Search - Outlaw Prophet on DVD

It's good to watch for laughs but rent it first.

John.Christian | 08/23/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"In response to earlier comments:

I actually had the opportunity of meeting David Heavener and asking him about the movie. This was before I had seen the movie, though. He told me that the movie was intentionally made cheesy to give it that B-movie feel. And this wasn't his first film but it was the first film he entirely financed by himself. So, that somewhat explains why it was so low-quality.

In closing:
This movie had a loose plot and poor dialogue. But from what I've heard from David Heavener, it was made to be a really "bad" Sci-Fi movie. It takes a lot of stereotypes & cliches commonly found in most Sci-Fi/Fantasy movies. Not to mention, that he payed for this entire movie out-of-pocket. To my knowledge, and I could be wrong, this was also the first "christian" movie he had ever produced/directed & acted in. As for the music video, I agree that it could've been done a lot better. But Heavener does have a good voice and for the style of music he plays (ie. INSP rock) it's fairly decent.

Overall, it's fun(ny) to watch but I unless you're a hardcore fan of ultralow-budget ridiculously corny Sci-Fi films, like I am, I would only rent this movie.

Trivia:
The scene where John141(Heavener) stumbles upon what appears to be a church BBQ was actually the first shot scene of the movie. And it was completely improvised. He bought the costume at a costume store & none of the people that he interacts with in this scene are actors."