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Film gets Coll
By Doug Bell
"Ticket to Heaven, wnicn
makes its Columbia premiere ?
tomorrow night at Russell House in tin
Theater, is an informed, intriguing Fathe
examination of one of today's goal,
darkest and most disturbing zombi
phenomena - religious cults. not in
The story, adapted from Josh The
Freed's nonfiction account,44Moon posse
Web," concerns an intelligent kidna
young man named David (Nick jaile
Mancuso). After arguing with his 44depi
girlfriend, David leaves his home exorc
in Toronto to visit a friend in San Thom
Francisco. His friend belongs to a but n
thirilv disguised reDlica of the His al
Reverend Sun Myung Moon's "Ti
famous religious cult. Upon budgi
arrival, David is speedily and Thoir
greedily introduced to this bright, sque*
bubbly horde of hosanna singers usua
who live in a countryside com- prodi
mune.
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RELUCTANT AND skeptical, but
David at first manages to resist fresh
indoctrination. But, in time, his a u
defenses are destroyed, and he is moni
lured by the conniving, sweet realii
urgings of the nappy youths wno Ap
swarm around him every waking novic
moment. amoi
It is fascinating to watch his Bu
development after he officially solid
joins the cult: his hair is shorn, his of a
eyes become furtive and maniacal. part
His omnipresent comrades wrap last!
his mind in a straitjacket. He joins throi
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volved with the cult is Satan. JHSjB^iL
ist nirea tor the job (K.H. nam |g
ison) is hardly a man of God, J
jther a hard-bitten humanist. JL#
ttitude colors the whole film.
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film, but director R.L.
las possessed enough skill to I
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uthenticity. Humor plays a David (Nick Mancuso
in the denouement, but the participates in the act
shot will shoot a genuine chill . , in "Tick
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"The Messiah" is tradition
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Music Festival office at 77H
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sty, the oldest performing choral
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