Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

1998 • bbc

4.7

47 reviews

Rating

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (4)

1 Christianity

1/15/98

Louis Theroux travels to Dallas to infiltrate the world of the born-again Christian evangelists, and quickly finds himself taking part in a rousing television broadcast and a street crusade, complete with guiatr and tambourine. However, he remains unconvinced as to whether he can be saved, even by the angels who, according to his interviewees, are tasked with this job on Earth.

2 UFOs

1/22/98

Louis Theroux heads off to Southwest America to hunt out the people who hunt out aliens. In Palm Springs he has encounter with self-styled 'warrior monk' and alien killer Thor Templar who has notched up 20 alien kills over the years. He then makes makes contact with Ron and Shari from the Centre for the Study of ET Intelligence and joins them on a 'extraterrestrial' field trip.

3 Porno

1/29/98

Intrepid reporter Louis Theroux gets naked and takes up the challenge of 'keeping wood' during an explicit exploration of America's porn industry. He interviews both make and female porn stars about the problems they face before landing himself a fully clothed role in a gay film.

4 Head for the Hills

2/5/98

Louis travels to Idaho which is home to a growing number of right-wing patriots and militia enthusiasts who are preparing for what they firmly believe is inevitable global catastrophe. He visits former racing car driver turned patriot Steve Quayle and legendary Colonel Bo Gritz who runs 'Almost Heaven', a mountain-top commune for fellow patriots and survivalists.

About this show

The very British Louis Theroux journeys through the fringes of American society. Born-again religious fanatics in Texas make several attempts to save Louis' soul before he escapes to Colorado to meet those groups who are monitoring the activities of countless alien UFOs. Louis then tries to break into the porn industry in California. Finally Louis travels to Idaho which is home to a growing number of right-wing patriots and militia enthusiasts who are preparing for what they firmly believe is inevitable global catastrophe.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

47 reviews

fred fulford

July 28, 2016

Always covers some strong views and can make them soooo interesting ;)

1 person found this review helpful

Shaun Carney

August 23, 2020

Love watching Louis therouxs the worst interview was Jimmy saville so creepy and sick

steven Osborne

May 8, 2022

4 of 17 episodes isn't great...

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