Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020)

TV-MADocumentary, Crime51 minutes
66%
User score

What do you believe?

Description

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.

Actors

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

Ended

Network
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults
Type

Miniseries

Original language

English

Keywords
castrationcultufonew agemass suicidedoomsdayreligious cultritual suicideascensioncultistsufo cultbarbituratesaliens