
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Not Coming to a Theater Near YouRumsey TaylorIt is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias, especially as temptingly easy as it would have been with this premise. |
| Chicago TribuneRobert K. ElderTexan director George Ratliff had unlimited access to families and church meetings, and he delivers fascinating psychological fare. |
| OffoffoffJoshua TanzerIt's up to you to decide whether to admire these people's dedication to their cause or be repelled by their dogmatism, manipulativeness and narrow, fearful view of American life. |
| Film ThreatRyan CracknellA tad controversial, Hell House doesn't exist to cast stones, but rather document their hurlers. |
| eye WEEKLYJason AndersonPresents a group of very sincere, very dedicated individuals who try to bring God into people's lives in a way that is controversial, often bizarre and never less than fascinating in what it says about modern conceptions of sin and salvation. |
| Planet Sick-BoyJon PopickPreaches to two completely different choirs at the same time, which is a pretty amazing accomplishment. |
| Looking CloserJeffrey OverstreetI encourage everyone to watch it and discuss the difference between Christ's ministry and the 'ministry' of these high-pressure gospel salesmen. |
| ESplatterSteve BiodrowskiEven if you do not agree with the message that the Hell House haunt is purveying, you will find the Hell House documentary fascinating. |
| Seattle TimesMary BrennanLazy filmmaking, with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling. |
| User Reviewwilliam cA tour-de-force documentary - though one may wonder if there's any body really home with those being documented. |