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Overview
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Writer (WGA):
Donald P. Bellisario (written by)
Release Date:
18 November 1988 (USA)
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Plot:
A New York priest with blood ties to the Mafia uses the auspices of the Church to protect the mistress...
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Very ordinary but not without merit
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Tom Berenger | ... | Michael |
 | Daphne Zuniga | ... | Angela |
 | Chick Vennera | ... | Nuzo |
 | Anne Twomey | ... | Zena |
| Dane Clark | ... | Don Carlo |
| Paul Dooley | ... | Father Freddie |
| Vassili Lambrinos | ... | Tío |
 | Adrian Paul | ... | Tony |
 | Deborah Pratt | ... | Robin Dwyer |
| Tony DiBenedetto | ... | Lt. Jericho (as Tony Di Benedetto) |
| Christine Poor | ... | Teri |
| Al Rodrigo | ... | Luis De Vega (as Al Rodriguez) |
| Jack Hallett | ... | Officer Reardon |
| Father Louis Gigante | ... | Bishop Frascati |
| Ibi Kaufman | ... | Theresa |
 | Frank Patton | ... | O'Bannon |
| Maurizio Benazzo | ... | Valentino |
| Roberto Corbo | ... | Geno (as Robert Corbo) |
| Leslie Arnett | ... | Casey |
| Ernesto González | ... | Mexican Desk Clerk (as Ernesto Gonzalez) |
| Mary Diveny | ... | Gossip Confessor |
| Julie Kenyon | ... | Young Girl Confessor |
| Lynda Jordan | ... | Weeping Mother |
 | Tony Lip | ... | Cabbie |
 | Damien Leake | ... | Detective Brown |
| Phil Neilson | ... | Drug Dealer |
| Peter J. Blanck | ... | News Cameraman |
| Shawn Gold | ... | Paramedic |
| Ricky Rojas | ... | Basketball Player |
| Frank Simpson | ... | Heart Attack Victim |
| Anthony Bishop | ... | Madoni |
| Tony Montana | ... | Man at Cemetery |
| Chelsea Berenger | ... | Baptismal Baby |
| Lisa Berenger | ... | Baptismal Mother |
 | Troian Avery Bellisario | ... | Nuzo's Daughter |
| Michael Bellisario | ... | Nuzo's Son (as Michaelangelo Bellisario) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Kristin Andersen | ... | Customer (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Donald P. Bellisario | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Donald P. Bellisario | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Donald P. Bellisario | .... | producer | |
| Patrick McCormick | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bruce Broughton | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| David Watkin | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Pembroke J. Herring | |||
Casting by | |||
| Joy Todd | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Peter S. Larkin | (as Peter Larkin) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Victor Kempster | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Steven J. Jordan | (as Steven Jordan) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Joseph G. Aulisi | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Frank Bianco | .... | hair stylist | |
| Allen Weisinger | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Efren Flores | .... | production manager: Mexico (as Efren Flores Torres) | |
| Héctor López | .... | production supervisor: Mexico (as Hector Lopez) | |
| Lenny Vullo | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Andrew Benepe | .... | statue artist | |
| Carol Jean Feuerman | .... | sculptures: "The Shower", "Relevce" and "The City Slicker" (as Carol Jeane Feuerman) | |
| Tom McDermott | .... | property master | |
| Fernando Ramírez | .... | art director: Mexico (as Fernando Ramirez) | |
| Gabriela Robles | .... | art coordinator: Mexico | |
| Richard A. Ventre | .... | master scenic artist (as Richard Ventre) | |
| Sabrina Wright | .... | set dresser | |
| Thomas Wright | .... | property master (as Tom Wright) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Michael C. Casper | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Michael H. Ford | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| George Fredrick | .... | sound editor (as George T. Frederick) | |
| Tom Gerard | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Thomas Gerard) | |
| Victor B. Lackey | .... | sound editor (as Vic Lackey) | |
| Les Lazarowitz | .... | sound mixer | |
| Daniel J. Leahy | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Daniel Leahy) | |
