Mock Up on Mu (2008)
A radical hybrid of spy, sci-fi, Western, and even horror genres, Craig Baldwin's Mock Up On Mu cobbles together a feature-length "collage-narrative" based on (mostly) true stories of California's post-War sub-cultures of rocket pioneers, alternative religions, and Beat lifestyles. Pulp-serial snippets, industrial-film imagery, and B- (and Z-) fiction clips are intercut with newly shot live-action material, powering a playful, allegorical trajectory through the now-mythic occult matrix of Jack Parsons (Crowleyite founder of the Jet Propulsion Lab), L.Ron Hubbard (sci-fi author turned cult-leader), and Marjorie Cameron (bohemian artist and "mother of the New Age movement"). Their intertwined tales spin out into a speculative farce on the militarization of space, and the corporate take-over of spiritual fulfillment and leisure-time.
Cast
- Damon Packard - L. Ron Hubbard
- Michelle Silva - Agent C/Marjorie Cameron
- Kalman Spelletich - Richard Carlson/Jack Parsons
- Stoney Burke - Lockheed Martin
- Jeri Lynn Cohen - Marjorie Cameron (Voice)
- Ed Holmes - Jack Parsons (Voice)
- David M. Cox - Aleister Crowley (Voice)
Screenplay
Keywords
thelema, thelemite occultist
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mock Up on Mu about?
- A radical hybrid of spy, sci-fi, Western, and even horror genres, Craig Baldwin's Mock Up On Mu cobbles together a feature-length "collage-narrative" based on (mostly) true stories of California's post-War sub-cultures of rocket pioneers, alternative religions, and Beat lifestyles. Pulp-serial snippets, industrial-film imagery, and B- (and Z-) fiction clips are intercut with newly shot live-action material, powering a playful, allegorical trajectory through the now-mythic occult matrix of Jack Parsons (Crowleyite founder of the Jet Propulsion Lab), L.Ron Hubbard (sci-fi author turned cult-leader), and Marjorie Cameron (bohemian artist and "mother of the New Age movement"). Their intertwined tales spin out into a speculative farce on the militarization of space, and the corporate take-over of spiritual fulfillment and leisure-time.
- Who directed Mock Up on Mu?
- Mock Up on Mu was directed by Craig Baldwin.
- Who stars in Mock Up on Mu?
- Mock Up on Mu stars Damon Packard, Michelle Silva, Kalman Spelletich, Stoney Burke, Jeri Lynn Cohen, Ed Holmes.
- How long is Mock Up on Mu?
- Mock Up on Mu has a runtime of 1h 54m (114 minutes).
- What genre is Mock Up on Mu?
- Mock Up on Mu is a Comedy, Science Fiction film.