Glory! Glory! (1989)

Directed by

Lindsay Anderson

Genre

parody film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

3h 26m

Rated

R

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A televangelist's son takes over the family business and turns a rock singer into a fake faith healer. Her drug habit and sex life create problems when reporters and rival church leaders investigate.

satiricalcomedicfast-pacedcynicalirreverentdarkly comiccampyoutlandish

What happens

Glory! Glory! is a 1989 satirical comedy film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Ellen Greene that originally aired on HBO in two parts. The film was Anderson's second American production. In the film, a radio preacher's operation is covertly controlled by his son. When the father finds a more skilled (and less honest) talent agent to promote his act, he severs all ties with his son. The son has the idea to turn a female rock and roll singer into the televangelist and faith healer Sister Ruth. Her act is a success, but her craving for cocaine and her sexual promiscuity are threatening her reputation. Investigative reporters find out that Ruth had an abortion, and a church leader uses the information to blackmail her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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