A group of husbands with their wives participate in a reunion where everybody will find his hidden secret. The methods used are terrible, but usually work. Just usually.
Acting
Yvette Mimieux's ice-cold charisma as the puppet master.
Direction
Roth's claustrophobic framing traps you with the victims.
Production
Genuinely disturbing 'motivational' set design.
Director
Bobby Roth
Yvette Mimieux
Bianca Ray
Christopher Allport
Jack Nilsson
Cindy Pickett
Lyn Nilsson
John Considine
Jordon Carelli
Walter Olkewicz
Buddy Gordon
Leo Rossi
Chris Morris
Scott Marlowe
Ted Bartel
Fran Ryan
Marie Davis
Denny Miller
Uwe
Carmen Argenziano
Tony Annese
Mary McCusker
Jane Annese
Wally Taylor
Charlie Carter
Terence Knox
Male Assistant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the actual EST and Lifespring self-help cults that dominated 1970s California corporate culture.
Roth cast real EST graduates as extras; some had genuine emotional breakdowns during filming.
US
