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Synopsis: Disenchanted by the church and his devout Christian mother, 19 year-old Donald escapes Texas for the liberal Northwest and attends Reed College at the urging of his secular father. At Reed College, Don finds that his classmates, from all walks of life, are more anti-religious and anti-everything than he was prepared for. In an attempt to fit in, and more importantly, in an attempt to find himself, Don joins an activist group which forces him to question what he really believes in.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Steve Taylor
Production: Roadside Attractions
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
48
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%
PG-13
Year:
2012
108 min
$594,904
Website
93 Views


had to be broken to make candy,

Jesus had to die on the cross

to make forgiveness for our sins.

So, Tito, would you like to be forgiven?

"S.."

"S, s, s, seor Kenny.

I want Jesus to be my amigo

for my birthday."

" Yo te quiero infinito. "

" Yo te quiero infinito. "

" Yo te quiero. "

" Yo te quiero infinito. "

Right?

Well, come on, boys and girls.

This is better than candy.

Grab the blood and body of Jesus,

and give it to all of Tito's friends.

"Muchas gracias. Muchas gracias.

Go on. Go on. Do it."

Like any good Southern Baptist,

I've been trained

to assess awkward situations

with the question,

"What would Jesus do?"

Make sure and bring some to the choir.

"Los cantantes.."

But what would Jesus do

if his mom was sleeping

with the youth pastor?

Maybe he'd feel like a sucker,

or maybe he'd just be pissed.

What the heck?!

- Don, Don, stop it.

- Son of a b*tch.

I don't know what's

gotten into your head,

but it's not what you're thinking.

I'm not thinking.

That's why I'm leaving.

"A brain like that

working for a church?

"You only believe that stuff

'cause you're afraid

to hang out with people who don't."

Maybe for once in his life,

the old man was right.

There's one way to find out.

Message in your mailbox.

Donny, I called your father,

and he told me about

this Reed College.

I'd like to talk about this

before we make a decision.

Please call me back this time.

Messages deleted.

Man.

Yeah, I saw it,

but it's not like there was a nip slip

in there or anything.

I mean, personally, I was like,

"Pfft, whatever."

That was the nineties.

That was edgy back then.

Come on. You got to

contextualize it historically.

So she's breast-feeding a pig?

Big deal.

That stuff was probably way common

during the Dust Bowl.

It's a critique on the chauvinism

of the human species.

How long you gonna be in there?

What, are you taking a dump

or something?

Till I'm done.

Why don't you practice

that party trick of yours?

You know, if queer theory

teaches us anything,

it's that sexual identity

is a social construct.

I mean, it doesn't matter

if she is or isn't.

Her image in general

and that image in particular

is transgressive.

It's... It's deviant, it's out,

and that's why our community

loves her.

She's co-opting a fan base.

You're acting like Tori Amos

is some kind of dyke messiah.

Chill, Lauryn, okay?

I'm just saying.

After all these years,

she's still kind of hot.

What is she, like a B cup?

Love is fleeting!

Herpes is forever!

Put a jimmy on your stiffy!

Come on, now!

You know you need one

for the chub.

One size does not fit all!

Love is fleeting, but herpes is forever!

Come and get 'em!

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