, Sekte, Selbstmord, Self-Awareness, Sell, Severity, Sklaverei, Sklavinnen, Sleep, Storage, Strict, Suicide Attempt, Summer Camp, Team, Telephone, Telephone Box, Tempel, To be suicidal, Toronto, Truth, Verkäuferin, Verwirrspiel, White Lie, bester Freund, cult, lüge, singen, Drama, Indie, Film adaptation

Genres

Drama, Psychodrama, Thriller, drama film

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