God Told Me To story

movie: God Told Me To (1976) · 1976-10-22

An alien entity posing as God tells random New Yorkers to start shooting people.

14 total · 6 major · 7 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
alien impregnation of human females major Peter uncovered that he was the product of a virgin birth and that the father was some sort of mysterious entity of light.
extraterrestrial being major A mysterious alien entity worked to convince New Yorkers that it was God.
human-alien hybrid major Peter discovered that he was the offspring of a human mother and a mysterious entity of light of alien origin.
mass murder major Peter investigated a number of mass murders, including a man who shot people on the street from the safety of a water tower, a man who stabbed as many people as he could in a grocery store, and a man who launched an attack on people watching the Satin Patrick's Day parade.
the god is an alien major A mysterious alien entity worked to convince New Yorkers that it was God.
virgin birth major Peter discovered that he had been born of a virgin. It was also mentioned that Jesus and Moses had been born of virgins.
Catholicism minor Peter went to confession to confess to the priest that he was cheating on his wife. Other aspects of the Catholic Church were seen in the film, including a woman describing how she gave her newborn child to Catholic nuns.
corruption in society minor A Harlen drug dealer was paying off a corrupt police officer to oversee the systematic overlooking of the drug dealing of himself and his associates.
finding religion minor A man expressed joy to Peter over God having told him to murder his own son, just as Abraham had been told.
having a baby out of wedlock minor It was revealed that Peter was born to a virgin and that she had been traumatized over the experience of having had a baby out of wedlock in 1940s New York.