J.R. "Bob" Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

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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Credits

Director:

Sandy K Boone

Executive Producer:

Sandy K Boone and Louis Black

Producer:

Michelle Randolph Faires, Alyssa Spiller Sajovich, Jason Wehling, Suzanne Weinert

Screenwriter:

Sandy K Boone and Jason Wehling

Cinematographer:

David Layton, Kyle Cockayne, Fady Hadid

Editor:

Lauren Sanders

Sound Designer:

Eric Friend

Music:

Curtis Heath

Principal Cast:

Richard Linklater, Nick Offerman, Penn Jillette, Gerald Casale, Douglass St. Clair Smith (Ivan Stang), Steve Wilcox (Philo Drummond), Margaret Moser, Paul Mavrides, Harry S. Robins, Kelly Cash

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Sandy K Boone
Sandy K Boone Productions
sandykboone111@gmail.com
5126657100

Publicity Contact:

Kristen O'Brien
kristengobrien@gmail.com
5126608850

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Year:
2019
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Runtime:
85:00 mins