When crooks set up operations in a traditional town, a minister and a group of church ladies are willing to do anything, no matter how wacky, to get them out.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Edward Herrmann | ... | Michael Hill | |
| Barbara Harris | ... | Vickie | |
| Susan Clark | ... | Anne | |
| Karen Valentine | ... | Jane | |
| Michael Constantine | ... | Marv | |
| Cloris Leachman | ... | Claire | |
| Patsy Kelly | ... | Rose | |
| Douglas Fowley | ... | Delaney (as Douglas V. Fowley) | |
| Virginia Capers | ... | Cleo | |
| Steve Franken | ... | Tom | |
| Dena Dietrich | ... | Mrs. Carlisle | |
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Dick Fuchs | ... | Howard |
| Herb Voland | ... | Dr. Fulton | |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Harry, the Hat (as Alan Hale) | |
| Melora Hardin | ... | Carmel | |
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When crooks set up operations in a traditional town, a minister and a group of church ladies are willing to do anything, no matter how wacky, to get them out. Written by Erin Hunt <thehunts@nr.infi.net>
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What these ladies do to the mob is highly irregular! See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
9 February 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Bette Sims: How come he doesn't have any pants on?
Mrs. Vicki Sims: Well, we - we don't know why, we - we don't question why.
Bette Sims: Why don't we? We're all suppose to pretend he has pants on, when he doesn't?
Mrs. Vicki Sims: [sappy-like] Mm-hmm, Yes.
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[Everybody has just spotted Rev. Hill returning to church with only his britches missing]Bette Sims: How come he doesn't have any pants on?
Mrs. Vicki Sims: Well, we - we don't know why, we - we don't question why.
Bette Sims: Why don't we? We're all suppose to pretend he has pants on, when he doesn't?
Mrs. Vicki Sims: [sappy-like] Mm-hmm, Yes.
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The "Family Film" label is too often attached to children's films, which have nothing to offer adults or more mature adolescence. "North Avenue Irregulars" is still a Disney film, and it still caters to a younger audience, but, unlike other so-called family-films, this movie won't insult the intelligence of the adolescent nor college age film viewer.
Again, even though it has a little more spunk than other Disney films, it is, afterall, a Disney film. As such the topic of locals tackleing organized crime is kept G-rated (clean language, minimal violence, and so forth), but the comic moments and action balance quite well in one of the last of the truly classic Disney Family Films.
Anyone who grew up in the suburban 70's and 80's will feel very much at home with the portrayal of what used to be suburban America; everything from the PTA mom down to the wood paneled station wagon. It's worth a night's viewing.