J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

The read

It runs a compact 1h 25m.

Synopsis

What started out as an inside joke amongst two self proclaimed weirdos in Ft. Worth, Texas soon becomes much more than they bargained for. Frustrated by the rising consumer-driven culture, out-of-work pals Douglass St. Clair Smith and Steve Wilcox decide to turn their conservative southern ideology on its head and invent a new religion all their own. Spurred on by the overreach of religion and zealous televangelists of the day, the pair concoct religious monikers (Reverend Ivan Stang and Dr. Philo Drummond), a newly minted prophet (J.R. "Bob" Dobbs), and devise a crusade to expose the conspiracy of normalcy by using humor as the ultimate weapon.

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Key crew

• Sandy K. BooneDirector
• Sandy K. BooneWriter
• Jason WehlingWriter

Cast

• Douglass SmithReverend Ivan Stang
• Steve WilcoxPhilo Drummond
• Nick OffermanSelf
• Richard LinklaterSelf
• Penn JilletteSelf
• Gerald V. CasaleSelf
• Davey TaylorReverend Lord Angry Larry
• Harry S. RobinsDr. Howland Owll
• Byron WernerSelf

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