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Mass Appeal (1984)

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Release Date: Dec 6, 1984 Wide

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Jack Lemmon stars in Mass Appeal as a popular Los Angeles parish priest, who has retained the good will of his parishioners by cracking jokes and never taking a stand on crucial matters. Enter young seminarian Zeljko Ivanek, whose rebellious reputation threatens to earn him an expulsion. Lemmon is expected to bring Ivanek around to the Church's "party line," but the younger man resists the older man's advice--quite loudly at times. The audience is fully aware that, by film's end, Ivanek will

PG, 1 hr. 39 min.

Drama, Faith & Spirituality, Gay & Lesbian

Directed By: Glenn Jordan

In Theaters: Dec 6, 1984 Wide

Universal Pictures

Cast

Jack Lemmon
Father Tim Farley
Zeljko Ivanek
Mark Dolson
Charles Durning
Monsignor Burke
Louise Latham
Margaret
Talia Balsam
Liz Dolson
John C. Becher
Mr. Jennings
Lois De Banzie
Mrs. Dolson
John Devlin
Choir Leader
Richard Doyle
Faculty Member
Sharee Gregory
Marion Hart
Jerry Hardin
Mr. Dolson
Helene Heigh
Mrs. Hart's mother
Alice Hirson
Mrs. Hart
Suzanne Kent
Mickey Kelly
Ann Nelson
Miss Barber
F. William Parker
Mr. Hartigan
James Ray
Father De Nicola
Gloria Stuart
Mrs. Curry
John Vargas
Scott Alvarez
R.J. Williams
Boy
Terry Wills
Bill Kelly
Maggie Gwinn
Mrs. Quinn
Noni White
Mother
Allison Caine
Christopher Carroll
Salvatore Fitzgerald

Critic Reviews for Mass Appeal

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It tries to put a pleasant face on the Catholic Church.

November 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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A deeply religious movie about the tricky ways our lives are graced by God.

July 23, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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"Father" Jack Lemmon did his usual spectacular job -- the first I ever saw of Zeljkoand I loved what I saw

March 1, 2008

Tom Ericksen

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This was indeed one of Jack Lemmon's most entertaining and thinkable movies I have seen him in! As Father Tim Farely, Jack is in search for faith in many different levels. Zeljko Ivanek, as Mark Dolson, plays the young man in search for answers in places he never thought he would look. If you like good Jack Lemmon

February 24, 2011

Sean Read

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