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The Pope Must Diet
(1991)
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Title: The Pope Must Diet (1991)
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Cardinal Rocco
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Father Rookie
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Damir Mejovsek | ... |
Drunk Cardinal
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Bozidar Smiljanic | ... |
Cardinal Spott
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Paulo
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Mother Superior
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Marc Smith | ... |
US News Reporter
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Peter Richardson | ... |
Bish
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Ranko Zidaric | ... |
Father Santini
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Dani Segina | ... |
Old Cardinal
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Cardinal Verucci
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Niall Buggy | ... |
BBC Reporter
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Carmelengo
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A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and the reappearance of his old lover. Written by Michael "Rabbit" Hutchison <rabhutch@spacestar.net>
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Our Father who art in trouble... See more »Genres:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 August 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$582,510 (USA)Company Credits
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Performed by Mike Sanchez with the Big Town Playboys
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The last film of Ernest Clark See more »Quotes
Vittorio Corelli: I want them to know I killed them. I don't want them to think they were just... unlucky.See more »
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Filmed entirely in Europe, not far from the Vatican. See more »Soundtracks
"In the Middle of the Night"Performed by Mike Sanchez with the Big Town Playboys
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Contrary to the other reviewer's views this film was not made by bigots or those intent on stirring up religious hatred, but rather a light satire of the inner workings of the Vatican. It is a film that should not be taken too seriously.
Coltrane is as lovable as ever as the lowly priest who becomes the pope due to a typing error, and starts to clamp down on the mafia's involvement, though his efforts are put to an end when it is revealed he fathered a love child in his earlier life, he is then forced to try and stop the mafia from planting their own pope.
The stock British actors pull the film off with gentle gags, and where acting is cheesey is where the film blatantly doesnt take itself seriously....we're talking about a depiction of the vatican with a stock of Turin shrouds being sold in the crypt!!
Not the greatest comedy ever but still worth a look.