Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011)

7.2/10 • 60 min • Documentary TV Movie

Overview

Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church. He again joins the Phelps family on their controversial pickets where they try to antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. But four years on from Louis's last visit, there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan. A series of defections of family members has shaken up the church.

Cast

Louis Theroux

Himself - Presenter

Fred Phelps

Shirley Phelps-Roper

Steve Drain

Himself

Megan Phelps-Roper

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