The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult? - Season 1 Episode 4 Strap Yourself to the Mast
Season - Episode
1
Season 1 Apr 01, 2024
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1 - 1Here Come the Dopefiends Apr 01, 2024 -
1 - 2A War on Convention Apr 08, 2024 -
1 - 3What in the Hell is Happening? Apr 15, 2024 -
1 - 4Strap Yourself to the Mast Apr 22, 2024
Overview
In 1977, the Los Angeles Times reports on the nine-day abduction of Frances Winn by Synanon. Lawyer Paul Morantz wins a settlement case in her favor. With media focus heating up, Chuck spends $62,000 on guns and ammunition, at the time the largest single firearms purchase in California history. Soon thereafter, he allegedly orchestrates an attempt on Morantz’s life. He is sentenced to five years probation. Drinking again and diagnosed with mental illness, Chuck loses everything and dies in a nursing home, leaving a troubled legacy as a creative, but unchecked genius. Many adherents are left to piece together their lives in the aftermath without Synanon.
Year 2024
Studio HBO
Director Mark Bailey, Rory Kennedy
Crew Alexandra Korba (Producer), Jeff Swimmer (Co-Producer), Meghan Currier (Music Supervisor), Veronica Pinkham (Editor), Lisa Heller (Executive Producer), Rory Kennedy (Producer)
Popularity 0.6911
Language English
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