"Actor: Louis Theroux"

• My Scientology Movie | DVD | (28/11/2016) from £6.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Louis Theroux's first theatrical feature documentary, from the Oscar TM winning producer of SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN and MAN ON WIRE, sees the renowned filmmaker delve into the world of Scientology, one of the worlds most mysterious and powerful religions, in what he regards as ˜the Holy Grail of Stories'. With a lifetime of experience dealing with eccentric, unpalatable and unexpected human behaviour, the unassuming Theroux won't take no for an answer when his request to enter the Church of Scientology headquarters is turned down. Inspired by the Church's alleged techniques, and aided by former Scientology members-turned-whistleblowers, Theroux uses actors to recreate incidents people claim to have experienced as members in an attempt to better understand the way it operates. However, in a bizarre twist, it becomes clear that Louis is not the only one making a documentary Suffused with a good dose of humour and moments worthy of a Hollywood script, MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE is as outlandish as it is revealing.

• Louis Theroux - The Best Of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends - Vol. 2 | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The BBC's most intrepid reporter of the culturally off-beat and the downright bizarre returns for four more of the best episodes of his TV series Weird Weekends. Swingers? Wrestlers? Crazy South African Boers? They're all here! Swingers Louis journeys to Southern California to investigate the weird world of wife-swapping. Is he man enough for the group room? And what do you do when you want to touch someone's primary erogenous zone? South Africa Louis visits the whites-only communities that want nothing to do with a multi-racial South Africa and discovers a world of fire-breathing Boers (Don't get cocky with me my friend!) and unrepentant German Nazis. Wrestling Is it real? Is it not real? Louis travels the American South investigating the fastest growing sport that isn't really a sport and finds out that there are some questions you just don't ask. Hypnosis Louis infiltrates the American self-empowerment movement to see if he too can use trance technique to unlock the secret of personal wealth and sexual attraction. But is it possible to be too good at picking up strange women even if you wear glasses?

• Louis Theroux | DVD | (19/01/2009) from £10.59   |  Saving you £14.40 (135.98%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Through his many fascinating and compelling documentaries Louis Theroux has made the off beat the unsavoury and the less visited aspects of life his own domain. Through his unique intimate un confrontational interviewing style Louis is able to present intense and surprisingly revealing portraits of the most disparate of subjects. Louis and Gambling: Louis heads for Vegas to reveals the world behind the myths of casino culture - the slot slaves high rollers and casino men who keep this town in the middle of the desert green with money. Louis and the Most Hated Family in America: Louis gets to know the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka Kansas - whose members are nearly all from one family and are infamous for picketing funerals for fallen soldiers... Louis Under the Knife: In California where you can be whatever and whomever you want at the flick of knife and a few thousand dollars Louis attempts to get under the skin of extreme plastic surgery. Louis Behind Bars: Louis goes inside California's San Quentin - one of America's most notorious prisons - to meet serial murderers gang members at risk inmates and guards. Louis' African Hunting Holiday: Louis Theroux journeys to Limpopo Province in South Africa to join the holidaymakers who flock there to hunt big game.

• Louis Theroux - The Odd, the Bad and the Godly | DVD | (15/08/2011) from £18.70   |  Saving you £1.29 (6.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Law and Disorder in Lagos: Louis visits Lagos a place where it's not always the police who hold the power but also gangs of young men known as Area Boys. Louis spends time with the gangs as they patrol their turfs clash with local rivals and keep the peace in a brutal and haphazard fashion. Lagos is a world in which the forces of law and of disorder are not always readily distinguishable and nothing is quite what it seems. America's Medicated Kids: Louis travels to America and meets parents turning to psychoactive medication to help them cope with problem children. Louis travels to one of America's leading children's psychiatric treatment centres to get to know the controversially diagnosed children and try to understand what drives parents to put their kids on drugs. The Ultra Zionists: Louis Theroux spends time with a small but very committed group of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers. He discovers a people who consider it their religious and political obligation to populate some of the most sensitive disputed and religiously significant areas of the West Bank often resulting in violent clashes. Miami Mega-Jail Parts 1&2: Louis spends time inside Miami's mega-jail where dangerous inmates awaiting trial sleep 24 to a room and live life behind bars under a strict code with severe and often violent punishments for those who break the prison's unwritten laws. Return To The Most Hated Family: Louis returns to the Westboro Baptist Church spending time with the Phelps family as they controversially picket and antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. However there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan when a series of defections by family members shakes up the church.

