Nun of That (2008)

Nun of That is an action-comedy that follows Sister Kelly Wrath as she transforms from a nun with a simple temper problem to a vengeful killer. After being gunned down in an alley, she ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Griffin

Writers:

Richard Griffin, Ted Marr

Stars:

Sarah Nicklin, Alexandra Cipolla, Shanette Wilson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Nicklin	...	Sister Wrath
Alexandra Cipolla	...	Sister Pride
Shanette Wilson	...	Sister Lust
Ruth Mahala Sullivan	...	Sister Gluttony (as Ruth Sullivan)
Brandon Luis Aponte	...	Richie Corbucci
Michael Reed	...	Jesus / The Devil
Rich Tretheway	...	Momma Rizzo
David Lavallee Jr.	...	Viper Goldstein
Sarah Lewis	...	Mother Superior of St. Vrains
Nolan Kerr	...	Father O'Bannon
Andre Boudreau	...	Lucky (as Andre M. Boudreau)
Daniel Lee White	...	Paulie
Ricardo Rebelo	...	Vincent
Jason McCormick	...	Father Thomas
Alex Aponte	...	Detective Vargas

Storyline

Nun of That is an action-comedy that follows Sister Kelly Wrath as she transforms from a nun with a simple temper problem to a vengeful killer. After being gunned down in an alley, she ascends to heaven to receive training from some of the great figures of religious mythology (Moses, Gandhi, and Jesus himself). She is then set back to Earth to join the other members of the Order of the Black Habit, a group of supernatural vigilante nuns as they seek revenge against the mob.

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Plot Keywords:

nun | female nudity | convent | nunsploitation | independent film | 

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Taglines:

She's The Habit That'll Break You!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The manager of the strip club in the opening scene makes a cameo appearance in the film.

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Connections

Referenced in Breaking the Habit: The Making of Nun of That (2009)

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Soundtracks

Pistol Draggin'
Written by William Moretti II and Maggie Fragment
Performed by Brokedown Seranade, Jillian Ferreira, Maggie Fragment, David Hemingway, Billy Joe Moretti II,
and Joe Principe

User Reviews

Sinnfully Funny

Laughed my butt off. this effort by director Richard Griffin has an excellent sense of irony and irreverent humor combined with excellent comic pacing. I recommend seeing it more than once since you will very likely be laughing thru half the jokes the first time around. It's the story of an order of vigilante nuns (The Black Habit) with a special penchant for dealing justice out to evil mobsters. There's some soft-core nudity (always nice) and every conceivable variation of nun jokes and religious humor in general.

The violence is over the top bloody without being a gorefest.

Normally I'm not one for musical numbers, but this has some real rib ticklers. Where else are you going to laugh when Jesus does a song and dance with a bevy of leather-clad nuns providing backup?

What's really tasty is the cast. Sarah Nicklin simmers with sexual attitude, Brand Aponte is perfect as the angry mob avenger and the rest of the cast CAN ACTUALLY ACT! Incredible in a low budget film, I know, but it's true. This is one of the big redeeming factors here where most low budget efforts fall flat.

Don't get my wrong, I'm a big fan of badly acted low budget features. But in those instances the bad acting is the reason I laugh. I have a very MST3000 sense of humor. But not so here. Mr. Griffin has managed to corral some real talent and it makes all the difference. One laughs at the jokes, not at the acting. With him, not at him.

So do yourself a favor and pick this one up. Unless you're devoutly religious, you'll have a great time. And even if you are and have a sense of humor, you could still find yourself in stitches.

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace page

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scorpio Film Releasing

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1