Split Image (1982)

Young man is sucked into an unnamed religious cult by beautiful girl and gets increasingly under the mind control of the cult leader. After his parents fail in their efforts to talk him out... See full summary »

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Writers:

Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay), Robert Kaufman (screenplay),

Stars:

Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 (as Cliff Stevens)

Storyline

Young man is sucked into an unnamed religious cult by 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.

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Plot Keywords:

cult | parent | deprogramming | teenager | sect | 

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Taglines:

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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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gefährliche Freunde

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Peter Fonda's auto-biography, Tatum O'Neal was originally cast in Karen Allen's role. When the producers found out teenage O'Neal was too young to be working without supervision, she was let go.

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Quotes

Charles Pratt: You know what I see college as? One big fuck farm. I mean, isn't today's crop the worst yet? Look at this gaggle of faggots. I mean, they're not beatniks, they're not even hippies. Generation doesn't even know what to call itself."

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Connections

Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

User Reviews

Brilliant and yet still obscure

Anyone who is unfavorably commenting about Peter Fonda's performance seems to forget just how much of a trippy hippie he himself was in the 60's. His role here was absolutely brilliant as the manipulative Neil Kirklander. James Woods; well, as usual, simply stellar! My favorite roles for him are exactly personified in this one: sleazy, unrefined, unkempt, easily angered and irritable, and doesn't care what the world thinks. He makes being disgusting look like such fun (when he spits on Kirklander's picture as a sort of de-programming method for Danny). O'Keefe and Dennehy are equally superb and convincing. Karen Allen is as we always expect; vulnerable and adorably sensitive. Fonda takes it all on this one for me, the man who gave John Lennon "I know what it's like to be dead." Excellent!