| David Moshlak | .... | sound mixer | |
| Bernard F. Pincus | .... | sound editor | |
| Lisa Shaw Phillips | .... | first assistant sound editor (as Lisa Shaw) | |
| Sam F. Shaw | .... | supervising sound editor (as Sam Shaw) | |
| Pat Somerset | .... | adr editor | |
| Jeffrey Kaplan | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Connie Brink | .... | special effects (as Conrad Brink) | |
| Laurencio Cordero | .... | special effects: Mexico (as Laurencio 'Chovy' Cordero) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Mark Whitlock | .... | matte artist: Illusion Arts | |
| Phil Gosiewski | .... | visual effects technician (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Danny Aiello III | .... | stunts (as Danny Aiello II) | |
| Kurt Bryant | .... | stunts | |
| Peter Bucossi | .... | stunts | |
| John Cade | .... | stunts | |
| Ursula Canci | .... | stunts (as Ursala Cinci) | |
| Doug Coleman | .... | stunts | |
| Lisa Dalton | .... | stunts (as Lisa Loving) | |
| Roy Farfel | .... | stunts | |
| Diamond Farnsworth | .... | stunt coordinator (as Richard 'Diamond' Farnsworth) | |
| Frank Ferrara | .... | stunts | |
| Jery Hewitt | .... | stunts (as Jerry Hewitt) | |
| Burt Marshall | .... | stunts | |
| Phil Neilson | .... | stunts | |
| Marilyn Pagano | .... | stunts | |
| Sandy Richman | .... | stunts | |
| Michael Russo | .... | stunts (as Mike Russo) | |
| Patricia Tallman | .... | stunts | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Daniel P. Lomax | .... | wardrobe supervisor: men | |
| Jennifer Nichols | .... | wardrobe supervisor: women | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Donah Bassett | .... | negative cutter | |
| Tim Board | .... | assistant editor (as Timothy Board) | |
| Tom Clagett | .... | assistant editor | |
| Bob Hagans | .... | color timer (as Bob Hagens) | |
Music Department | |||
| Patricia Peck | .... | music editor | |
| Armin Steiner | .... | music recording engineer | |
| Mark McKenzie | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Tom O'Donnell | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- EuroVideo (1990) (West Germany) (video)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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103 min
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Tom Berenger's wife Lisa and child Chelsea appear in the baptism scene.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: Gun used at the beginning by Zena ('Anne Twomey') to gun down her husband Geno (Roberto Corbo) has a silencer on it, but the gunshots are not silenced - in fact they are loud like normal gunshots.
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ALL OF MY LIFE
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Priest Father Michael (Tom Berenger) has a father who's the head of one of the families in the Mafia. Michael protects Angela (Daphne Zuniga) who his father wants dead...and starts to fall in love with her despite being a priest. Now he's torn between love for his family, love for Angela or love for the church.
The story has been done before and there's plenty wrong with it. For starters Berenger is totally miscast as the priest. In the right roles Berenger can be good--but not here. He's also far too muscular for any priest I've ever seen. Zuniga (with an atrocious faked accent) is no more than OK. The story also has more plot holes than I cared to count. Still it does (somewhat) work.
Within the first 5 minutes you have female nudity AND full frontal male nudity (unusual in any Hollywood movie). Zuniga has about two nude scenes and Berenger shows off his muscular chest. It is well directed and has a nice music score. There's also a wonderful supporting performance by Anne Twomey as Michael's sister Zena. Also there's a GREAT ending. These do make the movie worth sitting through. Also this DID play in theatres despite what Leonard Maltin says in his video guide. I saw it in a tiny little theatre back in 1988 (it played a week and that was it). I distinctly remember the quiet audience actually laughing and applauded when the main villain got what was coming to them. This is no classic--heck it's not even a good movie--but it's not an utter disaster either. An OK time waster.