Movie: The Pope of Utah

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    Set in a retro near-future deep in the bowels of a religious TV station on the Utah-Nevada border -- a sleazy, mustard-pimping TV evangelist named MELVIS goes to war with a crazed burnt out comedian. THE POPE OF UTAH is a nutty, harsh, and funny micro-dystopia about delusion, rage, and show biz jive.

  • Release Date

    1993-01-01

  • Average

    10

  • Rating:

    5.0 starts
  • Tagline

    A small-time TV evangelist struggles to keep his crumbling career together.

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