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Ansassa

Original title: Split Image
  • 19821982
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
932
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
22,942
1,701
James Woods and Michael O'Keefe in Ansassa (1982)
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A rootless young man is drawn into an unnamed religious cult by a beautiful girl. Every moment with the group causes him to become increasingly under the control of the cult's leader. After ... Read allA rootless young man is drawn into an unnamed religious cult by a beautiful girl. Every moment with the group causes him to become increasingly under the control of the cult's leader. After his parents fail in their attempt, they hire someone who has experience, kidnapPing, and t... Read allA rootless young man is drawn into an unnamed religious cult by a beautiful girl. Every moment with the group causes him to become increasingly under the control of the cult's leader. After his parents fail in their attempt, they hire someone who has experience, kidnapPing, and then 'de-programming' - undoing the mental damage - which had been done to him.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
932
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
22,942
1,701
  • Director
    • Ted Kotcheff
  • Writers
    • Scott Spencer(screenplay)
    • Robert Kaufman(screenplay)
    • Robert Mark Kamen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Michael O'Keefe
    • Karen Allen
    • Peter Fonda
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ted Kotcheff
  • Writers
    • Scott Spencer(screenplay)
    • Robert Kaufman(screenplay)
    • Robert Mark Kamen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Michael O'Keefe
    • Karen Allen
    • Peter Fonda
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    • 13User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Michael O'Keefe
    Michael O'Keefe
    • Danny 'Joshua' Stetson
    Karen Allen
    Karen Allen
    • Rebecca…
    Peter Fonda
    Peter Fonda
    • Kirklander
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Charles Pratt
    Elizabeth Ashley
    Elizabeth Ashley
    • Diana Stetson
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • Kevin Stetson
    Ronnie Scribner
    Ronnie Scribner
    • Sean Stetson
    Pamela Ludwig
    Pamela Ludwig
    • Jane
    John Dukakis
    John Dukakis
    • Aaron
    Lee Montgomery
    Lee Montgomery
    • Walter
    Michael Sacks
    Michael Sacks
    • Gabriel
    Deborah Rush
    Deborah Rush
    • Judith
    Peter Horton
    Peter Horton
    • Jacob
    Ken Farmer
    Ken Farmer
    • Collins
    Cliff Stephens
    • Hall
    • (as Cliff Stevens)
    Brian Henson
    Brian Henson
    • Jerry
    • (as Brian Hinson)
    David Wysocki
    David Wysocki
    • Gymnast
    • (as David Wallace)
    Kenneth Barry
    • Big Wig
    • Director
      • Ted Kotcheff
    • Writers
      • Scott Spencer(screenplay) (story)
      • Robert Kaufman(screenplay)
      • Robert Mark Kamen(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Michael O'Keefe did some of his own high bar stunts (giant swings and back flip dismount) but the more difficult high bar skills and full twisting double back dismount was done by gymnast Frank Thompson who later competed for Houston Baptist University.
    • Quotes

      Danny 'Joshua' Stetson: My head, my head, my head!

      Charles Pratt: It hurts?

      Danny 'Joshua' Stetson: It hurts!

      Charles Pratt: Good!

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Martin Mull/James Woods/Peter Billingsley (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      He's Got The Whole World In His Hand
      (uncredited)
      Traditional Negro Spiritual

    User reviews13

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    7/10
    good movie
    Gripping story to watch, and Fonda and Woods are both perfect fits for their roles here.

    And this movie is uncanny in its parallels to politics here in year 2019.

    Today's analogue to Fonda's cult would be contemporary political "progressivism". A veneer of sentiment of love and utopian hopes for mankind masks an underbelly of self-righteous smugness and dangerous naivite about human societies and the destructive consequences of public policy based on wishful thinking.

    The populist conservative movement is the analogue to the cult deprogrammers. Offering a crude and harsh sounding message in an attempt to dissuade people from succumbing to the cult's suicidal dogma.

    And the icing on the cake is that Woods and Fonda both are activists today that parallel their roles in this movie.

    Progressives will no doubt be aghast at this opinion.
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    • Jan 30, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 1983 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Split Image
    • Filming locations
      • Mesquite, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $263,635
    • Gross worldwide
      • $263,635
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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