The VelociPastor (2018)

After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a hooker convinces him to use it to fight crime. And ninjas.

Director:

Brendan Steere

Writer:

Brendan Steere

Stars:

Greg Cohan, George Schewnzer, Janice Young

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Greg Cohan	...	Doug Jones (as Gregory James Cohan)
George Schewnzer	...	Doug's Dad
Janice Young	...	Doug's Mom
Daniel Steere	...	Father Stewart
Claire Hsu	...	Chinese Villager
Nicholas M. Garofolo	...	Hobo (as nick Garofolo)
Alyssa Kempinski	...	Carol
Fernando Pacheco De Castro	...	Frankie Mermaid
Chase Schutter	...	Frankie's Heavy
Alec Lambert	...	Thug
Jesse Turits	...	Sam
Jiechang Yang	...	Wei Chan
Aurelio Voltaire	...	Altair
David Sokol	...	War Buddy Ali
Pat Hroncich	...	Vietnam Soldier

Storyline

After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a hooker convinces him to use it to fight crime. And ninjas.

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Plot Keywords:

eyepatch over glasses | pimp | white chinese ninjas | driving montage | vietnam flashback | 

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Taglines:

How long has it been since your last confession?

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is a feature-length adaptation of a 2010 grindhouse trailer by the same director, which was made as a film school project, and went viral.

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Goofs

At the 12:00 mark, the junkie in the park uses a semi-automatic pistol and when firing it, repeatedly racks the slide to put another round in the chamber. First, a semi-automatic does not need to be racked for each shot, and second, during none of those actions is a shell casing shown being ejected.

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Quotes

Doug Jones: I might be on a mission from God himself!
Father Stewart: That's insane, Doug! God does not want people dead!
Doug Jones: Oh, I think God wants a lot of people dead.

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Connections

References Miami Connection (1987)

User Reviews

Not since robo geisha have I seen such amazing filmography!

If you love dinosaurs, ninjas with ever changing accents and cgi that leaves you in disbelief then this is the movie for you.

Details

Country:

USA China

Language:

English Cantonese Mandarin Korean

Release Date:

28 September 2018 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The VelociPastor

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cyfuno Ventures, Hollow Tree Films, Laika Come Home

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1