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.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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- TriviaFilmed 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.
- ConnectionsEdited from Intolerance (1916)
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A pathetic waste of time. Poorly acted, really bad sound, and full of blasphemy and insult. I didn't think the film was funny at all although I stomach to watch all of it. It debuted shown here in Melbourne Australia and by half-time most of the patrons had walked out of the cinema in disgust. In fact there was almost a riot when people demanded their money back but the staff from the cinema had ran off in fear and the film was axed. The patrons never got a refund. The story hit the front page of the newspapers. This woman and her cohorts who made a mockery out of Jesus should have thought how they would feel if someone made a film making a joke of the holocaust.
- david-byrne
- May 12, 2009
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- A Story Too Often Told
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- Detroit, Michigan, USA(main filming location)
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