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Title: The Proposition (1998)
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| Robert Loggia | ... | Hannibal Thurman | |
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Bronia Wheeler | ... | Sister Mary Frances |
| Kenneth Branagh | ... | Father Michael McKinnon | |
| Madeleine Stowe | ... | Eleanor Barret | |
| William Hurt | ... | Arthur Barret | |
| Ken Cheeseman | ... | Wayne Fenton | |
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Jim Chiros | ... | Timothy |
| Dee Nelson | ... | Susan Vicar | |
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Pamela Hart | ... | Skip Taylor |
| Wendy Feign | ... | Maid | |
| Blythe Danner | ... | Syril Danning | |
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Dossy Peabody | ... | Hannibal's Secretary |
| Neil Patrick Harris | ... | Roger Martin | |
| Thomas Downey | ... | Torrey Harrington (as Tom Downey) | |
| Tom Kemp | ... | Arthur's Chauffeur | |
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Father Michael McKinnon goes from the U.K. to Boston circa 1935. For unknown reasons, he avoids at all costs the most prominent parishioners, Arthur and Eleanor Barret. Meanwhile, Eleanor and Arthur desperately want to have a child, but Arthur is sterile, so they hire Harvard law student Roger Martin to impregnate Eleanor, but unfortunately Roger falls in love with her.
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One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.Parents Guide:
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Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (uncredited) and Charles Gounod (uncredited)
Performed by The New England Conservatory Chamber Singers
Courtesy of The New England Conservatory
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The narration of this movie is supposed to be Father McKinnon telling the story to Hannibal Thurman, yet there are parts of the story that Hannibal is in which would certainly not have to be told to Hannibal by McKinnon. If that isn't bad enough, there is a part of the narration (right after Roger agrees to be the surrogate father) that McKinnon says "Hannibal knew that.........." even though it is Hannibal he is talking to. See more »Quotes
Father Michael McKinnon: As a Catholic Priest my orientation as to the definition of bonafide miracle.. has always been: Divine intervention... plus a little more. So in this instance, a timely flat tire might raise a few superstitious eyebrows even for skeptics it's hardly food for thought for those of us professionally trained to recognize the hand of God at work. But when in the pursuit of miracles, timing is everything. And it was beginning to look as if the hand of God was attached... to a damn good wristwatch.See more »
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Ave MariaComposed by Johann Sebastian Bach (uncredited) and Charles Gounod (uncredited)
Performed by The New England Conservatory Chamber Singers
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27 March 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA See more »Edit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$61,560, 29 March 1998Gross USA:
$147,773Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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You know there must be a problem when a recent film appears on TV with a cast that includes William Hurt, Kenneth Branagh, Madeleine Stowe, Robert Loggia and Blythe Danner and you've never heard of it. I guess my suspicions were aroused when the TV Channel shoved it out at 3 o'clock in the morning, but I really didn't think it could be that bad.
I was wrong. One of the previous comments summed this film up far better than I could but I would still like someone to tell me who the hell is Blythe Danner supposed to be? The mother, sister, best friend,'Mrs Danvers', I still haven't got a clue. I'm certainly not going to watch it again just to find out..
However, by far the saddest thing about this movie is watching talent like Blythe Danner, Madeleine Stowe and William Hurt being wasted in rubbish like this (I didn't miss out Mr Branagh by accident , incidentally).
Come on Hollywood, give them something decent to get their teeth into!