THE CATECHISM CATACLYSM
THE CATECHISM CATACLYSM
TODD ROHAL, 2011
Catalog No.: FTF-143
Length: 82 minutes
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 & Down) and Robert Longstreet (Sorry To Bother You) and deft handling by director Todd Rohal (Uncle Kent 2), 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).
Directed by Todd Rohal
Written by Todd Rohal
Produced by David Gordon Green, Megan Griffiths, Jody Hill, Lacey Leavitt, Danny McBride, Matt Reilly and Todd Rohal
Cinematography by Benjamin Kasulke
Music by Joseph Sephens
Starring: Steve Little, Robert Longstreet, Ann Maddox, Koko Lanham, Carlos Lopez, Kevin Seal, Lynn Shelton, Wally Dalton, Rico A. Comic
Festivals: Sundance Film Festival, South by Southwest Film Festival, Independent Film Festival Boston, BAMcinemaFest, Athens Film Festival, Torino Film Festival
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PRESS
"A midnight cult classic that fans will discover for years to come."
- Heather Wixson, Dread Central
“Outrageous for the hell of it. A goofy, surreal tale full of non sequiturs and deadpan humor in the vein of Napoleon Dynamite.”
-James Greenberg, The Hollywood Reporter
"A horror-comic head trip"
- Paul Brunick, The New York Times
"Singularly wacky, wildly entertaining, and delicably strange"
-Eric Kohn, Indiewire
"William and Robbie's adventure has a shaggy-dog charm that's hard to resist."
- Scott Tobias, NPR