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form y separately published work icon Go to Hell! single work   film/TV   science fiction   satire  
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Go to Hell!
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Now a relatively obscure film, Ray Nowland's Go to Hell! (which he wrote, directed, and hand animated) offers a satiricial approach to religion. Shock Cinema offers this comprehensive description of the film:

'It begins when mega-businessman G.D. funds a project to save his planet's genetic make-up in a giant space-ark, just as his world destroys itself. Accompanied by his rebellious li'l son Red and a full crew, it might take centuries to reach the next livable solar system, but thanks to a couple of suspended-animation chambers, G.D. & Son can stay young while their "eco-ship" goes through dozens of generations. As the decades spin by, the ship's population starts referring to their legendary, never-seen leader as 'God', while a newly-discovered planet is eventually groomed for their needs. A meteor is diverted in order to cleanse the place of pesky giant reptiles, genetically-altered monkey men are sent down as a cheap labor pool (with G.D.'s holographic image keeping them in line), while the ship's original crew has become so repulsively inbred over the years that they're useless. Then there's Red, who's driven underground (along with his pet snake) and plans a revolution against his pop's oppressive ways. But unlike the usual Lucifer, this dude is an unexpected cheerleader for mankind, and along the way, we meet a hairball named Moses, learn that the Pharaoh's curses were due to radiation poisoning, and check out a surfboard-riding Jesus (which explains how he walked on water). From mankind's earliest incarnations, right up to the 20th century (with God in league with Hitler!), the film gloriously self-destructs in the final moments.'

Source: Shock Cinema (http://www.shockcinemamagazine.com/goto.html). (Sighted: 27/9/2012)

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      Australia,
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      1997 .
      person or book cover
      Screen cap from promotional trailer
      Extent: 73min.p.
      Description: Animated
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