Calling All Earthlings

Name: Calling All Earthlings
Genre: Sci-Fi, History, Documentary
Released: June 29, 2018
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Daniel Boone, Desiree Hurtak, Eric Burdon, J.J. Hurtak, Ted Markland

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Carpe Stella Productions | Release Date: June 29, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Daniel Boone, Desiree Hurtak, Eric Burdon, J.J. Hurtak, Ted Markland, Teddy Quinn, Valerie Gill, Victoria Williams

Summary: A 1950's Howard Hughes employee-confidante, George Van Tassel, uses alien guidance and Nikola Tesla's ideas to build a time machine -- The Integratron. Is he deluded, or could it actually work? As waves of devotees join him in the California desert, the FBI gets involved fearing insurrection and possibly more. Nearing completion, VanA 1950's Howard Hughes employee-confidante, George Van Tassel, uses alien guidance and Nikola Tesla's ideas to build a time machine -- The Integratron. Is he deluded, or could it actually work? As waves of devotees join him in the California desert, the FBI gets involved fearing insurrection and possibly more. Nearing completion, Van Tassel's tale and the Integratron meet an unexpected end: the "workings" of the dome finally emerge. The unusual story is told by historians, astronomers and current residents of Joshua Tree, including the stewards of the Integratron, the Karl Sisters, and a galaxy of believers and skeptics alike.

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Director: Jonathan Berman

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, History, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 74 min

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Paul Parcellin

Aug 2, 2018

Most appealing is the film’s mixture of California post-War history, cults and a tinge of science fiction — an intriguing combination of elements that make it a winner. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 23, 2018

There’s no judgement here, so any laughs you have are of your own devising. They’re a funny lot, the devout and the doubters. Even the late USC historian Kevin Starr takes the subject seriously, parking it within ancient belief systems and modern California loopiness. Read full review

Peter Keough

Nov 18, 2019

Anchoring this diverting, disparate collage are interviews with those who still believe in Van Tassel’s faith and message. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Jun 28, 2018

Given all the intriguing stuff he had at his disposal...it’s a shame Berman isn’t able to bring the enigmatic man of the hour (plus 17 minutes) into greater focus. Read full review

John DeFore

Jun 28, 2018

Earthlings is rather scattered in both its portrait of Van Tassel as a man and its explanation of his cultural impact. Read full review

Rob Staeger

Aug 1, 2018

There isn’t much marijuana use in Jonathan Berman’s documentary Calling All Earthlings, but its elliptical, ramshackle structure could make one question the merits of legalization. Read full review

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