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Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

66.47999999999999 %|Dec 3, 2020|Documentary, Crime

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.

David Wingo
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Jeff Powers
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Hillary Spera
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Mark McCune
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J. Clay Tweel
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Ross M. Dinerstein
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Shannon E. Riggs
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Lyle Gamm
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Cast

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Marshall Applewhite
Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
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Bonnie Nettles
Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
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Sawyer
Self - Former Member
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Frank Lyford
Self - Former Member
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Benjamin Zeller
Self - Religious Studies Professor
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Janja Lalich
Self - Sociologist
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Robert Balch
Self - Sociologist