Passed Away (1992)

A bunch of eccentric relatives gather for their patriarch's funeral.

Director:

Charlie Peters

Writer:

Charlie Peters

Stars:

Bob Hoskins, Jack Warden, William Petersen

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bob Hoskins	...	Johnny Scanlan
Jack Warden	...	Jack Scanlan
William Petersen	...	Frank Scanlan
Diana Bellamy	...	BJ
Don Brockett	...	Froggie
Helen Lloyd Breed	...	Aunt Maureen
Patricia O'Connell	...	Mrs. Finch
Sally Gracie	...	Mrs. Cassidy
Ruth Jaroslow	...	Mrs. Richfield
Alice Eisner	...	Aunt Sissy
Maureen Stapleton	...	Mary Scanlan
Pamela Reed	...	Terry Scanlan Pinter
Tim Curry	...	Boyd Pinter
Louis Mustillo	...	Carmine Syracusa
Ann Shea	...	Louise

Storyline

When Jack Scanlan passes away just before telling his son, Johnny what was really important in life, Johnny begins to wonder if he's let life pass him by. With the funeral as backdrop, all the Scanlans appear, each with an interesting situation. One of Johnny's sisters is divorced but hasn't told anyone, the sister who is a nun is now into liberation theology and has an illegal immigrant with her, and Tony is fighting for control of his father's union. Johnny and Terry (the divorced sister) both think that they may have found true love in the chaos (though what Johnny's wife thinks of it is up for grabs) as Johnny tries to make some kind of sense out of the various strains in his family.

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Plot Keywords:

love | nun | death | politician | aunt nephew relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boldog-boldogtalan

Filming Locations:

East Liberty Presbyterian Church - 116 S. Highland Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$4,030,793 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures, Morra/Brezner/Steinberg Productions, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mary Scanlan: If he shot the sheriff but didn't shoot the deputy then who did?

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Soundtracks

"You're The Top"
Words and Music by Cole Porter

User Reviews

Carry on vicar

Passed Away is a slow at times but very funny film. Made in the best traditions of a carry on film, I could see Sid James in the role of Johnny Scanlan, with Barbara Windsor as the mysterious woman in black, Hattie Jacques as the mother and Charles Hawtrey as the vicar. The first half of this film is a little slow, but persevere and enjoy the laughs that come thick and fast in the second half, and to top it all off, it has a real feel-good ending.