Camp Hope (film)
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Camp Hope is a 2010 American thriller film about events in a New Jersey Christian community and starring Will Denton
, Dana Delany
, Andrew McCarthy
, Bruce Davison
and Jesse Eisenberg
. The film is also known as Camp Hell. It was released August 13, 2010 on United States.
instead of salvation by telling these kids that everything they do is a sin and asking them whether or not they masturbate, because masurbation according to the priest is the same as premarital sex
. The movie ends with no form of reason or explanation with the main character Tommy Leary, losing his faith in God
due to the continuous barrage of fundamentalist ideals.
He's asking for damages of at least $3 million.
Jesse originally agreed to play a small cameo role in the film "as a favor to friends" for "minimal compensation," but Lionsgate is promoting it, in hopes to capitalize on it, as if he were the main A-list star in the film.
Will Denton
Will Denton is an American film and television actor.Best known for playing the role of "Leopold Cain" in the television series Kidnapped , his credits also include the films Robots , Palindromes , and Kinsey .Denton currently lives in Brookfield, Connecticut and is a member of the class of 2012...
, Dana Delany
Dana Delany
Dana Welles Delany is an American film, stage, and television actress, producer, host and health activist.After various roles in the early career, Delany garnered her first leading role in 1987 in the short-lived NBC sitcom Sweet Surrender and achieved wider fame in 1988–1991 as Colleen McMurphy...
, Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy
Andrew Thomas McCarthy is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the 1980s films St. Elmo's Fire, Mannequin, Weekend at Bernie's, Pretty in Pink, and Less Than Zero, and more recently for his role in the television shows Lipstick Jungle, White Collar and Royal Pains.-Career:McCarthy...
, Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison is an American actor and director.-Early life:Davison was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Marian E. , a secretary, and Clair W. Davison, a musician, architect, and draftsman for the Army Engineers. His parents divorced when he was three years old. He was raised by his...
and Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Adam Eisenberg is an American actor. He made his screen debut with the comedy-drama television series Get Real from 1999 to 2000...
. The film is also known as Camp Hell. It was released August 13, 2010 on United States.
Plot
By the end of each summer, children from the Christian community in the suburbs of New Jersey visited Camp Hope. Deep in the woods, away from civilization, the children are taught the ways of Christianity, the dangers of gluttony and the horror of the Devil. The head priest teaches the children fundamentalist christianity, who has unknowingly brought evil with him by soley focusing on SinSin
In religion, sin is the violation or deviation of an eternal divine law or standard. The term sin may also refer to the state of having committed such a violation. Christians believe the moral code of conduct is decreed by God In religion, sin (also called peccancy) is the violation or deviation...
instead of salvation by telling these kids that everything they do is a sin and asking them whether or not they masturbate, because masurbation according to the priest is the same as premarital sex
Premarital sex
Premarital sex is sexual activity, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex, practiced by persons who are unmarried. Although it has always been practiced, in the West it has increased in prevalence since the mid-1950s...
. The movie ends with no form of reason or explanation with the main character Tommy Leary, losing his faith in God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
due to the continuous barrage of fundamentalist ideals.
Cast
- Will DentonWill DentonWill Denton is an American film and television actor.Best known for playing the role of "Leopold Cain" in the television series Kidnapped , his credits also include the films Robots , Palindromes , and Kinsey .Denton currently lives in Brookfield, Connecticut and is a member of the class of 2012...
as Tommy Leary - Dana DelanyDana DelanyDana Welles Delany is an American film, stage, and television actress, producer, host and health activist.After various roles in the early career, Delany garnered her first leading role in 1987 in the short-lived NBC sitcom Sweet Surrender and achieved wider fame in 1988–1991 as Colleen McMurphy...
as Patricia Leary - Andrew McCarthyAndrew McCarthyAndrew Thomas McCarthy is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the 1980s films St. Elmo's Fire, Mannequin, Weekend at Bernie's, Pretty in Pink, and Less Than Zero, and more recently for his role in the television shows Lipstick Jungle, White Collar and Royal Pains.-Career:McCarthy...
as Michael Leary - Bruce DavisonBruce DavisonBruce Davison is an American actor and director.-Early life:Davison was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Marian E. , a secretary, and Clair W. Davison, a musician, architect, and draftsman for the Army Engineers. His parents divorced when he was three years old. He was raised by his...
as Fr. Phineas McAllister - Jesse EisenbergJesse EisenbergJesse Adam Eisenberg is an American actor. He made his screen debut with the comedy-drama television series Get Real from 1999 to 2000...
as Daniel - Valentina de Angelis as Melissa
- James McCaffreyJames McCaffreyJames G. McCaffrey is an American actor.-Biography:McCaffrey was born in Northern Ireland and raised in New York. His first role was for sills models, as a mentally challenged teen, in Bill II: on His Own, the Bill Sackter story. He also played the lead in the first and last seasons of the series...
as Dr. John - Sasha NeulingerSasha NeulingerSasha Neulinger is an American actor born on September 20, 1989, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Filmography:*"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Charlie Monaghan...
as Jimmy - Spencer Treat ClarkSpencer Treat ClarkSpencer Treat Clark is an American actor who has appeared in several films, including Gladiator, Mystic River, and Unbreakable.-Life and career:...
as Timothy - Chris NorthropChris NorthropChristopher Scott "Chris" Northrop is an American actor known for portrayals of offbeat, eccentric characters such as Emo in Wildlife and euro-chic fashion magazine staffer Sven on ABC's hit TV show Ugly Betty...
as Death Metal Kid - Drew PowellDrew PowellDrew Powell is an American actor. He he is best known for his role as Hoss Cartwright on the PAX series The Ponderosa, and for his guest roles on Malcolm in the Middle and Leverage.-Life and career:...
as Bob - Joseph Vincent Cordaro as Ryan
- Christopher Denham as Christian
- Caroline London as Rose Leary
Release
The film was released in the United States August 13, 2010. Lionsgate release film on DVD in the United States in 2011.Lawsuit
Jesse Eisenberg has filed a lawsuit against Lionsgate Entertainment and Grindstone Entertainment for trying to fraudulently capitalize on his fame by using his name and face to promote a movie he was barely in. Legal documents state: "Eisenberg is bringing this lawsuit in order to warn his fans and public that, contrary to the manner in which the defendants are advertising the film, Eisenberg is not the star of and does not appear in a prominent role in Camp Hell, but instead has a cameo role in Camp Hell."He's asking for damages of at least $3 million.
Jesse originally agreed to play a small cameo role in the film "as a favor to friends" for "minimal compensation," but Lionsgate is promoting it, in hopes to capitalize on it, as if he were the main A-list star in the film.