Kevin Smith Got Some Serious Backlash Behind 'Dogma'

Entertainment Weekly

Kevin Smith stirred up quite the holy commotion with his 1999 film 'Dogma!' The irreverent religious satire earned him more than just a few raised eyebrows—it sparked protests, hate mail, and even some death threats.

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00:00Dogma kids! This was my fourth motion picture and I almost got killed over it.

00:05400,000 pieces of hate mail and three bonafide death threats. You Jews better

00:11take that money you stole from us and start investing in flak jackets because

00:16we're coming in there with shotguns. The movie had a rubber poop monster in it.

00:24Can you imagine getting that irate over a movie with a rubber poop monster? I hope

00:30whoever wrote that that missive found peace. Sounds like they ran for Congress.

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