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Jack Lemmon, Zeljko Ivanek, Charles Durning, Louise Latham, Talia Balsam ... see more see more... , John C. Becher , Lois De Banzie , John Devlin , Richard Doyle , Sharee Gregory , Jerry Hardin , Helene Heigh , Alice Hirson , Suzanne Kent , Ann Nelson , F. William Parker , James Ray , Gloria Stuart , John Vargas , R.J. Williams , Terry Wills , Maggie Gwinn , Noni White , Allison Caine , Christopher Carroll

Jack Lemmon stars in Mass Appeal as a popular Los Angeles parish priest, who has retained the good will of his parishioners by cracking jokes and never taking a stand on crucial matters. Enter young s... read more read more...eminarian Zeljko Ivanek, whose rebellious reputation threatens to earn him an expulsion. Lemmon is expected to bring Ivanek around to the Church's "party line," but the younger man resists the older man's advice--quite loudly at times. The audience is fully aware that, by film's end, Ivanek will have converted Lemmon instead of the other way around, but the sheer joy of watching two superb actors at work transcends the story's predictability. Mass Appeal was based on a play by Bill C. Davis, and produced by none other than the widow of McDonalds mogul Ray Kroc. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Glenn Jordan

Release Date: December 6, 1984

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  • sainttom93
    March 1, 2008
    sainttom93
    "Father" Jack Lemmon did his usual spectacular job -- the first I ever saw of Zeljkoand I loved what I saw
  • NobleKnight
    February 24, 2011
    NobleKnight
    This was indeed one of Jack Lemmon's most entertaining and thinkable movies I have seen him in! As Father Tim Farely, Jack is in search for faith in many different levels. Zeljko Ivanek, as Mark Dolson, plays the young man in search for answers in places he never thought he would... read more look.
    If you like good Jack Lemmon humor, and you like to think outside the box when it comes to the Church, than this is a movie worth seeing!
  • WoadedCelt
    April 16, 2007
    WoadedCelt
    A bit dry and outdatted, well, maybe not with the current roman church but also a movie that had tons of meaning for me.

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Dennis Schwartz
November 21, 2005
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It tries to put a pleasant face on the Catholic Church. Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
July 23, 2003
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

A deeply religious movie about the tricky ways our lives are graced by God. Full Review

Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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