Mass Appeal (1984)
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71% of users liked it
(862 ratings)
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… More 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 have converted Lemmon instead of the other way around, but the sheer joy of watching two superb actors at work transcends the story's predictability. Mass Appeal was based on a play by Bill C. Davis, and produced by none other than the widow of McDonalds mogul Ray Kroc. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Glenn Jordan
- Genres
- Drama, Faith & Spirituality, Gay & Lesbian
PG,
- In Theaters
- Dec 6, 1984 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It tries to put a pleasant face on the Catholic Church.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A deeply religious movie about the tricky ways our lives are graced by God.
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Cast
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Jack Lemmon
as Father Tim Farley
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Zeljko Ivanek
as Mark Dolson
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Charles Durning
as Monsignor Burke
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Louise Latham
as Margaret
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Talia Balsam
as Liz Dolson
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John C. Becher
as Mr. Jennings
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Lois De Banzie
as Mrs. Dolson
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John Devlin
as Choir Leader
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Richard Doyle
as Faculty Member
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Sharee Gregory
as Marion Hart
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Jerry Hardin
as Mr. Dolson
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Helene Heigh
as Mrs. Hart's mother
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Alice Hirson
as Mrs. Hart
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Suzanne Kent
as Mickey Kelly
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Ann Nelson
as Miss Barber
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F. William Parker
as Mr. Hartigan
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James Ray
as Father De Nicola
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Gloria Stuart
as Mrs. Curry
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John Vargas
as Scott Alvarez
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R.J. Williams
as Boy
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Terry Wills
as Bill Kelly
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Maggie Gwinn
as Mrs. Quinn
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Noni White
as Mother
- Allison Caine
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Christopher Carroll
as Salvatore Fitzgerald
