The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult? - Season 1 - Eps 3: What in the Hell is Happening?
Chuck’s behavior becomes more belligerent and abusive. He forms a military-like boot camp for delinquent children where corporal punishment abounds. He mandates vasectomies and abortions and, when his wife dies, he quickly remarries and decrees that all current relationships must end so that everyone can find new partners. Many members divorce and remarry, which some of them later regret. TIME Magazine publishes “Swinging at Synanon” and Chuck sues for $76 million as his paranoia grows.
About The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?
Title: The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?
First Air Date: 2024-04-01
Last Air Date: 2024-04-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 10 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 4
Network: HBO
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Moxie Films, HBO Documentary Films
Synopsis
Explore the rise and fall of the Synanon organization — through the eyes of the members who lived it — from its early days as a groundbreaking drug rehabilitation program to its later descent into what many consider a cult.
Cast
Charles Dederich Sr.
Self
Elena Broslovsky
Self
Jady Dederich Montgomery
Self
Phil Ritter
Self
Bill Goodson
Self
Miriam Bourdette
Self
Phil Bourdette
Self
Bettye Coleman
Self
