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As an incognito nun tries to help a doctor clean up an inner-city ghetto, the pair grow closer with time.As an incognito nun tries to help a doctor clean up an inner-city ghetto, the pair grow closer with time.As an incognito nun tries to help a doctor clean up an inner-city ghetto, the pair grow closer with time.
William Elliott
- Robbie
- (as Bill Elliott)
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Did you know
- TriviaDirector William A. Graham said in an interview years after the making of this film that Elvis Presley was the nicest man he had ever met.
- GoofsThe story supposedly takes place in New York City but it was filmed at Universal Studios in California. When the nuns are standing outside their apartment building in what is supposed to be New York City there is a car parked close to them that obviously has California plates on it, revealing the fact that the movie was actually filmed in California.
- Quotes
Dr. John Carpenter: [after she reveals herself to be a nun, Dr. Carpenter is shocked] You've got to be kiddin'.
Dr. John Carpenter: I'm a member of the Order of the Little Sisters of Mary. We were only going to be here for two months. John, please say something.
Dr. John Carpenter: I'll be damned.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Miami Vice: Made for Each Other (1985)
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Elvis Presley made his last acting appearance in this film, playing a doctor opposite nun, Mary Tyler Moore. The story revolves around 3 nuns abandoning their habits, and adopting 'street clothes' to work as nurses in a ghetto practise run by Dr.John Carpenter (Elvis). There are some good scenes where Elvis is allowed to show some acting skills for which he was never really appreciated, mostly due to the woeful scripts he endured during his acting career. On the few occasions that he was given good material, his acting talents shone through. (Most notably in King Creole).
At this point in Elvis' career it is obvious that he was relishing completing his 10 year film contract as he had become completely disillusioned with the film industry and the bad material he had been given for the best part of 6 years.
The good moments in this film only emphasise the disappointment that Elvis' film career did not reach it's full potential, and we can only ponder what might have happened had he accepted roles in films such as Midnight Cowboy or A Star is Born with Barbra Streisand, both of which were offered to him.
At this point in Elvis' career it is obvious that he was relishing completing his 10 year film contract as he had become completely disillusioned with the film industry and the bad material he had been given for the best part of 6 years.
The good moments in this film only emphasise the disappointment that Elvis' film career did not reach it's full potential, and we can only ponder what might have happened had he accepted roles in films such as Midnight Cowboy or A Star is Born with Barbra Streisand, both of which were offered to him.
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- Also known as
- Ein himmlischer Schwindel
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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