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Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

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Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
Directed byEric Stoltz
Written byTony DuShane
Based onConfessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk by Tony DuShane
Produced byKenny Hughes
Starring
Release date
  • 2017 (2017)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk is a 2017 film directed by Eric Stoltz, produced by Kenny Hughes and written by Tony DuShane, with the screenplay based on his own novel.

Set in the mid-1980s in California, it is about a young Jehovah's Witness and his doubts and sexual experiences, or lack thereof, over the course of about a year.[1] Scenes within the Jehovah's Witnesses community and families are contrasted to "worldly" settings, often symbolized by presence of globes. Short interviews, appearing to be interviews with real Jehovah's Witnesses, are interspersed in.[1] One interviewee was played by David Hedison (1927-2019), in his final film role.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Joe Leydon (February 22, 2018). "Film Review: 'Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk'". Variety.
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