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

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius (2019)

1h 25m | PG-13

⭐ 5.3 / 10

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.

Director: Sandy K. Boone

Studio: Production For Use

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Douglass Smith

Douglass Smith

as Reverend Ivan Stang

Steve Wilcox

Steve Wilcox

as Philo Drummond

Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

as Self

Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

as Self

Penn Jillette

Penn Jillette

as Self

Gerald V. Casale

Gerald V. Casale

as Self