Estus Pirkle Explained

Estus Pirkle
Birth Name:Estus Washington Pirkle
Birth Place:Vienna, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting Place:Myrtle, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation:Preacher
Children:2

Estus Washington Pirkle (March 12, 1930 – March 3, 2005) was an American Baptist minister, evangelist, and filmmaker.

Early life

Estus Washington Pirkle was born in Vienna, Georgia on March 12, 1930. He was one of eleven children to Grover Washington Pirkle and Bessie Nora Jones. He grew up primarily in Sycamore, Georgia. He graduated from Norman Junior College and attended Mercer University in Macon and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Pirkle became a pastor travelling through the southern United States, including his home state of Georgia, Texas, Louisiana and Kentucky. He met his wife Ann in Athens, Texas. Pirkle served at Locust Grove Baptist Church in New Albany, Mississippi for 36 years.[1]

Film work

In addition to his preaching, Pirkle was known for creating and starring in his own Christian films as well as writing numerous books.[2] His films were directed by Ron Ormond (known for his previous works on exploitation films like 1953's Mesa of Lost Women)[3] and produced by the Ormond Organization of Nashville, Tennessee. The first of these films was If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? from 1971.

The Burning Hell is a 1974 film created by Pirkle (directed by Ormond) as his interpretation of what the Bible has to say about hell.[4] [5] The 1977 companion movie The Believer's Heaven gives Pirkle's interpretation of what the Bible has to say about heaven.[6]

Legacy

Pirkle's preaching was sampled by Negativland for the song "Christianity Is Stupid".[7] The Believer's Heaven was sampled by Insane Clown Posse on their 1997 album The Great Milenko.[8]

Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn restored both The Burning Hell and The Believer's Heaven each for film festival showings and streaming.[9]

Bibliography

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-07-30 . ARCHIVAL REVIVAL: INTERVIEW WITH ANN PIRKLE - WIFE OF ESTUS PIRKLE . 2023-01-25 . ARCHIVAL REVIVAL.
  2. https://hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/if-footmen-tire-you-what-will-horses-do-review The Communists Are Coming! The Atheists Are Here!: Estus Pirkle and His Red Scare Mongering IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSES DO? —— Hyperreal Film Club
  3. https://vimeo.com/102548920 THE GRINDHOUSE GOSPEL OF RON ORMOND on Vimeo
  4. https://www.allhorror.com/movies/the-burning-hell The Burning Hell
  5. https://mubi.com/films/the-burning-hellThe Burning Hell (1974)|MUBI
  6. https://mubi.com/films/the-believer-s-heaven The Believer's Heaven (1977)|MUBI
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNR4PHyvXeQ Christianity Is Stupid by Negativland - Topic on YouTube
  8. Web site: Insane Clown Posse - Pass Me by . .
  9. https://mubi.com/specials/bynwr MUBI Special: Restored By Nicholas Winding Refn|MUBI
  10. https://www.sfweekly.com/culture/communists-drive-in-movies-the-seven-female-erotic-zones-estus-pirkle-saves-us/ Communists! Drive-In Movies! The Seven Female Erotic Zones! Estus Pirkle Saves Us - SF Weekly
  11. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/426040000 The Estus Pirkle Evangelistic Association presents the burning hell (DVD video, 1974) - WorldCat.org
  12. https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/nicolas-winding-refn-brings-rare-country-music-films-to-uks-black-deer-festival/ Nicolas Winding Refn Beings Rare Country Music Films to UK's Black Deer Festival - The Bluegrass Situation
  13. https://mubi.com/films/if-footmen-tire-you-what-will-horses-do If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (1971)|MUBI
  14. https://books.google.com/books?id=4aSF_sChKG0C&q=%22Estus+Pirkle%22 Cinema Inferno - Google Books (pg.297)

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