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My Scientology Movie

Following a long fascination with the religion and with much experience in dealing with eccentric, unpalatable and unexpected human behavior, the beguilingly unassuming Theroux won't take no for an answer when his request to enter the Church's headquarters is turned down. Inspired by the Church's use of filming techniques, and aided by ex-members of the organization, Theroux uses actors to replay some incidents people claim they experienced as members in an attempt to better understand the way it operates. In a bizarre twist, it becomes clear that the Church is also making a film about Louis Theroux.

Director

John Dower

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Genre

Box Office

$22,936

Production

N/A

Awards

4 nominations total

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You get a sense
of the scale and ambition - My Scientology Movie

You get a sense of the scale and ambition

A religion created by a sci-fl writer - My Scientology Movie

A religion created by a sci-fl writer

For years my dream was that
I might be the first journalist - My Scientology Movie

For years my dream was that I might be the first journalist

Their commercials
promise enlightenment - My Scientology Movie

Their commercials promise enlightenment

With the ultimate aim of a planet
free from insanity, crime and war. - My Scientology Movie

With the ultimate aim of a planet free from insanity, crime ...

The videos boast of the
church's global reach - My Scientology Movie

The videos boast of the church's global reach

Watching their promotional films, I dreamed
of experiencing their practices first-hand. - My Scientology Movie

Watching their promotional films, I dreamed of experiencing ...

Gradually I realised they were
never going to let me in. - My Scientology Movie

Gradually I realised they were never going to let me in.

I've been in touch with one of the most
prominent ex-members of Scientology. - My Scientology Movie

I've been in touch with one of the most prominent ex-me...

For many years he was one of the most
senior figures in the whole church. - My Scientology Movie

For many years he was one of the most senior figures in the ...

Well, a couple of decades, frankly.
I mean, I was... - My Scientology Movie

Well, a couple of decades, frankly. I mean, I was...

The church now regards him
as deeply untrustworthy. - My Scientology Movie

The church now regards him as deeply untrustworthy.

But for more than twenty years
he was the consummate insider... - My Scientology Movie

But for more than twenty years he was the consummate insider...

And he still believes in
aspects of Scientology. - My Scientology Movie

And he still believes in aspects of Scientology.

And we've flown him in from
Texas where he now lives - My Scientology Movie

And we've flown him in from Texas where he now lives

And what they mention
is that Mr Theroux had been in - My Scientology Movie

And what they mention is that Mr Theroux had been in

Is that what poisoned them
against our production? - My Scientology Movie

Is that what poisoned them against our production?

Well, maybe we will, but we should
probably finish what we were... - My Scientology Movie

Well, maybe we will, but we should probably finish what we w...

I am an actress and - - My Scientology Movie

I am an actress and -

Yeah. Well, no, I mean I've done over 45 films...
- Sure. - My Scientology Movie

Yeah. Well, no, I mean I've done over 45 films... - Sur...

Okay well my name is Paz Paz - My Scientology Movie

Okay well my name is Paz Paz

The founder of Scientology,
L. Ron Hubbard - My Scientology Movie

The founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard

My name is David Miscavige - My Scientology Movie

My name is David Miscavige

And then in 1986 there was a gathering of
scientologists at the Hollywood Palladium - My Scientology Movie

And then in 1986 there was a gathering of scientologists at ...

And in fact had become
an impediment to the work - My Scientology Movie

And in fact had become an impediment to the work

The announcement was
made in this famous footage - My Scientology Movie

The announcement was made in this famous footage

The organization which manages
Dianetics and Scientology. - My Scientology Movie

The organization which manages Dianetics and Scientology.

Mr Miscavige took over as
the head of Scientology in 1987 - My Scientology Movie

Mr Miscavige took over as the head of Scientology in 1987

In 1992 he spoke to
Ted Koppel the host of Nightline. - My Scientology Movie

In 1992 he spoke to Ted Koppel the host of Nightline.

So we've got actors coming in
to be David Miscavige - My Scientology Movie

So we've got actors coming in to be David Miscavige

You know we can't
get the real Miscavige - My Scientology Movie

You know we can't get the real Miscavige

I'm conscious it's his version
and it's seen in hindsight - My Scientology Movie

I'm conscious it's his version and it's seen ...

I'd like to begin, Mr Miscavige,
with I guess the kind of broad question - My Scientology Movie

I'd like to begin, Mr Miscavige, with I guess the kind ...

Perhaps folks at home might be
asking themselves right now - My Scientology Movie

Perhaps folks at home might be asking themselves right now

Because you care about - it's -
your life. Wait, hold on. - My Scientology Movie

Because you care about - it's - your life. Wait, hold o...

Scientology. The word means study
of life, study of knowledge. - My Scientology Movie

Scientology. The word means study of life, study of knowledg...

And that's what it is.
It takes up all areas of life itself. - My Scientology Movie

And that's what it is. It takes up all areas of life it...

They're related to life
and very existence. - My Scientology Movie

They're related to life and very existence.

Let me give you an example,
it's better if I take that - My Scientology Movie

Let me give you an example, it's better if I take that

It's better if I take that because it
covers such a broad range of subjects. - My Scientology Movie

It's better if I take that because it covers such a bro...

Um, being able to communicate with the
world around you and everyone here. - My Scientology Movie

Um, being able to communicate with the world around you and ...

I just, I want it feel, um,
as real as possible - My Scientology Movie

I just, I want it feel, um, as real as possible

And we're using this
rare bit of footage - My Scientology Movie

And we're using this rare bit of footage

I'm just... I'm serious, you know. All these
guys that you'd like, they're no good. - My Scientology Movie

I'm just... I'm serious, you know. All these guys ...

But this is not a minor
game we're playing here. - My Scientology Movie

But this is not a minor game we're playing here.