• Louis Theroux | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £11.92   |  Saving you £8.07 (67.70%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Louis Theroux (2 Disc)

• Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends - Vol. 1 | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Porn: Louis strips off and plunges into the world of porn. From the glossy high end productions to the sleazy gonzo flicks he gets intimate with the men and women who bang for kicks. But is it all as fun as it seems? And what happens if you can't get wood? Survivalists: Louis travels to the American North West a place where survivalists white seperatists and paranoid freedom fighters are arming themselves against the New World Order. Meet the radical nuts and noodles who shoot first and ask questions later...

• Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends - Vol. 3 | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Swingers: Louis journeys to Southern California to investigate the weird world of wife-swapping. Is he man enough for the group room? And what do you do when you want to touch someone's primary erogenous zone? South Africa: Louis visits the whites-only communities that want nothing to do with a multi-racial South Africa and discovers a world of fire-breathing Boers (Don't get cocky with me my friend!) and unrepentant German Nazis.

• Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends - Vol. 2 | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £8.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-49.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Wrestling: Is it real? Is it not real? Louis travels the American South investigating the fastest growing sport that isn't really a sport and finds out that there are some questions you just don't ask. Hypnosis: Louis infiltrates the American self-empowerment movement to see if he too can use trance technique to unlock the secret of personal wealth and sexual attraction. But is it possible to be too good at picking up strange women even if you wear glasses? Bonus Episode - The Hamiltons: It started as a look at the odd couple of Tory politics; then came the allegations of indecent assault at a sex party in Essex and the subsequent tabloid frenzy...

• Louis Theroux - Best Of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends | DVD | (05/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Never afraid to ask the silly question, in the Best Of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Louis gambles on a mix of warmth and charm to gain access and insight into the people he meets. From the bizarre to the ridiculous to the downright scary, the show has brought Louis and his viewers face to face with some fairly eccentric personalities and ideas over the years. This "Best of" collection is dominated by early episodes from the series--("Porn", "Survivalists", "Gangsta Rap", "UFOs") and contains some classic moments including Louis' "fiat" gangsta rap, his audition as a porn star and his chat with neo-nazis survivalist (and "Are You Being Served" fan) Reverend Gerry Gruidl. From the frighteningly deluded to the mildly eccentric, Louis always finds some way to connect with the people he meets and as a result the series continues to rise above any desire to become overly voyeuristic, to patronise or to judge. Surreal, sometimes disturbing, and often very, very funny indeed The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends is essential viewing for any fan of the series. --Caroline Butler On the DVD: Disappointingly this DVD has few special features and a standard TV transfer. The one special feature it does hold however is a real gem, along with a typically Louis-style introduction on the DVD and how to work it (!) you also get the chance to view a commentary by Jimmy Saville and Louis Theroux, an option which pops up on the screen throughout the programmes. Although a little awkward to access the "gems of wisdom" which spring from Mr Saville's mouth are to be savoured--the jingle-jangle tendencies of old have clearly been lost by the DJ. Added to this you get the full interview/sleep over; "When Louis Met Jimmy" the first star-based documentary, offering you the chance to glance into the weird world and mindset of Jimmy. The DVD comes in a lavishly presented package which, however, for some bizarre reason comes in a two-disc set--half the features on one and half on the other disc--which verges on being almost as annoying as the old-school flipper discs. --Nikki Disney