Anonymous Releases "The Profit," The Film Scientology Doesn't Want You To See
For those who've never heard of the "The Profit" well, you aren't missing much. I have seen half of it and it's pretty much sucktacular, but if you are interesting in annoying Scientology, which these days, a lot of people are — then by all means, have at it.
Here's a brief synopsis of the movie and its history:
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.[2] 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. The Disinformation Book Of Lists and The Times have characterized The Profit as a banned film in the United States.[3][4]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, however, 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 portrayed in the film, and Powers' life have been compared to Scientology and Hubbard. The film was mainly produced and shot in Tampa Bay, Florida, and the cast included actors from the area and cameos from a few Scientology critics.
Mark Bunker of XenuTV.net, Scientology critic and apparently occasional movie critic, gives it two thumbs down for quality, but is happy it's released if for no other reason than to satiate the public's interest. The added bonus of making David Miscavige blow steam out his ears, and perhaps slap some body around (hopefully not one of the aging Scientologist, that's just mean) is a real gift too!
Above is part 1, of 12 episodes. For the rest of the episodes, go here. Better hurry fast though, it may not last.
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