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The North Avenue Irregulars

  • 1979
  • G
  • 1h 40m
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6.7/10
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Cloris Leachman, Susan Clark, Barbara Harris, Patsy Kelly, and Karen Valentine in The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)
A new preacher in town joins forces with an unlikely group of crimefighters: six dedicated church ladies who are ready, but not necessarily equipped--to help.
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A new preacher in town joins forces with an unlikely group of crimefighters: six dedicated church ladies who are ready, but not necessarily equipped--to help.A new preacher in town joins forces with an unlikely group of crimefighters: six dedicated church ladies who are ready, but not necessarily equipped--to help.A new preacher in town joins forces with an unlikely group of crimefighters: six dedicated church ladies who are ready, but not necessarily equipped--to help.

  • Director
    • Bruce Bilson
  • Writers
    • Don Tait
    • Albert Fay Hill
  • Stars
    • Edward Herrmann
    • Barbara Harris
    • Susan Clark
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Bruce Bilson
    • Writers
      • Don Tait
      • Albert Fay Hill
    • Stars
      • Edward Herrmann
      • Barbara Harris
      • Susan Clark
    • 28User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Edward Herrmann
    Edward Herrmann
    • Michael Hill
    Barbara Harris
    Barbara Harris
    • Vickie
    Susan Clark
    Susan Clark
    • Anne
    Karen Valentine
    Karen Valentine
    • Jane
    Michael Constantine
    Michael Constantine
    • Marv
    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    • Claire
    Patsy Kelly
    Patsy Kelly
    • Rose
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    • Delaney
    • (as Douglas V. Fowley)
    Virginia Capers
    Virginia Capers
    • Cleo
    Steve Franken
    Steve Franken
    • Tom
    Dena Dietrich
    Dena Dietrich
    • Mrs. Carlisle
    Dick Fuchs
    • Howard
    Herb Voland
    Herb Voland
    • Dr. Fulton
    Alan Hale Jr.
    Alan Hale Jr.
    • Harry, the Hat
    • (as Alan Hale)
    Melora Hardin
    Melora Hardin
    • Carmel
    Bobby Rolofson
    • Dean
    Frank Campanella
    Frank Campanella
    • Max
    Ivor Francis
    Ivor Francis
    • Rev. Wainwright
    • Director
      • Bruce Bilson
    • Writers
      • Don Tait
      • Albert Fay Hill
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    • Trivia
      Fourteen cars, costing $155,000, were destroyed in the film's climatic demolition sequence.
    • Goofs
      During the final derby scene as Kiddie Car goes to help Phantom Fox, the camera switches from a view inside Kiddie Car to a long shot. Bruno the St. Bernard has now been replaced with a obvious stuffed dog that's supposed to look like a St. Bernard.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Rose Rafferty: Did you have to wear that? We look like the Bobbsey Twins.

      Mrs. Vicki Sims: [spotting Cleo in the same outfit as them] Or triplets.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The North Avenue Irregulars/The Last Wave/Agatha/Norma Rae/Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Mississippi Magic
      Written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn

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    7/10
    Super-Grannies reclaim their neighborhood from thugs
    This film is very entertaining and definitely for all audiences. A group of elderly ladies forms a "neighborhood watch", or better a "neighborhood clean-up crew". They join forces to rid their formerly "nice neighborhood" of the trash that gives it a bad name.

    Fearless and determined, the "North Avenue Irregulars" (played by many familiar comediennes) show the bad guys who's boss and reclaim their "turf". Many laughs, and a timely message: Don't let the scum take over your neighborhood!

    This kind of story was more timely during the 70s and early 80s, when serious gang violence plagued most of America. In the 21st Century, this once hopeless situation has become much less of a problem. Much of the credit for the "cleaning up" of our streets indeed goes to the countless local "neighborhood watch" efforts, telling the bad guys to clean up their act or be hauled away. Kids will still enjoy this film for its "Home Alone" methods of dealing with "bad guys".
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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Disney's Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ding-a-Ling Dames
    • Filming locations
      • Long Beach, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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