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

Mar 10, 2019 · 1h 25m
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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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CAST

Douglass Smith
Reverend Ivan Stang
Steve Wilcox
Philo Drummond
Nick Offerman
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Richard Linklater
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Penn Jillette
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Gerald V. Casale
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Davey Taylor
Reverend Lord Angry Larry
Harry S. Robins
Dr. Howland Owll
Directed by Sandy K. Boone

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EN
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US

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