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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980
Drama
TV Movie
3h 12m
Based upon the true story of Jim Jones, a self proclaimed prophet. Jim Jones had a loyal following of about 1000 people, who had donated their entire life savings to him to join his commune. When possible illegal activities came to the attention of the authorities, they started to investigate. Rather that faces the charges, Jim Jones committed suicide, and convinced virtually All of his followers to do the same. (imdb)

Directed by:

William A. Graham
William-A-Graham
56 total credits
Credits include: Return to the Blue Lagoon, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, Change of Habit, Waterhole #3 and A Friend to Die For

Writers:

Ernest Tidyman
Ernest-Tidyman
13 total credits
Credits include: The French Connection, Shaft, High Plains Drifter, Shaft and A Force of One
,
Charles A. Krause
Charles-A-Krause
1 total credit
Credits include: Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Starring:

Randy Quaid
Randy-Quaid
85 total credits
Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films such as The Last Detail, Independence Day, Kingpin and Brokeback Mountain. He has won a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy Award and a BAFTA Award...(Wikipedia)
,
Brad Dourif
Brad-Dourif
118 total credits
From 1963 to 1965, Dourif attended Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, SC, where he pursued his interests in art and acting. Although he briefly considered becoming a professional artist, he finally settled on acting as a profession, inspired by his mother's participation as an actress in community theater. His high-strung style also served him well in a number of horror films, notably as the voice of the evil doll Chucky in Child's Play (1988) and its sequels.
,
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica-Cartwright
56 total credits
Credits include: Alien, The Birds, Just Married, The Witches of Eastwick and Kinsey
,
James Earl Jones
James-Earl-Jones
122 total credits
James Earl Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. At an early age he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred in many films over a 40-year period, beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Probably best known for his role as Darth Vader (for the voice only) (imdb)
,
Albert Hall
Albert-Hall
20 total credits
Credits include: Apocalypse Now, Malcolm X, Rookie of the Year, Devil in a Blue Dress and The Fabulous Baker Boys
,
Ned Beatty
Ned-Beatty
106 total credits
Ned Thomas Beatty is an American actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and a Golden Globe Award; won a Drama Desk Award. These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and television series like Network (1976), Friendly Fire (1979), Last Train Home (1990), Hear My Song (1991), the adaptation film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (2004) and Toy Story 3 (2010)...(Wikipedia)
,
Powers Boothe
Powers-Boothe
38 total credits
Credits include: Tombstone, Men of Honor, Frailty, U Turn and Red Dawn
,
Brenda Vaccaro
Brenda-Vaccaro
37 total credits
A leading lady on screen, stage and sometimes television. Brenda Vaccaro, was born in Brooklyn but was actually raised in Dallas, Texas.Her appetite for acting increased following several appearances in high school productions, and she finally started a professional career in the 1960s. Memorable to many in Supergirl (1984), she was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar in Once Is Not Enough (1975).
,
LeVar Burton
LeVar-Burton
39 total credits
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. professionally known as LeVar Burton, is a German-born African American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also well known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow...(Wikipedia)
,
Madge Sinclair
Madge-Sinclair
17 total credits
Madge Sinclair was born Madge Dorita Walters on April 28 1938 in Kingston, Jamaica, married young and had two sons. Madge worked as a teacher in Jamaica until she was 30. She left her two boys with their father and went to New York City to be an actress. She began modeling and later acted with the New York Shakespearean Festival and at Joseph Papp's Public Theatre. In 1974, Madge made her film debut, playing Mrs. Scott in Conrack (1974). She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance as
,
Irene Cara
Irene-Cara
14 total credits
Credits include: Fame, City Heat, D.C. Cab, Happily Ever After and Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
,
Rosalind Cash
Rosalind-Cash
23 total credits
Credits include: The Omega Man, Tales from the Hood, The New Centurions, From a Whisper to a Scream and Hickey & Boggs

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980
Drama
TV Movie
3h 12m
Your probable score

