Hell House (2001)

A look at the "Hell House" performed annually in October by the youth members of Trinity Church (Assemblies of God) in Cedar Hill, Texas (a Dallas suburb) - seen by over 10,000 visitors ... See full summary »

Director:

George Ratliff

Stars:

Aria Adloo, Ashley Adloo, Amy Allred

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Aria Adloo	...	Herself
Ashley Adloo	...	Herself
Amy Allred	...	Herself
Gabriel Allred	...	Himself
Cherie Asbjornson	...	Herself
Brett Bedard	...	Himself
Tim Ferguson	...	Himself
Ben Hennesy	...	Himself
Jim Hennesy	...	Himself - Trinity Church pastor
Kristen Hennesy	...	Herself
Mark Hennesy	...	Himself
Rosanna Hennesy	...	Herself
Ryan Hennesy	...	Himself
J.R. Hernandez	...	Himself
Jennifer Hillman	...	Herself

Storyline

A look at the "Hell House" performed annually in October by the youth members of Trinity Church (Assemblies of God) in Cedar Hill, Texas (a Dallas suburb) - seen by over 10,000 visitors each year. We see the organization and planning of the event - including auditions, construction, scripting and rehearsals - largely through the involvement of one family: a single father with 4 children (one of whom suffers from cerebral palsy) including his daughter, a cast member.

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Plot Keywords:

single father | cerebral palsy | hell house | audition | assemblies of god | 

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Taglines:

This church wants to scare the Hell out of you.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Cantina Pictures Official website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Trinity Church - 1231 E. Pleasant Run Road, Cedar Hill, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

GreenHouse Pictures, Cantina Pictures, Mixed Greens Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Interviewee: The world is the worst that it has ever been. It's an ugly, evil world and that's a scary thing, but at the same time, it's a good thing because that means that Jesus is close to coming, and he's about to come back for his bride.

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Connections

Spoofed in The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XVIII (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Arise Oh Lord"
Written by Kelly Carpenter

User Reviews

Profoundly Ironic

To quickly summarize what I believe is the 'message' one may get from viewing this film: All you need to do is change the geographical location and name of the 'God' and you've got a typical fundamentalist Madras school in the Middle East. What's on display here is a sad and horrific waste of young human minds.

To witness, in some awe, where impressionable minds can be lead by twisted religious quacks makes this film most definitely worth seeing -- and can admirably serve as a 'wake up call' for modern civilization; do you know where your children are? Be afraid.

H.U.