Gates of Heaven

Gates of Heaven

Infobox Film
name = Gates of Heaven


imdb_id = 0077598
director = Errol Morris
released = October 19, 1980
runtime = 85 min.
language = English

"Gates of Heaven" is a 1978 documentary film by Errol Morris about the pet cemetery business. It was made when Morris was unknown and did much to launch his career.

The film, like Morris' other works, is unnarrated and the stories are told purely through interviews. It is divided into two main sections. The first concerns Floyd "Mac" McClure and his lifelong quest to allow pets to have a graceful burial. McClure's business associates and his competitor, a manager of a rendering plant, are interviewed. Eventually the business fails and the 450 animals have to be dug up and transported to the Bubbling Well Pet Memorial Park. This operation is run by John "Cal" Harberts and his two sons. This business is far more successful, and continues to operate today, run by Cal's son Dan Harberts.

Noted director Werner Herzog pledged that he would eat the shoe he was wearing if Morris' film on this improbable subject was completed and shown in a public theater. When the film was released Herzog lived up to his wager and the consumption of his footwear was made into the short film "Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe". "Gates of Heaven" launched Morris' career and is now viewed as a classic. In 1982 Roger Ebert named it one of the ten best films of all time. The film's acclaim stems less from its coverage of pet cemeteries than how Morris builds on this base to explore issues such as mortality and the afterlife.

References

* [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19971109/REVIEWS08/401010320/1023 Roger Ebert's analysis]

External links

*imdb title|id=0077598|title=Gates of Heaven
*rotten-tomatoes|id=gates_of_heaven|title=Gates of Heaven


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