Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones - DVD
Reviews coming soon
About this product
Cult leader Reverend Jim Jones' (Boothe) life is chronicled from his days as an idealistic 1960's activist who runs scams and spends his nights as a womanizer to a self-prolaimed modern day Messiah. Jim Jones styled himself after 1930's religious leader Father Divine, played in flashbacks by James Earl Jones. The 1978 mass suicide of 913 followers at the settlement of Jonestown, Guyana, in South American is staged in a chilling documentary style of events. Powers Boothe's dynamic performance as the charismatic self-styled preacher won him the Emmy Award as outstanding actor.
Specifications
- GenreDramaDescriptionCult leader Reverend Jim Jones' (Boothe) life is chronicled from his days as an idealistic 1960's activist who runs scams and spends his nights as a womanizer to a self-prolaimed modern day Messiah. Jim Jones styled himself after 1930's religious leader Father Divine, played in flashbacks by James Earl Jones. The 1978 mass suicide of 913 followers at the settlement of Jonestown, Guyana, in South American is staged in a chilling documentary style of events. Powers Boothe's dynamic performance as the charismatic self-styled preacher won him the Emmy Award as outstanding actor.TitleGuyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesFormatDVDMPAA RatingNRStudioTeam Marketing
Reviews
This product doesn't have any reviews yet.
Compare similar products
Cult leader Reverend Jim Jones' (Boothe) life is chronicled from his days as an idealistic 1960's activist who runs scams and spends his nights as a womanizer to a self-prolaimed modern day Messiah. Jim Jones styled himself after 1930's religious leader Father Divine, played in flashbacks by James Earl Jones. The 1978 mass suicide of 913 followers at the settlement of Jonestown, Guyana, in South American is staged in a chilling documentary style of events. Powers Boothe's dynamic performance as the charismatic self-styled preacher won him the Emmy Award as outstanding actor.
Originally shown as a two-part TV movie, this is a gripping recreation of the horrible tragedy of the November 1978 mass suicide of 913 people at the South American religious InchcolonyInch of Jonestown. Powers Boothe's portrayal of the cult-leader Reverend Jim Jones earned him an InchEmmyInch and the film traces the life of Jones from his early activist period to his rise as a modern day messiah. The climatic suicide scenes are convincingly recreated in a near-documentary style, and the whole production benefits from a huge supporting cast of excellent players.
The true story of cult leader Jim Jones and the events surrounding the mass suicide of his followers.
WWE superstar Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin is back as American hero Jake Carter in an all new, thrill packed Marine adventure! Now in the private sector, Carter is assigned to protect a beautiful whistleblower from deadly mercenaries hired to kill her. Co-starring WWE diva Summer Rae in her feature film debut, The Marine 4 Moving Target is locked and loaded with explosive action from start to finish!
Specs
Be the first to ask a question.
We’ll try to get your question answered within 24 hours by a Best Buy customer or brand representative.