J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
What started out as an inside joke amongst two self proclaimed weirdos in Ft. Worth, Texas soon becomes much more than they bargained for. Frustrated by the rising consumer-driven culture, out-of-work pals Douglass St. Clair Smith and Steve Wilcox decide to turn their conservative southern ideology on its head and invent a new religion all their own. Spurred on by the overreach of religion and zealous televangelists of the day, the pair concoct religious monikers (Reverend Ivan Stang and Dr. Philo Drummond), a newly minted prophet (J.R. "Bob" Dobbs), and devise a crusade to expose the conspiracy of normalcy by using humor as the ultimate weapon.
Cast
Douglass Smith
as Reverend Ivan Stang
Steve Wilcox
as Philo Drummond
Nick Offerman
as Self
Richard Linklater
as Self
Penn Jillette
as Self
Gerald V. Casale
as Self
Davey Taylor
as Reverend Lord Angry Larry
Harry S. Robins
as Dr. Howland Owll
Byron Werner
as Self
