Mayday
2003 · Documentary · Drama
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Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults
Episode directors
J. Clay Tweel
What started in 1975 with the disappearance of 20 people from a small town in Oregon, ended in 1997 with the largest suicide on US soil and changed the face of modern New Age religion forever. This four-part docuseries uses never-before-seen footage and first-person accounts to explore the infamous UFO cult that shocked the nation with their out-of-this-world beliefs.
The story
What started in 1975 with the disappearance of 20 people from a small town in Oregon, ended in 1997 with the largest suicide on US soil and changed the face of modern New Age religion forever. This four-part docuseries uses never-before-seen footage and first-person accounts to explore the infamous UFO cult that shocked the nation with their out-of-this-world beliefs.
Cast
Marshall ApplewhiteSelf - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
Bonnie NettlesSelf - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
SawyerSelf - Former Member
Frank LyfordSelf - Former Member
Benjamin ZellerSelf - Religious Studies Professor
Janja LalichSelf - Sociologist
Robert BalchSelf - Sociologist
Kelly CookeSelf - Daughter of Members
Terrie NettlesSelf - Daughter of Bonnie Lou (“Ti”)
David TaylorSelf - Sociologist
Steve HassanSelf - Cult Exit Counselor
Jason BartelSelf - Former Member
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Deb SimpsonSelf - Sister of Member
Reza AslanSelf - Religious Scholar
Leslie LightSelf - Former Member
Neely BruceSelf - Former Student of Herff (“Do”)
Michael ConyersSelf - Former Member (archive footage)
David KoreshSelf (archive footage)
Calvin VineSelf - San Diego Medical Examiner
Nichelle NicholsSelf - Sister of Member (archive footage)
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