Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
A teenage boy coming of age during the Reagan years discovers that he really enjoys many pleasurable things that are frowned upon by his family and their religion.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Released
- 2017
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2017
Storyline
A teenage boy coming of age during the Reagan years discovers that he really enjoys many pleasurable things that are frowned upon by his family and their religion.
Top credits
Sasha Feldman — Gabe- Nicholas Harsin — Peter
Kit DeZolt — Kien
Lauren Lakis — Karen
Did you know
• While the novel and the film are commonly ignored by active Jehovah's Witnesses, those who have left the Church have praised both for the accuracy in the depiction of the religion and the Church as an organization.
• The film was partially shot at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco. This was the same bookstore where writer Tony DuShane spent hours challenging his belief system and finding relief in literature much as Gabe does in the film. It also hosted the release party for the novel upon its 2010 release.
• Director Eric Stoltz has said he was given the book by a friend. He loved it and was moved and wondered how true it was. After meeting with the author Tony DuShane , he was determined to film it and to keep DuShane involved every step of the way including encouraging him to write the screenplay and to be on set for nearly ever scene.
User reviews
Religions are for idiots.
Not what it seems from the title.
Confessions of a Teenage Selfish Jerk
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
- Color
- Color
