Jerome, Men in Trees (also known as A ferfi fan terem and Teoria miehistae), ABC, 2006. Grant Davidson, Tom Stone (also known as Stone Undercover), CBC, 2002-2004. Harris Miller, North of 60 (also known as Au nord du 60e and Uma cidade, dois mundos), CBC, 1992-97.īrother Dutch, Black Harbour (also known as Kotisatama), CBC, 1997-99. Voice, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (animated also known as Ozu no mahotsukai), Canadian television, beginning 1987, HBO, 1989-90.ĭetective Traynor, Street Justice (also known as Das Gesetz der Strasse and Em nome da justica), syndicated, c. Voice of Floppy for English version, Koara boi Kokki (anime also known as Adventures of the Little Koala, Koala Boy Kocky, and Jak un kakki ui Mohoum), Nickelodeon, beginning 1987. Gary Bennett, Lance et compte (also known as He Shoots, He Scores and Cogne et gagne), Radio-Canada and CBC, 1986-88. Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a featured supporting role in a dramatic series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1997, for North of 60 Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a featured supporting role in a dramatic series, 1999, for Black Harbour Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a guest role in a dramatic series, 1999, for Cold Squad Genie Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a leading role, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 2001, for My Father's Angel. Avocational Interests: Carpentry, fishing. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 78%, based on reviews from 9 critics.Webber, Timothy (Tim Webber, Timothy Weber) PERSONAL Janet Maslin of The New York Times called it 'an absorbing, frightening, entirely believable movie, which is particularly amazing in view of its subject matter.' Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half out of four stars, but added that the ending was less interesting and powerful than the earlier cult indoctrination scenes. The film was selected as one of the top ten films of 1981 by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Everyone reunites and embraces outside the deprogramming house, while several cult members watch from a distance. He is confused and when he asks about 'true love', he is told that he only needs to look around him: at Larry, his brother Danny, Sarah, his parents, and everything they've done for him, and still are enduring for him. After some struggle, David slowly comes to recognize the cult's dishonesty and mistreatment. Thomson), to help him regain his normal mindset. Once free, Larry returns home.ĭavid's parents, Larry, Eric, and some other friends forcibly kidnap David, bringing him to a private home in the area and enlisting the aid of a cult deprogrammer, Linc Strunk ( R.H. The latter reveals he has been visiting various cult camps, trying to find his sister. He escapes with the help of Eric ( Guy Boyd), a fellow camp prospect who befriends him.

Larry visits the cult's camp and almost falls under their influence as well. David is shocked when Patrick lies to a customer, but Patrick explains that they are only 'using Satan's methods to do God's work', and that it is okay because 'it's only Satan's money we're taking.' ĭavid's best friend Larry ( Saul Rubinek) and his parents, Morley ( Paul Soles) and Esther (Marcia Diamond), are concerned about him. ĭavid sets out to work, led by cult leader Patrick ( Robert Joy). In an especially powerful scene, he vomits up a hamburger and milkshake which he had just eaten in violation of cult dietary guidelines. He graduates and is put to work as a volunteer laborer for the cult. Īll of the elements of the camp begin to have an effect on David mentally. There is also a low-calorie, low-protein diet sleep deprivation and constant positive reinforcement. At the camp, everything is done in groups, including chanting and singing. The film is based on the nonfiction book Moonwebs by Josh Freed.įollowing a relationship breakup, David Kappel ( Nick Mancuso), a twentysomething school teacher, visits what turns out to be a training camp for a religious cult. The plot concerns the recruiting of a man into a group portrayed to be a religious cult, and his life in the group until forcibly extracted by his family and friends.

Thomas and starring Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall, and R.H.

Ticket to Heaven is a 1981 Canadian drama film directed by Ralph L.

Timothy webber in ticket to heaven