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The Catechism Cataclysm

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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The Catechism Cataclysm (2011)
Father William Smoortser drops his bible into a toilet at a rest stop just before embarking on a day-long canoe trip, breaking loose all glorious hell.
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Father William Smoortser drops his bible into a toilet at a rest stop just before embarking on a day-long canoe trip, breaking loose all glorious hell.Father William Smoortser drops his bible into a toilet at a rest stop just before embarking on a day-long canoe trip, breaking loose all glorious hell.Father William Smoortser drops his bible into a toilet at a rest stop just before embarking on a day-long canoe trip, breaking loose all glorious hell.

  • Director
    • Todd Rohal
  • Writer
    • Todd Rohal
  • Stars
    • Judy Findlay
    • Steve Little
    • Robert Longstreet
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    726
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Todd Rohal
    • Writer
      • Todd Rohal
    • Stars
      • Judy Findlay
      • Steve Little
      • Robert Longstreet
    • 10User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Judy Findlay
    • Old Lady
    Steve Little
    Steve Little
    • Father William Smoortser
    Robert Longstreet
    Robert Longstreet
    • Robbie Shoemaker
    Carlos Lopez
    • Ethnic Ding Dong #1
    Derek Erdman
    • Ethnic Ding Dong #2
    Ronald McGill
    • Ethnic Ding Dong #3
    Alice Bridgforth
    • Parishoner Linda
    Laurel Paxton
    • Parishoner Gloria
    Kevin Seal
    Kevin Seal
    • Parishoner Kevin Seal
    Lynn Shelton
    Lynn Shelton
    • Parishoner Judy
    Vinny Smith
    • Parishoner Teddy
    Andrew Tribolini
    • Parishoner Lowery
    • (as Andy Tribolini)
    Sharon Vanderveer
    • Parishoner Pat
    Timothy Watkins
    • Father Tim
    Wally Dalton
    Wally Dalton
    • Father O'Herlihy
    Carol Sparer
    • Waitress
    Shellee Miggins
    • Restaurant Patron
    Marie Clare Petrich
    • Restaurant Patron
    • Director
      • Todd Rohal
    • Writer
      • Todd Rohal
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    Storyline

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    • Goofs
      The old businessman's gun only holds five rounds, yet he is shown to fire at least eight shots --- one through the wall, one through the door, one through the ceiling, and five out the open doorway after the cops arrive.
    • Quotes

      Father William Smoortser: Poems are just stories without endings.

    • Connections
      Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.15 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Gates of Hell
      written and performed by Beef Magnet

    User reviews10

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    3/10
    The Joke Is On The Audience
    This film sat on my Netflix queue for a long time before I finally got around to watching it. Perhaps I should have waited longer. Then, perhaps, I would understand what it was all about. I know the film was supposed to be funny, but ultimately I think the joke was on me. In the film, an absurdly childish priest Father William, played by an unbelievably annoying Steve Little, is forced to take some time off by his superiors. He decides to contact his high school idol Robbie Shoemaker, played by Robert Longstreet, to take a little trip with him. Robbie agrees for no good reason. The two meander down a river on a raft purposelessly and seeming endlessly until you start praying for something, anything to happen. It does when two Japanese tourists and their black bodyguard show up. Sadly, what happens doesn't make any sense either. I have no idea what the filmmaker intended. Steve Little was simply too absurd for the film play as meaningful religious satire. I am giving the film three stars for the soundtrack. John R. Butler's sacrilegious ditty, Hand of the Almighty, is almost worth the price of admission.
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    • hausrathman
    • Mar 18, 2013

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Катехизис катаклизма
    • Filming locations
      • Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Littleman, Littleman, Littleman & Biggs
      • Rough House Pictures
      • Rough House Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,373
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $897
      • Oct 23, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,373
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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