Their immortal future
depends on us succeeding. - My Scientology Movie

Their immortal future depends on us succeeding.

You've got to have that intensity. Okay?
Because this is not some minor game. - My Scientology Movie

You've got to have that intensity. Okay? Because this i...

This is dying.
Not just dying this lifetime. - My Scientology Movie

This is dying. Not just dying this lifetime.

It's dying and dying and dying and dying
and being a smouldering ember - My Scientology Movie

It's dying and dying and dying and dying and being a sm...

Absolutely,
it's right in the policy letters - My Scientology Movie

Absolutely, it's right in the policy letters

So far in life I haven't had a whole
lot of trouble communicating. - My Scientology Movie

So far in life I haven't had a whole lot of trouble com...

Now see if you can
communicate to me what it is - My Scientology Movie

Now see if you can communicate to me what it is

Well, number one, I would never try to
talk you into that Scientology is for you. - My Scientology Movie

Well, number one, I would never try to talk you into that Sc...

You see, that's the
funny thing about this - My Scientology Movie

You see, that's the funny thing about this

You see that's the funny thing about this - My Scientology Movie

You see that's the funny thing about this

If you want me -
if you want to see something else - My Scientology Movie

If you want me - if you want to see something else

Get up and get in my face
and put your finger in my chest - My Scientology Movie

Get up and get in my face and put your finger in my chest

Who are you to come in here
and tell me that what I stand for - My Scientology Movie

Who are you to come in here and tell me that what I stand fo...

Look, you people are
programmed and sold. - My Scientology Movie

Look, you people are programmed and sold.

You fuck up one more time, I will rip
your fucking face off. You got that? - My Scientology Movie

You fuck up one more time, I will rip your fucking face off....

I mean, you had no idea what you were
doing from the beginning and I knew that. - My Scientology Movie

I mean, you had no idea what you were doing from the beginni...

Louder. - My Scientology Movie

Okay. You're going to fucking
do what I tell you next time - My Scientology Movie

Okay. You're going to fucking do what I tell you next t...

I tap into anger very easily. - My Scientology Movie

I tap into anger very easily.

Um, I'm aware that we're going
to the violence quite quickly - My Scientology Movie

Um, I'm aware that we're going to the violence qui...

But I don't know if we're gonna
get the sense of why for 22 years - My Scientology Movie

But I don't know if we're gonna get the sense of w...

You thought it was kind of nice having
your face ripped off up against the wall. - My Scientology Movie

You thought it was kind of nice having your face ripped off ...

The orthodoxy in the Scientology religion
so that it forever remains faithful... - My Scientology Movie

The orthodoxy in the Scientology religion so that it forever...

He's indignant but he's also
trying to make his case - My Scientology Movie

He's indignant but he's also trying to make his ca...

I am, and since 1987 have been - My Scientology Movie

I am, and since 1987 have been

A section 501 tax exempt
non-profit religious corporation - My Scientology Movie

A section 501 tax exempt non-profit religious corporation

Most scientologists would
never meet David Miscavige. - My Scientology Movie

Most scientologists would never meet David Miscavige.

So I decided, you know, to just, like,
take the leap to Hollywood - My Scientology Movie

So I decided, you know, to just, like, take the leap to Holl...

I just kind of came here and
just hoped that I would - My Scientology Movie

I just kind of came here and just hoped that I would

So I picked up a copy
of Backstage newspaper - My Scientology Movie

So I picked up a copy of Backstage newspaper

And there's a huge ad -
how to break into the industry - My Scientology Movie

And there's a huge ad - how to break into the industry

So I took the bus up
to the Celebrity Centre - My Scientology Movie

So I took the bus up to the Celebrity Centre

Right this instant, you are at the
threshold of your next trillion years. - My Scientology Movie

Right this instant, you are at the threshold of your next tr...

That's the one where he says - My Scientology Movie

That's the one where he says

When you're a new actor - My Scientology Movie

When you're a new actor

If I see someone on the street,
at the bus stop - My Scientology Movie

If I see someone on the street, at the bus stop

And if I get you to sign up
for services it helps me - My Scientology Movie

And if I get you to sign up for services it helps me

No no no I'm doing the They say it brainwashes people - My Scientology Movie

No no no I'm doing the They say it brainwashes people

It's not a religion you just sit down
and pray at an altar about. - My Scientology Movie

It's not a religion you just sit down and pray at an al...

This is something that you actually
apply every single day in your life. - My Scientology Movie

This is something that you actually apply every single day i...

There's apparently 1 million spoken
and transcribed L. Ron Hubbard words - My Scientology Movie

There's apparently 1 million spoken and transcribed L. ...

And there is a very
slight amount of electricity - My Scientology Movie

And there is a very slight amount of electricity

When I address thought - My Scientology Movie

When I address thought

Alright, is there a particular
area of your life that, erm... - My Scientology Movie

Alright, is there a particular area of your life that, erm.....

Fixates your attention
or you feel is a... That, there. - My Scientology Movie

Fixates your attention or you feel is a... That, there.

My Scientology Movie poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Following a long fascination with the religion and with much experience in dealing with eccentric, unpalatable and unexpected human behavior, the beguilingly unassuming Theroux won't take no for an answer when his request to enter the Church's headquarters is turned down. Inspired by the Church's use of filming techniques, and aided by ex-members of the organization, Theroux uses actors to replay some incidents people claim they experienced as members in an attempt to better understand the way it operates. In a bizarre twist, it becomes clear that the Church is also making a film about Louis Theroux.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: John Dower

Writer: John Dower, Louis Theroux

Production: N/A

Genre: Documentary

Year: 2016

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $22,936

Released: 10 Mar 2017

Awards: 4 nominations total

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