Mass Appeal (1984)
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
Dec 6, 1984 Wide
Universal Pictures
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Cast
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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 -
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Christopher Carroll
Salvatore Fitzgerald
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All Critics (3) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (0)
It tries to put a pleasant face on the Catholic Church.
A deeply religious movie about the tricky ways our lives are graced by God.
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If you like good Jack Lemmon humor, and you like to think outside the box when it comes to the Church, than this is a movie worth seeing!
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