The Profit (2001)

2h 8m
Running Time

April 1, 2001
Release Date

The Profit (2001)

2h 8m
Running Time

April 1, 2001
Release Date

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Plot.

This period piece is a fictional biography of a cult leader's rise to power and his subsequent descent into isolation and paranoia.

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Cast & Crew.

Cliff Roca

Cliff Roca

Mitchell Cabot

Tom Luce

Tom Luce

The Doctor

Eric Rath

Eric Rath

Leland Conrad Powers (as Eric F. Rath)

Christine Eads

Christine Eads

Helen Hughes

Jeff Hughes

Jeff Hughes

Zach Carson

Jeff Norton

Jeff Norton

Cop #1

Tad Brown

Tad Brown

Cop #2

Al Reidel

Al Reidel

Sheriff

Bob Minton

Bob Minton

VA Doctor / Executive Producer

Margaret Mary Bastick

Margaret Mary Bastick

Dr. Mary Kimbrough

Duncan Pierce

Duncan Pierce

Mr. Simmons

Jeff Jacobsen

Jeff Jacobsen

Mr. Williams

Jesse Prince

Jesse Prince

Mr. Johnson

Terry Maki

Terry Maki

Maitre d' / Makeup Artist

Jack Amos

Jack Amos

Sr. Naval Officer

Brandon Beaver

Brandon Beaver

8-year old Powers

Michael Danish

Michael Danish

Bully Kid #1

Derek Lee

Derek Lee

Bully Kid #2

Stephan Moreno

Stephan Moreno

Bully Kid #3

Sandy Nelson

Sandy Nelson

Peggy

Lanny Fuettere

Lanny Fuettere

Jack Hunt

Austen White

Austen White

Dr. Summers

Frank Oliver

Frank Oliver

Deluded Adherent

Jane Eaton

Jane Eaton

Babs Lewis

Zachary Beeno

Zachary Beeno

Helen's Baby

Brian Petersen

Brian Petersen

Shill #1

Jerry Ascione

Jerry Ascione

Shill #2

Ryan Paul James

Ryan Paul James

Smart Alec #2 (as Ryan James)

Ken Dandar

Ken Dandar

Agent Sanders

Daryl Hazel

Daryl Hazel

Eugene Graham

Nelson J. Perez

Nelson J. Perez

Bruiser

Tess Whelan

Tess Whelan

RH Nurse

Jason Silvis

Jason Silvis

Orderly #1 / Stunts

Lyle Scott

Lyle Scott

Orderly #2

Cheryl Bourque

Cheryl Bourque

Sally Ann Semple

David Abrams

David Abrams

Vern Maffitt

Bobby Talbert

Bobby Talbert

Falling Man

Stacy Brooks

Stacy Brooks

Hollywood Hospital Nurse

Aaron Day

Aaron Day

Tom Travers

Josh McPhereson

Josh McPhereson

Kissing Man

Paul Beaver

Paul Beaver

Daryl Savage

Ron McMullen

Ron McMullen

IRS Agent #1

Mark Mainardi

Mark Mainardi

IRS Agent #2 (as Mark Anthony)

Natalie Watkins

Natalie Watkins

Messenger Girl

Tom Shopmeyer

Tom Shopmeyer

Ship's Boy

Alex Rotella

Alex Rotella

FBI Captain

Mark A. Nash

Mark A. Nash

Doctor

Rick West

Rick West

Recruit

Rick Climenhaga

Rick Climenhaga

Electrician

Alex Battles

Alex Battles

Music

Ian Eyre

Ian Eyre

Other / Stunts / Special Effects Coordinator

Brandt Peters

Brandt Peters

Art Direction

John Linsmeier

John Linsmeier

Costume Design

Ron Borders

Ron Borders

Grip

Katharine Anne Woods

Katharine Anne Woods

Camera Operator

Kevin Daughtry

Kevin Daughtry

Boom Operator

Rob Whitehurst

Rob Whitehurst

Production Sound Mixer

Kevin Storey

Kevin Storey

Original Music Composer

Peter N. Alexander

Peter N. Alexander

Director

Stephen McCurry

Stephen McCurry

Camera Operator

Ginger Gower

Ginger Gower

Other

Amy Doherty

Amy Doherty

Set Decoration

Kelly Nagle

Kelly Nagle

Hairstylist

Stephen I. Erdberg

Stephen I. Erdberg

Property Master

Details.

Release Date
April 1, 2001

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 8m

Genres

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Wiki.

The Profit is a feature film written and directed by Peter N. Alexander. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in France in 2001. Distribution of the film was prohibited by an American court order which was a result of a lawsuit brought by the Church of Scientology, although the filmmaker says that the film is not about Scientology. As a result, The Disinformation Book Of Lists and The Times have characterized The Profit as a banned film in the United States.

The film was described by its producers as a work of fiction, meant to educate the public about cults and con men. It was widely seen as a parody of the Church of Scientology and its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. The main character L. Conrad Powers leads an organization called the "Church of Scientific Spiritualism", and many elements about both the Church and Powers' life portrayed in the film, have been compared to Scientology and Hubbard. The film was mainly produced and shot in the Tampa Bay Area, and the cast included actors from the area and cameos from a few Scientology critics.

Representatives from a Scientology affiliated group, the Foundation for Religious Tolerance of Florida came to protest against the film, and the film's producers asserted that they were harassed by Scientologists. Initially, representatives of the Church stated the film had no resemblance to Scientology, but later the Church initiated litigation to block the film's distribution. As a result of a 2002 court order from the Lisa McPherson case, a Pinellas County judge blocked further distribution of the film in the United States. According to the film's attorney the injunction was lifted in 2007, but distribution was blocked due to a conflict with one of the producers, Bob Minton. The film generally did not receive positive reviews from local press, and reviews in the St. Petersburg Times criticized over-the-top acting, and noted that the director should have instead produced a non-fiction documentary piece if he wanted to educate others about cults.

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