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The VelociPastor
2018 75 min United States of America 18+
★5.8
Action, Horror, Comedy
Director: Brendan Steere
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Description
After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a prostitute convinces him to fight crime. And ninjas.
Budget:
$36,000
Worldwide:
$100,000
Starring
Gregory James Cohan
Actor
George Schewnzer
Actor
Janice Young
Actor
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations total
Key opinion
The VelociPastor is a self-aware, low-budget cult film that intentionally subverts professional filmmaking standards to achieve a trash-aesthetic experience. While its amateurish execution and glaring technical oversights make it difficult to watch for mainstream audiences, its sheer absurdity creates a meme-worthy appeal for fans of ironic cinema.
| Production | The film utilizes intentionally crude, low-budget practical effects and visual gags that prioritize meme-worthy absurdity over technical competence. | |
| Acting | The performances are deliberately amateurish and reject standard acting conventions to lean into the film's trash-horror identity. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is structurally junky and absurd, intentionally violating professional narrative rules to create a surreal experience. | |
| Direction | The chaotic quality of the technical execution polarizes viewers: some find the disregard for professional standards an amusing stylistic choice, while others find the experience exhausting and fundamentally flawed. |