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Summary
A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains of money in the guise of religious programming, which is actually just an excuse to sell merchandise.
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Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most comedies, −14 min on the typical 100
typical 10086Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1980
May 23, 1980
46 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
58 people
Dabney ColemanMarvin Fleece
Newell AlexanderNetwork Executive
Lewis ArquetteFred Wilson- RBRoberta BarreraSecretary
Jaime Lyn BauerMary of Nazareth
Matthew BeardWillie Washington / Usher- ABAlice BordenMormon Wife
- JBJoe BratcherJoseph of Nazareth
Charlie BrillDr. Ramirez- SCSteve CarlsonFrank Grimace
Colby ChesterExorcism Reporter- DCDick ChudnowNewsboy / Mexican / Wino / Hassidic Jew / Possessed Boy
Jacque Lynn ColtonJoanie
Woody EneyHal Tramer- DGDorothy GreenMargaret Burns
Archie HahnFletcher Peebles
Charles HaidBuck Sunday- DHDoug HaleAnnouncer
Deidre HallSarah of Nazareth
Fawne HarrimanTorch Singer
Bobby HerbeckScooter Hayes
Joyce JamesonMillie Peebles- PKPhil KillianDelivery Boy
Bill KirchenbauerElvin
Directing · 1
- Rick Friedberg Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 2
- Nick Castle Writer, Original Music Composer
- Dick Chudnow Writer, Original Music Composer
Production · 3
- Tina Stern Producer
- Fern Champion Casting
- Pamela Basker Casting
Camera · 1
- Terry Clairmont Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Peter H. Verity Editor
Sound · 1
- George S. Clinton Music Supervisor
Art · 2
- Charles L. Hughes Art Direction
- Paul Zacha Art Direction
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