1982
R
1 h 51 m

1982
R
1 h 51 m

Summary A young man is sucked into an unnamed religious cult by a beautiful girl, and gets increasingly under the mind control of the cult leader. After his parents fail in their efforts to talk him out of it, they hire a guy who kidnaps, and then de-programs him.

Directed By: Ted Kotcheff

Written By: Scott Spencer, Robert Kaufman, Robert Mark Kamen

1982
R
1 h 51 m

1982
R
1 h 51 m

Split Image

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Directed By: Ted Kotcheff

Written By: Scott Spencer, Robert Kaufman, Robert Mark Kamen

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Woods is particularly good as the deprogrammer, conveying an air of moral tackiness that suggests the "cure" may be worse than the perceived disorder.

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The Associated Press

The solution is a bit pat and anticlimactic, but it is heartening to find a movie that concerns itself with real and present social issues. [21 Oct 1982]

By Bob Thomas FULL REVIEW

Newsweek

Part satire, part love story and, in its lurid deprogramming scenes, pure horror story. Not everything jells, and one never fully believes the hero's transformation from skepticism to subservience. Yet Kotcheff has again delivered a compelling entertainment and one savvy enough to raise more questions than it answers. [25 Oct 1982, p.119]

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The New York Times

The shrill, melodramatic quality of the film's final sections, so unlike its calmly controlled beginning, suggests that no one connected with Split Image really knew which way this story was heading.

By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Release Date Oct 3, 1982

Duration 1 h 51 m

Rating R

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Tagline Homeland has kidnapped Danny's mind. Only this man can steal it back... ...for $10,000 cash, no questions asked. [USA Theatrical]

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Young Artist Awards

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Top Cast

Michael O'Keefe

Danny 'Joshua' Stetson

Karen Allen

Rebecca, Amy

Peter Fonda

Kirklander

James Woods

Charles Pratt

Elizabeth Ashley

Diana Stetson

Brian Dennehy

Kevin Stetson

Ronnie Scribner

Sean Stetson

Pamela Ludwig

Jane

John Dukakis

Aaron

Lee Montgomery

Walter

Michael Sacks

Gabriel

Deborah Rush

Judith

Peter Horton

Jacob

Ken Farmer

Collins

Cliff Stephens

Hall

Brian Henson

Jerry

David Wysocki

Gymnast

Kenneth Barry

Big Wig

Robert A. Cowan

Coach 1

Herbert Kirkpatrick

Coach 2

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