Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA biting satire of the commercialization of religion, told through the story of the Virgin Mary.A biting satire of the commercialization of religion, told through the story of the Virgin Mary.A biting satire of the commercialization of religion, told through the story of the Virgin Mary.
Jan McDuffie
- Queen 3
- (as Jan Mc Duffie)
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I admit to biases. I knew Peter McWilliams (credited in the film as Peter Alexander, who directed this film in the early 1970s. Even then he was a great social critic and a gentle, funny man. I was at the "world premiere" held late one night in 1971 at the Detroit Institute of Art and I loved the film, even though my girlfriend who grew up in a conservative Christian family walked out. I also think Bette Midler was a jerk for cranking up the legal system to kill the film after she consented to be in it. And any film brave enough to spoof the birth of Jesus deserves some respect! All of that said, I still think that the movie stands as a good, sort of experimental, comedy. Granted, it was made on the cheap, almost as a gag. But the script has some very funny moments. Watch Mary try to explain to Joseph how she got pregnant! It is like a 90 minute Monty Python routine. Well worth watching.
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- WissenswertesFilmed in 1971 as "The Greatest Story Overtold," before Bette Midler's career took off. In 1974, the film had a brief theatrical run in New York City as "The Divine Mr. J" (Mr. J supposedly referring to Jesus), suggesting that the now-famous Midler, who had a minor role as The Virgin Mary, was the star. The movie quickly disappeared after legal threats from Midler and horrific reviews. In the early 1980s, it briefly resurfaced on home video, titled ''The Thorn'' in an attempt to cash in on Midler's mainstream hit The Rose (1979). It quickly disappeared after another round of legal threats.
- Crazy CreditsThe character of Pontius Pilate, who was played by Peter Meek, is spelled as "Pontius Pilot" in the movie's closing credits.
- VerbindungenEdited from Intoleranz (1916)
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- A Story Too Often Told
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- Detroit, Michigan, USA(main filming location)
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