A cop finds that his wife and daughter are involved in a New Age cult when he returns home after eight months.
Acting
Gary Cole's escalating desperation is genuinely compelling
Direction
Shea walks the tightrope between satire and sincerity
Production
Peak 90s cult aesthetics — crystals, white outfits, bad decisions
Director
Andrew Shea
Gary Cole
Paul Thomas
Lolita Davidovich
Eleanor Braddock
Sheila Kelley
Leah Thomas
Tina Majorino
Crystal Thomas
Pamela Reed
Nancy Vigil
Richard Schiff
Alex
Jere Burns
Dr. Dan Yates
Michael Harris
Larry Culpepper
Jim Holmes
Officer Jimmy Crouse
Tony Plana
Chief Gomez
Phyllis Frelich
Dr. Joyce Ginsberg
Jacob Vargas
Jesus
Anna Gunn
Jane
Jeffrey Jones
Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Tina Majorino's follow-up to Waterworld; she plays Crystal as eerily composed, almost cult-like herself.
Released during the peak of 'Satanic Panic' hangover cinema, it accidentally predicted the 2010s wellness-to-cult pipeline.
US
