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What Would Jesus Buy?

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The Rev. Billy Tallen and his Stop Shopping Choir embark on a cross-country crusade against the commercialization of Christmas.
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WWJB is an eye opening doc about consumerism that manages to be both funny and informative.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 01/03/2008
The good reverend and his crew do their best to get busted at assorted corporate shrines (Disneyland, the Mall of America), but their media-driven antics serve only to underline Spurlock's add-water-and-stir approach to political documentary. Go to Full Review
Ann Hornaday Washington Post 12/06/2007
What Would Jesus Buy? is must-see viewing for anyone who thinks of Christmas as just a mall and its night visitors. Go to Full Review
Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer 12/06/2007
3/4
WWJB? encourages viewers to think outside the big box of super stores such as Wal-Mart. Go to Full Review
Ian Buckwalter DCist 06/12/2010
4.9/10
In WWJB, we don't really feel like we get to know anyone that well, not even the primary subjects of the film: Billy and his choir. Go to Full Review
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juli k 08/02/2019 I think this movie should be shown every week starting in September (as that seems to be when they start displaying Christmas decorations in the stores) on through December! To the critics of this movie, it might help to remember that the only way the creators can make their point is in a very tongue in cheek/snarky manor, otherwise it comes off as being "preachy". (pun intended ;) See more 12/03/2015 Shopocalypse is upon us! "you dont have to buy a gift to give a gift" - rev billy See more 03/07/2013 I liked it...I couldn't figure out if Reverend Billy is completely sincere in his evangelical preaching style or if it's supposed to be ironic. He seems to have a cult status with wise-ass college students, judging by the audience members at his appearances. Makes some good points in a criazzzy style. Worth a watch. See more 12/18/2012 Available on Youtube. Converted to good quality video, though. Excellent stuff: the ideology, the bus crash, the exorcism at Walmart HQ, the Disneyland infiltration and much much more. What a man, Rev Billy - and what a choir. And what a message too. Watch this. See more 05/09/2012 Bravo! Delicious blend of humor and outrage at America's dehumanizing consumerism. Using satire to shake and wake us this film is as entertaining as it is relevant. See more 04/10/2012 funny insigtful documentary about consumerism during the holidays See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The Rev. Billy Tallen and his Stop Shopping Choir embark on a cross-country crusade against the commercialization of Christmas.
Director
Rob VanAlkemade
Producer
Peter D. Hutchison, Stacey Offman, Morgan Spurlock
Screenwriter
Rob VanAlkemade, Sangeeta Samsera Sharma
Production Co
Palisades Pictures Entertainment Group
Rating
PG (Brief Mild Language|Thematic Material)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$188.8K
Runtime
1h 30m