Who among us hasn’t wished for a return to the salad days of our time in a doomsday cult?
Thank heavens for Baltimore-born comedian, actor, and writer Stavros Halkias, who has managed to bring that longing to life on the big screen in theaters on Oct. 25, and to streaming on Nov. 12.
“Let’s Start a Cult” is a feature-length throwback comedy from Dark Sky Films starring Halkias and many other comedians like Wes Haney (Netflix’s “The Characters”: Tim Robinson), Eric Rahill (FX’s “The Bear”), Katy Fullan (HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), and Daniel Simonsen (BBC’s “House of Fools”).
A press release describes the premise of the film as centering on an “obnoxious loser” who has missed out on his cult’s long-awaited ritual suicide. He finds his bogus ex-messiah and they set out to rebuild their doomsday commune.
“Traveling together through middle America, the constantly-bickering duo induct a military wannabe, a mentally unstable mom, and a mysterious foreign hitchhiker into their cult… but will this family of outcasts fulfill their transcendent destiny, or decide this life might be worth living after all?” reads the press release’s description.
Again – who among us?
Halkias is originally from Baltimore, and currently lives in Queens, New York. His latest special, “Fat Rascals,” is out on Netflix, and his debut special, “Live at the Lodge Room,” reached a million views in its first four days. His ultimate goal is to get famous enough to buy his mother a nice home, quit show business, and open a surf and turf restaurant in East Baltimore.
“Let’s Start a Cult” will have a special sneak preview at The Charles Theater on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m., with a Q&A session with Halkias following the movie. To purchase tickets to the sneak preview, click this link. Tickets range in price from $12 – $14.
The movie opens at The Senator on Oct. 25. To purchase tickets, please click this link.
To stay up-to-date on the latest list of theaters showing the film, visit the Dark Sky website here. It will be available on all streaming platforms on Nov. 12, 2024.
