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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Michael McGowan (writer)
Release Date:
8 April 2005 (Canada)
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Tagline:
Finding yourself on the starting line of life. more
Plot:
Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest of trying to win the 1954 Boston Marathon. full summary | add synopsis
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6 wins
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9 nominations
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Wonderful Film with 1950's Canadian Schoolboy Theme
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Adam Butcher | ... | Ralph Walker |
 | Campbell Scott | ... | Father George Hibbert |
 | Gordon Pinsent | ... | Father Fitzpatrick |
 | Jennifer Tilly | ... | Nurse Alice |
 | Shauna MacDonald | ... | Emma Walker |
 | Tamara Hope | ... | Claire Collins |
| Frank Crudele | ... | Mr. Karl |
| Michael Kanev | ... | Chester Jones |
| Chris Ploszczansky | ... | Hulk |
| Paulette Sinclair | ... | Secretary Roddy |
| Lubica Kucerova | ... | Woman in Shower |
| Ben Gans | ... | Senior Citizen No. 1 |
| Jock McLeod | ... | Senior Citizen No. 2 |
| Jeff Baxter | ... | Cattana |
| Daniel Karasik | ... | Bolan |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and partial nudity.
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Runtime:
98 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Germany:6 |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
South Korea:12 |
Argentina:13 |
USA:PG-13 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva)
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The nurse who refuses to let Ralph see his mother when he visits on Christmas Eve is wearing a nursing pin from the prestigious St. Mary's School of Nursing in Montreal.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: The actual winner of the 1954 Boston Marathon was Veikko Karvonen from Finland. His finish time was 2:20:39.
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Quotes:
Ralph Walker:
I can't believe I actually told them that I abused myself twenty-two times in the last week.
Chester Jones: Twenty-two times? And I thought I was going to hell.
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Chester Jones: Twenty-two times? And I thought I was going to hell.
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Soundtrack:
Up The Road
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Saint Ralph is a throwback to the wonderful films of the 1940's and 50's in which hope springs eternal, no matter the roadblocks that one may encounter along the way. However, it's never corny. It is a film with a lot of wry, gentle humor, especially for those who may have gone to parochial schools when they were staffed primarily by nuns, brothers, and priests. My wife tells me that all over the theater men of a certain age could be heard chuckling at the familiar scenes from their youth.
Lots of references pop into my head as I think about this film. I can't help but recall "Chariots of Fire", British schoolboy movies, and even "Catcher in the Rye." I believe this Canadian film could only have been made in an English-speaking Commonwealth country, possibly Britain, but certainly Canada or Australia. It's pretty definite, however, that this kind of film could never have been made in the U.S. There is a certain sensibility that we south of the Canadian border seem to have lost forever.
This movie is not perfect, but it certainly ranks as one of the most satisfying films I've seen in a very long time. The cast is uniformly good, the writing is spot on, and there is even a period of real suspense. I most heartily recommend this movie.