Ratings & Reviews

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Average Percentile: 61.03%
30 Nov 2021
70
53rd
You're gonna have to give him a moment, son. Jim Jones has to think about his entire life before he commits mass murder.
20 Jul 2017
71
45th
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones is a well-made biographical account of the infamous cult leader, and features a harrowing performance from Powers Boothe.
29 Jan 2016
30
50th
This film might be a chilling,terrifying and yet true account of Jim Jone's life but it feels way too long. I totally agree with the Time article which says:"There really is no point in recounting the minutiae of a madman's life if, after four hours, it is still impossible to understand how Jones became a sex-and-drug-crazed megalomaniac or why his misfit followers so easily accepted his larcenous and sadistic behavior." Maybe I will watch the Sacrament sometime soon.
25 Jan 2008
85
73rd
A chilling and accurate account of what happens when a cult gets out of control. I had a memorable nightmare after having watched this movie back when I was a kid. I still think fondly of this TV-movie for this reason.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

William A. Graham
William-A-Graham
56 total credits
Credits include: Return to the Blue Lagoon, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, Change of Habit, Waterhole #3 and A Friend to Die For

Writers:

Ernest Tidyman
Ernest-Tidyman
13 total credits
Credits include: The French Connection, Shaft, High Plains Drifter, Shaft and A Force of One
,
Charles A. Krause
Charles-A-Krause
1 total credit
Credits include: Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Starring:

Randy Quaid
Randy-Quaid
85 total credits
Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films such as The Last Detail, Independence Day, Kingpin and Brokeback Mountain. He has won a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy Award and a BAFTA Award...(Wikipedia)
,
Brad Dourif
Brad-Dourif
118 total credits
From 1963 to 1965, Dourif attended Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, SC, where he pursued his interests in art and acting. Although he briefly considered becoming a professional artist, he finally settled on acting as a profession, inspired by his mother's participation as an actress in community theater. His high-strung style also served him well in a number of horror films, notably as the voice of the evil doll Chucky in Child's Play (1988) and its sequels.
,
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica-Cartwright
56 total credits
Credits include: Alien, The Birds, Just Married, The Witches of Eastwick and Kinsey
,
James Earl Jones
James-Earl-Jones
122 total credits
James Earl Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. At an early age he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred in many films over a 40-year period, beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Probably best known for his role as Darth Vader (for the voice only) (imdb)
,
Albert Hall
Albert-Hall
20 total credits
Credits include: Apocalypse Now, Malcolm X, Rookie of the Year, Devil in a Blue Dress and The Fabulous Baker Boys
,
Ned Beatty
Ned-Beatty
106 total credits
Ned Thomas Beatty is an American actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and a Golden Globe Award; won a Drama Desk Award. These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and television series like Network (1976), Friendly Fire (1979), Last Train Home (1990), Hear My Song (1991), the adaptation film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (2004) and Toy Story 3 (2010)...(Wikipedia)
,
Powers Boothe
Powers-Boothe
38 total credits
Credits include: Tombstone, Men of Honor, Frailty, U Turn and Red Dawn
,
Brenda Vaccaro
Brenda-Vaccaro
37 total credits
A leading lady on screen, stage and sometimes television. Brenda Vaccaro, was born in Brooklyn but was actually raised in Dallas, Texas.Her appetite for acting increased following several appearances in high school productions, and she finally started a professional career in the 1960s. Memorable to many in Supergirl (1984), she was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar in Once Is Not Enough (1975).
,
LeVar Burton
LeVar-Burton
39 total credits
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. professionally known as LeVar Burton, is a German-born African American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also well known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow...(Wikipedia)
,
Madge Sinclair
Madge-Sinclair
17 total credits
Madge Sinclair was born Madge Dorita Walters on April 28 1938 in Kingston, Jamaica, married young and had two sons. Madge worked as a teacher in Jamaica until she was 30. She left her two boys with their father and went to New York City to be an actress. She began modeling and later acted with the New York Shakespearean Festival and at Joseph Papp's Public Theatre. In 1974, Madge made her film debut, playing Mrs. Scott in Conrack (1974). She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance as
,
Irene Cara
Irene-Cara
14 total credits
Credits include: Fame, City Heat, D.C. Cab, Happily Ever After and Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
,
Rosalind Cash
Rosalind-Cash
23 total credits
Credits include: The Omega Man, Tales from the Hood, The New Centurions, From a Whisper to a Scream and Hickey & Boggs

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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