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Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher
Lonnie Frisbee was a young hippie seeker fully immersed in the 1960s counter culture when he claimed to have experienced an encounter with God while on an acid trip. This event so transformed him that Lonnie became an itinerant Christian evangelist, something of a John the Baptist of Southern California who compelled thousands of fellow spiritual seekers to make a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. During the 1970s Lonnie Frisbee became widely known as California's "hippie preacher," the quintessential "Jesus freak" whose pictures frequented such magazines as Time and Life as the media told the story of a burgeoning "Jesus movement." Lonnie Frisbee provided the charismatic spark that launched the Calvary Chapel church into a worldwide ministry and propelled many fledgling leaders into some of the most powerful movers and shakers of the evangelical movement.
| Release : | 2005 |
| Rating : | 7.4 |
| Studio : | |
| Crew : | Director, Editor, |
| Cast : | Marjoe Gortner |
| Genre : | Documentary |
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Waste of time
Such a frustrating disappointment
A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action
Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction
Others have described this unusual movie better than I can. I'll just add that the extras video on the DVD is essential. It's almost as long as the very short movie itself is. It actually contains a lot more information than the movie does because it leaves out the obscure, annoying and completely irrelevant songs that pepper the movie and eat up at least a third of its under-one-hour run time. The only sad thing about the extras video is that it adds an ugly, bitter, deluded side to his otherwise interesting and sympathetic wife Connie (I love her for being outraged at Chuck Smith's egregious smugness at Lonnie's funeral).I'll also add that I am myself a gay Christian (very emphatically and uncompromisingly both), a year older than Lonnie Frisbee. My life too has been entirely transformed by Jesus (who loves gay men, by the way) and informed and infused by the marvelous Holy Spirit, and I too passed through Calvary Chapel along the way. For some reason I survived the experience that fatally wounded him, but then I was never on the front lines in the same way he was, as Jesus was, and as surprisingly few others have been.I had never heard of Lonnie Frisbee (Smith and his disciples have very successfully purged him from their history), so I'm grateful to this movie for introducing us. I love and admire and thank Lonnie for all he did, and I'm eager to meet him face to face before too much longer. He's better off now than any of us are.
This is a great film, showing how Lonnie ministered in signs and wonders, and was a catalyst to both the Calvary Chapel and Vineyard movements. Sadly, much of the good Lonnie did was dismissed by religious people because of how Lonnie died. Kudos to David for this wonderful documentary. As one effected by Lonnie's work, I am very grateful for this film. Like my film on Aimee McPherson, David compassionately explores how an anointed person is still human, and is too often exploited and used by others for their spiritual gifts. This film effected me, spiritually and emotionally, and I hope David makes more films.
Stunning and revealing! The struggle between the flesh and the spirit has been and will continue to be a powerful motif in film, art, and humanity. Johnny Cash, Martin Scorsese, the list goes on... And now Lonnie Frisbee. Literally erased from Christian revivalist history because he struggled with homosexuality. His story is truly powerful, and quite an inspiration to the mild and weak movement that Christianity has become in comparison to the movement Frisbee started among the counterculture of the 60s. Watch this film, whether you're a Christian or not...it speaks on all levels.
This movie challenged my preconceived ideas about the man GOD uses. A comparison can be made with the likes of John the Baptist and his fire for GOD to preach the gospel message & the lure of sin and the depths it can take you similar to the life of Samson. I would recommend anyone to see this film. Lonnie's influence affected the Christian world as we know it. Great 70's Christian Rock artists featuring the talents of Larry Norman , Randy Stonehill, Mark Heard, Agape & more! If you have not heard of these artists, you will enjoy discovering the talents of these hidden gems as it compliments the era of the film based in the 70's Jesus Movement. A must see!
