The Road to Freedom: L. Ron Hubbard and Friends (1986) (V)

Genre:

Short | Music

Plot:

Excerpts from a live performance of songs from L. Ron Hubbard's album "The Road to Freedom." |

Plot Keywords:

Live Performance | Concert Film | Choir | Scientology | Non Fiction

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Tamia Arbuckle	...	Herself - Performer, The Golden Era Musicians
Karen Black	...	Herself
Tommy Brechtlein	...	Himself - Performer
Chick Corea	...	Himself - Featured Performer, Piano (song "The ARC Song")
Jim Cowger	...	Himself - Performer
Rick Cruzen	...	Himself - Performer, The Golden Era Musicians
Fernando Gamboa	...	Himself - Performer, The Golden Era Musicians
Leif Garrett	...	Himself - Featured Performer, Vocals (songs "The Road to Freedom" / "The Way to Happiness" / "The ARC Song")
James Grinta	...	Himself - Performer
L. Ron Hubbard	...	Himself - Singer (song "Thank You for Listening") (voice) (archive footage)
Rory Kaplan	...	Himself - Performer
Lenny Macaluso	...	Himself - Performer
Julia Migenes	...	Herself - Performer, Singer (song "The ARC Song") (as Julia Migenes-Johnson)
Ron Miscavige	...	Himself - Performer, The Golden Era Musicians
Gayle Moran	...	Herself - Featured Performer (song "The Way to Happiness")
Ron Moss	...	Himself - Performer
John Novello	...	Himself - Performer
Jeff Pomerantz	...	Himself - Performer, Vocals (song "The ARC Song")
Lee Purcell	...	Herself - Performer, Singer (song "The ARC Song")
Michael D. Roberts	...	Himself - Performer, Vocals (song "The ARC Song") (as Michael Roberts)
Gloria Rusch	...	Herself - Featured Performer (song "The ARC Song")
Charlie Rush	...	Himself - Performer, The Golden Era Musicians
Peter Schless	...	Himself - Performer
Rick Shaw	...	Himself - Performer
Frank Stallone	...	Himself - Featured Performer, Vocals (songs "The Evil Purpose" / "The Road to Freedom" / "The ARC Song')

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Universal Amphitheater - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Church of Scientology

Soundtrack:

The Way to Happiness

Cultists getting on down are very sad

Way back at the beginning of the universe, after the first tick of time, a being called 'Arp Cola' invented music. That being was reincarnated many times, but in 1986, was occupying the body of 75 year old cult guru, L Ron Hubbard. At least, this is what the scientologists were told.

Imagine an elderly man convinced that he has figured out the secrets of modern rock music. What would it sound like? Well, regardless of whether he really figured out the inner secrets of music, it sounds like your grandad.

Grandad's 'pop' music was then performed by a bunch of low-rent scientology celebrities, such as Frank Stallone and Leif Garrett (who is now believed to be an ex-scientologist, thankfully).

The result is predictably appalling. This concert is worth checking out just to educate you that scientology is replete with its own naked emperors.