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Tabloid (2010)

Tabloid (2010)
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Award-winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris spins a remarkable true-life story of love, sex, obsession, abduction, religion, and scandal. Joyce McKinney was a beauty pageant winner in her teens who moved from the Midwest to Utah and fell in love with Kirk Anderson, a handsome man who also happened to be a Mormon. Like many Mormons, Anderson was called upon by the Church of Latter-Day Saints to go on a mission to spread the word about his faith; Anderson was sent to England, and McKinney was heartbroken about losing her man. So McKinney took matters into her own hands -- she flew to England, snatched Anderson from an LDS meeting house in London, and spirited him away to a remote cabin where, after chaining him to a bed, she attempted to seduce him away from the church. McKinney saw this as an act of love and rescue, while Anderson's lawyers described it as kidnapping and rape, and when the matter went before the British courts, the tabloid media in the U.K. ran wild with the story. In Tabloid, Morris allows McKinney to tell her side of this truly remarkable story, as well as sharing some incredible tales of her life before and after what became known as "The Case of the Manacled Mormon." Tabloid received its world premiere at the 2010 Telluride Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Director(s):
Errol Morris
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Tabloid

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris spins a remarkable true-life story of love, sex, obsession, abduction, religion, and scandal. Joyce McKinney was a beauty pageant winner in her teens who moved from the Midwest to Utah and fell in love with Kirk Anderson, a handsome man who also happened to be a Mormon. Like many Mormons, Anderson was called upon by the Church of Latter-Day Saints to go on a mission to spread the word about his faith; Anderson was sent to England, and McKinney was heartbroken about losing her man. So McKinney took matters into her own hands -- she flew to England, snatched Anderson from an LDS meeting house in London, and spirited him away to a remote cabin where, after chaining him to a bed, she attempted to seduce him away from the church. McKinney saw this as an act of love and rescue, while Anderson's lawyers described it as kidnapping and rape, and when the matter went before the British courts, the tabloid media in the U.K. ran wild with the story. In Tabloid, Morris allows McKinney to tell her side of this truly remarkable story, as well as sharing some incredible tales of her life before and after what became known as "The Case of the Manacled Mormon." Tabloid received its world premiere at the 2010 Telluride Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
88 mins
Director(s):
Errol Morris
Producer(s):
Mark Lipson, Julie Bilson Ahlberg
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Categories:
Documentary
Tabloid Awards:
  • 2011 - Detroit Film Critics Society - Best Documentary
  • 2011 - San Francisco Film Critics Circle - Best Documentary
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Keith B.

    I gave this 3 stars. Because I appreciate (at times) non fiction real true stories. It's a documentary. There is a huge plus here that many will overlook. All characters on camera and speaking are the original people. You will here varying points of view regarding Joyce McKinney and that's as factual as it is. It's not an intense drama yet the way it's presented is certainly different giving a earlier time period feel. It is the real dirt on what happened. If I learned anything it's that cloning can be done and was done with dogs. Put it this way, if you ever picked up a gossip rag, you'll likely want to see and hear this. Others be warned, even though it's scandalous with a touch of kink, you might get bored to death.

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    John F.

    Not everything it was cracked up to be although a great study on where the tabloid media has come from. They weren't really the scum we thought they were. If you believe Joyce after this movie, I smell "sucker".

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    Donald L.

    This a story of a single-minded woman who knows what she wants, thinks she deserves it, and will do almost anything to get it. You shouldn't like her.

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