Against All Hope (1982)

Director:

Edward T. McDougal

Writers:

Edward T. McDougal (screenplay), Cecil Moe (screenplay),

Stars:

Michael Madsen, Maureen McCarthy, Cecil Moe

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Madsen	...	Cecil Moe
Maureen McCarthy	...	Jean Moe
Cecil Moe	...	Rev. Tom Baird
Rex Flores	...	Young Cecil
Yvonne Higgins	...	Myrna
Merwyn Crowe	...	Cliff Moe
Violet Eckwald	...	Julia Moe
Elaine Bakakos	...	Betty Moe
Timothy Joosten	...	Ron Moe
Kevin Mulroy	...	Stan Moe
John Spievack	...	Gus
Herb Harms	...	Harry
Janet Walquist	...	Sharon
Merry McShane	...	Phyllis
Ed Berger	...	Psychiatrist

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

religious conversion | pastor | christian film | husband wife relationship | alcoholic | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

One for the Road

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Cecil calls Tom on the telephone, he never introduces himself. When Cecil arrives at Tom's house, Tom calls him 'Cecil', a fact he could not have known.

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Crazy Credits

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new." - II Corinthians 5:17

User Reviews

Like a Christian promotional video.

Definitely an odd debut for Michael Madsen. Madsen plays Cecil Moe, an alcoholic family man whose life is crumbling all around him. Cecil grabs a phone book, looks up the name of a preacher, and calls him in the middle of the night. He goes to the preacher's home and discusses his problems. The preacher teaches Cecil to respect the word of God and have Jesus in his heart. That makes everything all better. Ahh...if only everything in life were that easy. The fact that this "film" looks as if it was made with about $500 certainly doesn't help. 1/10