Dogma (film)

Dogma is a 1999 American comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also stars along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Bud Cort, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, George Carlin, Janeane Garofalo, Alanis Morissette, and Jason Mewes. It is the fourth film in Smiths View Askewniverse series. Brian OHalloran and Jeff Anderson, stars of the first Askewniverse film Clerks, have cameo roles, as do Smith regulars Scott Mosier, Dwight Ewell, Walt Flanagan, and Bryan Johnson.

Bartleby Affleck and Loki Damon are fallen angels, banished for eternity from Heaven to Wisconsin for insubordination after an inebriated Loki with Bartlebys encouragement resigned as the Angel of Death. When the trendy Cardinal Glick Carlin announces that he is rededicating his cathedral in Red Bank, New Jersey in the image of the Buddy Christ, the angels see their salvation Anyone entering the cathedral during the rededication festivities will receive a plenary indulgence all punishment for sin will be remitted, permitting direct entry into Heaven. They receive encouragement from an unexpected source Azrael Lee, a demon, once a Muse, also banished from Heaven for refusing to take sides in the battle between God and Lucifer and the Stygian Triplets Barret Hackney, Jared Pfennigwerth, and Kitao Sakurai, three teenage hoodlums who serve Azrael in Hell.Bethany Sloane Fiorentinoa downhearted, infertile, divorced abortion clinic employeeattends a service at her church in Illinois. Donations are being solicited to help a hospitalized, comatose homeless manknown only as John Doe Jersey Cortwho was beaten senseless outside a skee ball arcade in New Jersey by the Triplets. Later that day, Metatron Rickmanthe Voice of Godappears to Bethany in a pillar of fire and declares that she is the last relative of Jesus Christ. He explains that Bartleby and Loki cannot be allowed to succeed By reentering Heaven, they would be overruling the word of God, thereby disproving the fundamental concept of Gods omnipotence, and nullifying all of existence. She, together with two prophets who will appear to her, must stop the angels and save the universe. ........

Source: Wikipedia