2011
Not Rated
IFC Midnight
1 h 15 m

2011
Not Rated
IFC Midnight
1 h 15 m

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, an eccentric young priest, is forced to take a sabbatical by his superiors wh...

Comedy

Directed By: Todd Rohal

Written By: Todd Rohal

2011
Not Rated
IFC Midnight
1 h 15 m

2011
Not Rated
IFC Midnight
1 h 15 m

The Catechism Cataclysm

Name: The Catechism Cataclysm
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2011-10-19
Duration: 1 min 15 s
Rating: 47
Cast: Judy Findlay, Steve Little, Robert Longstreet, Carlos Lopez, Derek Erdman

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

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IndieWire

Oct 21, 2011

Catechism sometimes feels intentionally obscure, much like Rohal's last movie. It's essentially a hilariously brazen lark, which is reason enough to embrace it.

By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW

The A.V. Club

Oct 19, 2011

If The Catechism Cataclysm does have something to say, it's that it's possible to enjoy a trip even when it isn't really going anywhere.

By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Oct 16, 2011

The film is an 80-minute shaggy-dog story about the seductive power of storytelling and the weird places it can transport us; too bad writer- director Todd Rohal doesn't take us any place worth going.

By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

Time Out

Oct 18, 2011

So it's no surprise that what starts out as a beer-soaked cringe comedy about stunted masculinity ends up deep in the woods with noise-loving Japanese tourists and exploding craniums - or that such detours into psychotronic oddity for its own sake can make even a 75-minute running time feel like an eternity.

By David Fear FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Nov 3, 2011

A grating and witless would-be spoof of religion, male-bonding and, it seems, horror movies.

By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

Variety

Oct 16, 2011

In the curious absence of religious satire, toilet humor isn't enough to constitute comedy, while the leads' grating performances make 81 minutes feel eternal.

By Rob Nelson FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 16, 2011

Not so much blasphemous as just outrageous for the hell of it.

By James Greenberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Littleman, Littleman, Littleman & Biggs, Rough House Pictures

Release Date Oct 19, 2011

Duration 1 h 15 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

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Tagline God will fuck you up.

Website http://www.catechismcataclysm.com/

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Judy Findlay

Old Lady

Steve Little

Father William Smoortser

Robert Longstreet

Robbie Shoemaker

Carlos Lopez

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Derek Erdman

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Ronald McGill

Ethnic Ding Dong #3

Alice Bridgforth

Parishoner Linda

Laurel Paxton

Parishoner Gloria

Kevin Seal

Parishoner Kevin Seal

Lynn Shelton

Parishoner Judy

Vinny Smith

Parishoner Teddy

Andrew Tribolini

Parishoner Lowery

Sharon Vanderveer

Parishoner Pat

Timothy Watkins

Father Tim

Wally Dalton

Father O'Herlihy

Carol Sparer

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Shellee Miggins

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Marie Clare Petrich

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Frederick H. Regis III

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C.J. Rose

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