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14 December 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
Somewhere between laughter and tears, they found something to believe in.NewsDesk:
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Hinton And Donnelly Costar In Mass Appeal 4/17-5/3 At Morrisville Heritage (From BroadwayWorld.com. 31 March 2009, 2:49 PM, PDT)
Davis' Mass Appeal Opens At South Camden Theater Co 2/6
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 23 January 2009, 12:13 PM, PST)
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Great study of coming to grips with your values moreCast
(Credited cast) | Jack Lemmon | ... | Father Tim Farley |
 | Zeljko Ivanek | ... | Mark Dolson |
| Charles Durning | ... | Monsignor Thomas Burke |
| Louise Latham | ... | Margaret |
| Alice Hirson | ... | Mrs. Hart |
| Helene Heigh | ... | Mrs. Hart's mother |
| Sharee Gregory | ... | Marion Hart |
| James Ray | ... | Father De Nicola |
| Lois De Banzie | ... | Mrs. Dolson |
 | Talia Balsam | ... | Liz Dolson |
| Jerry Hardin | ... | Mr. Dolson |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John C. Becher | ... | Mr. Jennings |
| Allison Caine | ... | Additional Voice |
| Christopher Carroll | ... | Salvatore Fitzgerald |
| John Devlin | ... | Choir Leader |
 | Richard Doyle | ... | Faculty Member |
| Maggie Gwinn | ... | Mrs. Quinn |
| Suzanne Kent | ... | Mickey Kelly |
| Ann Nelson | ... | Miss Barber |
 | F. William Parker | ... | Mr. Hartigan |
| Fran Robinson | ... | Robin |
 | Gloria Stuart | ... | Mrs. Curry |
 | John Vargas | ... | Scott Alvarez |
 | Noni White | ... | Mother |
| R.J. Williams | ... | Boy |
| Terry Wills | ... | Bill Kelly |
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Father Tim Farley: You're a lunatic! And Christ NEEDS lunatics. But the trouble with lunatics is, they don't know how to survive. moreFAQ
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Jack Lemmon shines as Father Farley, a spineless priest who'll say anything to anyone if it makes his life easier. Through a series of circumstances, he has to face himself as a result of being "assigned" Mark Dolson as a deacon.
When I first watched this movie, I was disappointed by the ending, because it didn't seem to resolve the main issue (which concerns Mark Dolson). But eventually I realized that it issue was Father Farley, and his spinelessness, and Mark Dolson was merely the means by which Farley is brought to terms with himself.
My second favorite movie of all time.