Editing Synanon (section)

==Popular depictions==
*''[[Straight Life (book)|Straight Life: The Story of Art Pepper]]'' includes several chapters (21–23) about living at Synanon from 1969 to 1971.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pepper |first1=Art |last2=Pepper |first2=Laurie |title=Straight Life: The Story of Art Pepper |date=1979 |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=0-306-80558-8|edition=Updated }}</ref>
*The 1965 [[Columbia Pictures]] movie ''[[Synanon (film)|Synanon]]'', directed by [[Richard Quine]], was set at (and filmed in) Synanon; it starred [[Edmond O'Brien]] as Chuck Dederich, as well as [[Chuck Connors]], [[Stella Stevens]], [[Richard Conte]], and [[Eartha Kitt]].
*The 1984 TV movie ''[[Attack on Fear]]'', written by [[T.S. Cook]] and directed by [[Mel Damski]], is an account of the journalists who exposed the abuses; it starred [[Paul Michael Glaser]], [[Linda Kelsey]], and [[Barbara Babcock]].
*Episode 22 of ''[[Mannix (season 1)|Mannix]]'' depicts Synanon members involved with a fictitious 1945 Daily Clarion bombing that killed 14 men.
*Synanon is referred to in [[Bob Dylan]]'s song "Lenny Bruce", from his album ''[[Shot of Love]]'' (Bruce "never made it to Synanon").
*Synanon is referred to in the song "Opening Doors" from [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s musical ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (musical)|Merrily We Roll Along]]'', which mentions it as a hypothetical song title in a satirical revue of the 1960s.
*Synanon is mentioned in [[Joan Didion]]'s 1979 essay ''[[The White Album (book)|The White Album]]''.
*[[Philip K. Dick]] makes several references to Synanon in his 1977 novel ''[[A Scanner Darkly]]'' and 1981 novel ''[[VALIS]]''.
*''Hollywood Park: A Memoir'' by [[Mikel Jollett]] (founder of [[The Airborne Toxic Event]]) was published in May 2020 and describes Jollett's life in and escape from Synanon.
*The group is featured in the 2021 book ''Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism'' by American linguist [[Amanda Montell]]. Montell's father was a member as a child and spoke freely to Amanda about his experience in Synanon.
*On September 26, 2022, the [[TrueAnon]] podcast also released a 5-part series on the history of Synanon called ''The Game''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/TrueAnonPod/status/1571884677191077889 |title=TrueAnon Presents: The Game -- First Episode drops September 26 on patreon.com/trueanonpod |via=Twitter}}</ref> Throughout the series, one of the show's hosts, [[Brace Belden]], talks about his childhood experience in a correctional, co-ed private facility called the [[Monarch School, Montana|Monarch School]], which has been closed due to allegations of widespread abuse under the watch of its founder, Patrick McKenna, a Synanon disciple.
*On January 13, 2023, ''[[The Last Podcast on the Left]]'' released an episode on Synanon as part of their series on the [[troubled teen industry]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 January 2023 |title=Episode 518: The Troubled Teen Industry Part II: Synanon - The Dirty Double Dozen by Last Podcast On The Left {{!}} Podchaser |url=https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/last-podcast-on-the-left-33097/episodes/episode-518-the-troubled-teen-160733592 |website=Podchaser}}</ref>
*A four-part [[Paramount+]] docuseries titled ''[[Born in Synanon]]'' directed by [[Geeta Gandbhir]] was released in December 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/releases/?view=108804-td|title=Born in Synanon to Premiere on Tuesday, December 12|website=[[Paramount Global|Paramount Press Express]]|date=November 16, 2023|access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref> The series follows Cassidy Arkin as she seeks for the truth surrounding Synanon, which she grew up in, as it descended into a cult.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themarysue.com/born-in-synanon-cassidy-arkin-and-sandra-rogers-hare-interview/|title=Ex-Synanon Members Break Down Cult's Mixed Legacy and What America Can Learn From It|website=The Mary Sue|first=Rachel|last=Ulatowski|date=January 29, 2024|access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref>
*Synanon is discussed as the source of the "tough love" approach used at the [[troubled teen industry]] facilities like [[Academy at Ivy Ridge]] in the 2024 Netflix documentary ''[[The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping]]''.
*A four-part [[HBO]] documentary series titled ''[[The Synanon Fix]]'' directed by [[Rory Kennedy]] premiered at the [[2024 Sundance Film Festival]] in January 2024, and premiered in April 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/synanon-documentary-hbo-rory-kennedy-1235343629/|title=Synanon Documentary Set at HBO From Director Rory Kennedy (EXCLUSIVE)|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=August 17, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/2024-sundance-film-festival-lineup-movies-1235652869/|title=Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Dominic|last2=Patten|date=December 6, 2023|access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/hbo-original-documentary-series-synanon-fix-debuts-april-1|title=HBO Original Documentary Series THE SYNANON FIX Debuts April 1|website=[[Warner Bros. Discovery]]|date=March 20, 2024|access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Mae Martin]]’s Netflix show [[Wayward (miniseries)|Wayward]] is partially inspired by Synanon.