Change of Habit
starring: Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair, Jane Elliot, Leora Dana
directed by: William A. Graham
directed by: William A. Graham
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A singing doctor falls for a nun at the free clinic he runs in a tough ethnic neighborhood.Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca)Release Date: 01/06/2004Starring: Elvis Presley Barbara McnairRun time: 93 minutesRating: GDirector: William A. Graham
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Elvis tried something different in his final narrative movie… but the results are oddly similar to his usual '60s formula. Here the King plays a doctor working in an inner-city free clinic, playing host to three Catholic nurses (who are really nuns incognito). Elvis gets hung up on one of the nuns, played by Mary Tyler Moore; she seems a lot closer to The Dick Van Dyke Show than the Vatican. The songs are sparse--"Rubberneckin'" gets a workout in one of those awful stilted hootenannies so prevalent in Elvis pictures. The flower-power ambience is more interesting than the story; the film features Mod Squad-style attempts at racial politics, a sit-down protest, and a weird sequence involving "rage reduction" to cure an autistic child. Elvis has good scenes and indifferent ones, but he looks fantastic (this is just after the great "comeback"), and he dresses like no other doctor before or since. --Robert Horton
A singing doctor falls for a nun at the free clinic he runs in a tough ethnic neighborhood.Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca)Release Date: 01/06/2004Starring: Elvis Presley Barbara McnairRun time: 93 minutesRating: GDirector: William A. Graham
Amazon.com:
Elvis tried something different in his final narrative movie… but the results are oddly similar to his usual '60s formula. Here the King plays a doctor working in an inner-city free clinic, playing host to three Catholic nurses (who are really nuns incognito). Elvis gets hung up on one of the nuns, played by Mary Tyler Moore; she seems a lot closer to The Dick Van Dyke Show than the Vatican. The songs are sparse--"Rubberneckin'" gets a workout in one of those awful stilted hootenannies so prevalent in Elvis pictures. The flower-power ambience is more interesting than the story; the film features Mod Squad-style attempts at racial politics, a sit-down protest, and a weird sequence involving "rage reduction" to cure an autistic child. Elvis has good scenes and indifferent ones, but he looks fantastic (this is just after the great "comeback"), and he dresses like no other doctor before or since. --Robert Horton
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- Change of Habit Review
Actually, I think the movie is as much about Elvis' being a doctor in the ghetto as the spiritual struggle that the nuns have to face, especially once they're out of the habit.I mean, there they were, locked up nice and cozy in the convent and because of the Church's project to service the poor, must remove the habit and "fit in" society.Sister Irene particularly was struggling had finally left the religious life.At the end, Sister Michelle had to decide to get married or stay in the convent ... Read More
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- It Brings Brought Back Long Lost Memories...
Yes, yes, I know, "why" would I like seeing nuns in their old habits? Right?! Well, Not many in today's world see nuns at all! Thanks to Vatacan II and the enemy within the church! *(Not unlike the creeping enemies within our own government!) This movie, like all movies with Elvis was ok, but a little corny. I mean I saw him in "Blue Hawaii", when it first came out and I was all alone in a huge theatre. Not because the movie was bad, but because I went early on a weekday when everyone was at work and ... Read More
Rating: - A little known gem of a movie
Personally, I think this is one of Elvis' better movies. He plays a more serious role than in many of his other films and is well cast beside Mary Tyler Moore. The storyline is interesting and more intense than you might expect.
I removed a star from the rating because the film was marketed as lighter fare than it should have been. I don't think that the actors were allowed to create the depth of character that would have taken the film to the next level.
Rating: - Elvis movie
This a pretty good movie not my favorite but got it to complete my collection!!!!!
Rating: - Anything Elvis did is great
This is another great film classic starring Elvis Presley.It has more drama than his other movies, closer to the modern problems we face today than most of his movies, but truly a good movie.Family feature.
- Change of Habit ReviewActually, I think the movie is as much about Elvis' being a doctor in the ghetto as the spiritual struggle that the nuns have to face, especially once they're out of the habit.I mean, there they were, locked up nice and cozy in the convent and because of the Church's project to service the poor, must remove the habit and "fit in" society.Sister Irene particularly was struggling had finally left the religious life.At the end, Sister Michelle had to decide to get married or stay in the convent ... Read More
- It Brings Brought Back Long Lost Memories...Yes, yes, I know, "why" would I like seeing nuns in their old habits? Right?! Well, Not many in today's world see nuns at all! Thanks to Vatacan II and the enemy within the church! *(Not unlike the creeping enemies within our own government!) This movie, like all movies with Elvis was ok, but a little corny. I mean I saw him in "Blue Hawaii", when it first came out and I was all alone in a huge theatre. Not because the movie was bad, but because I went early on a weekday when everyone was at work and ... Read More
- A little known gem of a moviePersonally, I think this is one of Elvis' better movies. He plays a more serious role than in many of his other films and is well cast beside Mary Tyler Moore. The storyline is interesting and more intense than you might expect.
I removed a star from the rating because the film was marketed as lighter fare than it should have been. I don't think that the actors were allowed to create the depth of character that would have taken the film to the next level.
- Elvis movieThis a pretty good movie not my favorite but got it to complete my collection!!!!!
- Anything Elvis did is greatThis is another great film classic starring Elvis Presley.It has more drama than his other movies, closer to the modern problems we face today than most of his movies, but truly a good movie.Family feature.
