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Plot Summary
Storytelling in all its forms is skewered in THE CATECHISM CATACLYSM. In this divinely bizarre and funny tale, wild characters infuse stories within stories until the lines between the Bible, Mark Twain, and campfire tales are hilariously blurred. Father Billy (Steve Little), an eccentric young priest, is forced to take a sabbatical by his superiors when he is discovered telling inappropriate parables to his flock. Billy tracks down his high-school idol Robbie (Robert Longstreet), who begrudgingly agrees to a canoe trip. On the water, the two men reminisce about Billy's days as the keyboardist in a Christian band and Robbie's as a guitarist for a metal band. When night approaches, they realize they have lost their way and that's when things get weird. Buoyed by commanding comedic performances by Steve Little (EASTBOUND and DOWN) and Robert Longstreet (GREAT WORLD OF SOUND) and deft handling by director Todd Rohal, THE CATECHISM CATACLYSM shines a light on the power of absurd fiction. THE CATECHISM CATACLYSM is a production of Rough House Pictures (David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, Jody Hill).
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
41%- Reviews Counted: 17
- Fresh: 7
- Rotten: 10
- Average Rating: 5.4/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Weird and well-acted...
Rotten: A grating and witless would-be spoof of religion, male-bonding and, it seems, horror movies.
Rotten: Taking the notion of toilet humor literally but incapable of delivering its promised religious satire, The Catechism Cataclysm is more muddled than its tongue-twister title.
Fresh: William and Robbie's adventure has a shaggy-dog charm that's hard to resist.
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